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Toddler Storytime is Back!

10/18/2018

by Karin Glendenning

Toddler Storytime resumed at the library on October 2 and continues on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. The free sessions, which last for about 45 minutes each week, are open to all young children accompanied by their moms, grandmothers or caregivers.

At Storytime, children hear stories, sing songs and complete simple coloring pages and/ or crafts. The program is appropriate for age 2 and up, but feel free to bring younger siblings.

Storytime is designed to introduce children to the library and to being in a setting with other children where they will learn to sit and listen. It is amazing to see how much they mature from October to May, when Storytime ends for the school year.

The goal of the program is to supplement parents’ read-aloud times and to promote reading-aloud to children, even after they can read themselves. A recent article in Publishers Weekly stated that the best way to help your child experience reading success in school is to read aloud to them.
If you have questions, call the library at (423) 886-7323. We look forward to a fun and exciting eight months.

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Six SMHS Students Are National Merit Semifinalists

10/18/2018

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by Melissa Barrett

Six juniors at Signal Mountain Middle High School are National Merit Semifinalists. This is the largest group in the school’s history and also the most of any school in our region.

Congratulations to Jack Poss, Max Burk, Jake Little, Emily Perez, David Cornea and Paolo Patrick Iacoponi!

It is a huge accomplishment for these academically talented students to become a Semifinalist and thus be eligible for a National Merit Scholarship. To earn this honor, one must meet criteria that includes scoring in the top 1 percent among juniors across the country on the Preliminary SAT/National

Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, often shortened to PSAT.
SMMHS Principal Shane Harwood complimented the school’s staff and students’ parents for supporting these students. “It is through a collective commitment to excellence in teaching and learning that our students aim for and reach the very highest of goals,” he said. “We’re so excited to see what the future holds for them.”

Most of these students are expected to move on to become National Merit Finalists, winning scholarship money for college. Good luck to our Signal Mountain Semifinalists!

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SM Presbyterian Holding Back to School Events

8/7/2018

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Church Bells by BB Branton
All sixth grade students are invited for an Ice Cream Social in the Signal Mountain Presbyterian Youth Wing on Sunday, August 12, from 2:30-4 p.m.

Entering middle school or high school is a whole new phase of life. The church staff has two informative meetings for students and parents as the staff and church members share about what to expect in the upcoming Mile Marker and look forward to partnering with students as a guide for this next big adventure! The Mile Marker for rising sixth grade students and parents is Wednesday, August 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., while the Mike Marker for rising ninth grade students and parents is Sunday, August 26, 5 -6:15 p.m.

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Summer Reading Program Starts June 5

5/31/2018

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The theme of the library's summer reading programs is "Libraries Rock." The program runs June 5-July 17.

The Signal Mountain Library’s 2018 Summer Reading Program will run on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. from June 5 through July 17. "Libraries Rock" is the theme for this year’s program, which is part of the national collaborative Summer Library Program. All events will be held at the library, except the visit to the Signal Mountain Playhouse, which is located next door.

The summer reading program provides enrichment events for local children, age 2 through rising fifth-graders. Our presentations feature music, drama, dance, art, magic and animals and typically draw big crowds. Parents are asked to stay with their children during the events.

Registration for the program will begin June 5, immediately following the kickoff by the Bandana Babes’ Sing-Along. Children are provided with logs in which they may record the names of the books they read over the summer. Lake Winnepesaukah offers all participants in the summer reading program 2-for-1 coupons that may be used for admission to the local amusement park on August 12, 19 or 26 of this year. At the final event of the program, a visit from the Tennessee Aquarium, there will be a drawing held for two complimentary passes to Lake Winnie. Winners must be present to win.

The schedule for the Summer Reading Program is as follows:

June 5: Join the Bandana Babes for a rousing sing-along, followed by registration.
July 12: Noah’s Little Ark Petting Zoo and Pony Rides will return with its menagerie of animals.
July 19: GPS Terpsichord Dancers will perform and teach movement to the children, who are encouraged to wear tutus or leotards.
June 26: Magician Jacob Cornell will entertain and amaze us with his sleight of hand.
July 3: Join us for a visit to the Signal Mountain Playhouse where we will be treated to a preview of the summer production, “Shrek: The Musical.”
July 10: Local artist and teacher Augusta Webb will help each child create a piece of art to take home.
July 17: Mr. Bill from the Tennessee Aquarium will present “Tropical Treasures” for our young audience. A drawing for free passes to Lake Winnie will also take place, with winners required to be present to win.

Please mark these dates on your calendar for a fun-filled summer at the library!

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SMMS Students to Perform in "The AristoCats Kids"

5/3/2018

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See "Disney's The Aristocats Kids" on May 4 and 5 at SMMHS.

Don’t miss the first ever Signal Mountain Middle School musical on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. Middle school Theatre Director Ruth Farrimond and her assistant, Olivia Speek, a sophomore thespian who adopted the middle school program as her project, have helped nearly 30 students prepare to perform in "The Aristocats Kids." Another 10 classmates will be working as tech crews.

The basic plot is the same as the 1970 Disney film "The Aristocats," while other plotlines are different and a few were added. The Theatre Arts Boosters are hoping to expand the middle school program into a full-time classroom experience for sixth- through eighth-graders to serve as a feeder program to the outstanding high school theatre program.

The production takes place at 7 p.m. each night. at SMHS. Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for adults. The music and lyrics are by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston and Terry Giklyson. It has been adapted and arranged with additional music by Bryan Louiselle. The book is adapted with additional lyrics by Michael Bernard.

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