Velma Bell Hamilton LMC

Grades 6-8 on near west-side of Madison, Wisconsin

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Stephen Hawking was born 81 years ago #Today on the 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei and died on the birthday of Albert Einstein and π day in 2018. A brief history of Stephen Hawking, remembering him on his birthday [read more: https://t.co/mkJgtib7oI]

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Yes! (Saying that as a Badger born in Nebraska!)

[Wisconsin Volleyball @BadgerVB]

Goodnight 💤

[BuzzFeed Books @BuzzFeedBooks]

"It's the only book I've read in my adult years that I keep thinking about every so often, even long after finishing it." https://t.co/ItodVvI4C4

[Phil Yu @angryasianman]

Look, I was already sold on this. But wow. #AmericanBornChinese

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Nothing better than a baby belly laugh ... blessed are the people who can elicit them and enjoy them! @MMSDLibraries

[Kelly Canuck🍁 @KellyCanuckTO]

This is the best sound in the world

[Let Me Heal You 🤲🏽 @Pinky_Balboaaa]

Young people that can emulate the elders like this, are my favorite.

😍🤣💜

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Madison Metro middle school librarians added this to our 2022-23 6th grade Battle of the Books! I started talking to ELA classes about participating this week, and students literally cheered when I showed this book ... So excited to have kids read it! @MMSDLibraries @MMSDschools

[B.B. Alston @bbalston]

October reminder that teachers and librarians can always request a free copy of AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS. Just send a DM!
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[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Like brackets?? The 2022 Fat Bear Week is on! Vote daily for your fave!

[Katmai National Park @KatmaiNPS]

Today’s 1st matchup: Once cub now sub, will 335 make her mark as a mischievous meatball of a bear? Or will she fall short to 164, the avant-garde, fledgling fisher under the falls? You decide in this first round of #FatBearWeek. Vote at https://t.co/thJwxp9wuP by 5pm AK (9pm ET).

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Day 25 of school: and Day 1 of ALL 6 BUSES arriving within 10 minutes of dismissal! 🤗

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

If you are very lucky, someone at work will make you Monster Cookie Dough Dip for your birthday!

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Our Scholastic Book Fair is ready for Open House!

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

It's Book Fair time! Visit our school's homepage to get the latest Book Fair news, shop our Online Fair, and more! https://t.co/GCHbKomZNo

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Mr. Kruger & 6th grade homeroom reps beginning the important work of creating the 6th grade Social Contract! Loved the analyzing, combining & wordsmithing, and can't wait to see the final product! @MMSDLibraries @MMSDschools

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Breathtaking!

[Eric Klinenberg @EricKlinenberg]

The Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library just opened in a working class neighborhood in Barcelona. It’s magical. It’s real. And it’s the kind of place that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t give its residents palaces for the people. #library

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

I have been getting questions about this new policy from teachers and students.

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Madison schools quietly roll out policy preventing parents from emailing students, then reverse course https://t.co/cK70Gtyht8 via @madisondotcom

[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

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[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

Love this! @MMSDLibraries

[Jennifer Powell @Ace_Librarian7]

I have made it my mission to unteach children that “fiction is fake.”

Here are my new definitions I started teaching today:

▪️Nonfiction = learning through information

▫️Fiction = learning through imagination

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[Velma Bell Hamilton LMC @VHMLMC]

More of Mr. Wiedholz's students. Warms my heart! ❤💯 @MMSDLibraries @MMSDschools