[From nobody Mon May 4 12:12:33 2009 Return-path: <bounce-602732-990585@mail.txla.org> Received: from email.pisd.edu ([169.151.6.25]) by gwia.pisd.edu with SMTP; Mon, 04 May 2009 10:29:13 -0500 Received: from SMTP.txla.org (host2.txla.org [63.104.55.2]) by email.pisd.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n44FT6SP020047 for <david.schuster@pisd.edu>; Mon, 4 May 2009 10:29:13 -0500 Message-Id: <200905041529.n44FT6SP020047@email.pisd.edu> From: "Thames, Beth" <carolynbeth@gmail.com> To: "Texas Association of School Librarians" <tasl@txla.org> Subject: [tasl] TBA "What's New" Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 15:24:09 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:leave-602732-990585A@txla.org> X-LYRIS-Message-Id: <LYRIS-990585-602732-2009.05.04-10.24.44--david.schuster#pisd.edu@txla.org> X-imss-version: 2.051 X-imss-result: Passed X-imss-scanInfo: M:T L:N SM:1 X-imss-tmaseResult: TT:1 TS:-7.4244 TC:1F TRN:61 TV:5.5.1027(15966.006) X-imss-scores: Clean:100.00000 C:0 M:0 S:0 R:0 X-imss-settings: Baseline:4 C:4 M:4 S:4 R:4 (0.0000 0.0000) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.7400:2.4.4, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-05-04_08:2009-04-28, 2009-05-04, 2009-05-04 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0811170000 definitions=main-0905040111 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by email.pisd.edu id n44FT6SP020047 The TBA membership list serve is out-of-commission while TLA updates thei= r computer system. The various TLA list serves outgrew the current system= capabilities which is why I haven=E2=80=99t been able access it. Hopeful= ly it will be up-and-running soon and I won=E2=80=99t have to cross-post = in order to keep all of you informed. I ask for your patience. What=E2=80=99s new on the TBA Homepage? http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/in= dex.html First of all there is the homepage itself. It has been updated with a pho= to of the Youth Participants with the TBA Award winning authors, Cynthia = DeFelice and Andrea U=E2=80=99Ren.=20 Then there is the Spring 2009 TBA Newsletter. The link is on the homepage= at the top in the blue banner. Brad Sveter and Laura Sheneman have done = a superb job. Reading this will give you information, great photos, as w= ell as good Bluebonnet ideas. Look for these topics: =E2=80=A2 TBA Luncheon =E2=80=A2 TBA Reception =E2=80=A2 The Youth Participants =E2=80=A2 Connecting some Master List titles to a theme (there will be mo= re in the next newsletter). =E2=80=A2 =E2=80=9CCamp Bluebonnet=E2=80=9D the TBA video =E2=80=A2 Bluebonnet resources =E2=80=A2 Introducing the newly named TBA Coordinator Intern, Martha Edmu= ndson =E2=80=A2 =E2=80=9CYour Name in Lights=E2=80=9D =E2=80=A2 Summary of the Sixth Grad Task Force report (also see the compl= ete report on the TBA homepage) The activities provided for the current Master List can be found at http:= //www.txla.org/groups/tba/nominees.html. Doing some of these fun activiti= es will be a great reliever between TAKS and the swine flu scare. The Read Alouds for all the Master List books should be up this week. Che= ck for this document later in the week. The available Reader=E2=80=99s Theater titles are growing. At this time t= he following Reader=E2=80=99s Theater titles are posted: =E2=80=A2 Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things =E2=80=A2 The Gollywhopper Games =E2=80=A2 The Hound of Rowan =E2=80=A2 Lady Liberty: A Biography=20 =E2=80=A2 Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach=20 =E2=80=A2 Maybelle in the Soup=20 =E2=80=A2 Pale Male =E2=80=A2 Someone Named Eva =E2=80=A2 What to Do About Alice This list will continue to grow as scripts are written and copyright perm= ission is received. Note: TBA only has copyright permission to post the s= cripts for the year that the book is on the Master List; therefore if you= want to use the scripts down the road, you need to print or save them. Thank you for your patience with the list serve difficulties.=20 Beth ******************************************************* You are currently subscribed to tasl as: david.schuster@pisd.edu. Subscription is automatic, based on member preferences. If you would lik= e to be removed from all of your unit distribution lists, please update y= our membership setting "I do not want to be automatically subscribed to m= y Unit electronic distribution list(s)" via the Modify Membership Informa= tion/Choices found in the Members Only Section of www.txla.org. ]