T-Shirts

For those of you who wern't at the last meeting we are having names on the back of our t-shirts. Here is what I have so far:
Kelly- 50's Sock Hop Princess
Kristin- 60's Flower Child
Andrea- 70's Disco Diva
Bukiwa- 80's Drama Queen
Hadiza- Stuck in the 90's
Kaitie- 90's Spandex Queen
Audrey- Jackie O
Karen- Hippie Wanabie
Can you respond to the blog or e-mail me at backstroker_13@hotmail.com with your name you would like that would be great
~Andrea

Here are some logos that Audrey made. Please send in your comments about which one you like and/or any suggestions. Thank you!

Decade Photos

We will be taking pictures of TAB members in groups representing each decade. One photo for each decade; 1950's, 1960's,1970's,1980's,1990's. Please fill out the form below to sign up to be in at least one picture (You may be in as many photos as you'd like). You will need to supply your own costume(s) appropriate to each decade. We will take the pictures in March. An exact date will be determined.


Thanks, Karen

First name:



Last name:



1950's:



1960's



1970's:



1980's:



1990's:

Does anyone have any objections if we have the meeting for tab during the day on the 1st of March?
since we dont have any school that day, more people might be able to attend.
Just a Suggestion
AJ

Summer Movie Results

All right everyone Thanks for everyones votes
here are the contenders for Summer movies
50's: Grease
60's: The West Side Story
70's: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
80's: Back To the Future, Ferris Bulers Day Off
90's Clueless

all of these movies had a majority vote from those votes that i got. If anyone has any thing to add they can comment on the blog or email me. ajsreading_4@yahoo.com
Thanks Everyone!
AJ

Summer Calendar / Monday Madness Ideas

From the discussion at the last TAB meeting, Jan. 4, 2007 here is what we came up with.
The kick off date for "Blast From the Past" will be Wednesday evening, May 30th. It will be an 8 week program and the Finale will be Monday, July 30th.

We will continue to offer our Monday Madness on Monday afternoons.
Ideas that we came up with are:
Readathon
Fired Up
Bad Art Fads (spirograph, spin art, pet rocks, sand art)
Nintendo - Mario Kart/ Tetris tournament
Performance Afternoon - improv. workshop / talent show/ karaoke
Survivor - ideas to use things like Rubiks Cube, skip its, Hula Hoops, Limbo
TV shows - show an episode of old favorites: Alex Mac, Full House, Wishbone

these are just ideas - please feel free to comment on them, offer new ideas and elaborate further on these ideas. Thanks!

We will have Movie Nights every Wednesday evening (except July 4th)

We will have 5 book discussions

We will have 2 Friday evening programs.
Jeopardy and a Dance Party (learn different dances from the decades: macarena, cha
cha, etc.

If Dori is willing we will also offer the Teen Writer's Workshop again for 6 weeks.

**Some other suggestions that were talked about were to do 90's collections in the display case all summer - a different one each week. Beanie Babies, trolls, gigapets, etc.

Also along the wall by the YA books we'll try to do a different display for each decade.

On the Summer Reading booklet have a listof songs from each decade to listen to on I-Tunes.

BOOKS

Hey, I've compliled a list of a few books for each of the decades we'll cover this summer. If you have any other ideas, please email me at klarinet_playa@hotmail.com. Some of the novels, like Carrie and Silence of the Lambs are more mature and would be appropriate for the older book discussions. Look these over, and have your preferences ready for the next meeting. Thanks, a lot! ~Kate

1950s
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

1960s
Born Free, Joy Adams
Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engel
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

1970s
The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov
Carrie, Stephen King
The Princess Bride, William Goldman
The Great Train Robbery, Michael Crichton

1980s
Hatchet, Gary Paulson
The Color of Magic, Terry Pratchett
Fallen Angels, Walter Dean Myers
Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris

1990s
The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier
The Pelican Brief, John Grisham
Running out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Giver, Lois Lowry

2000s, but with a relevance to time
The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger

Movies

Hello Everyone
I have compiled the movies from the various decades. Most of the movies were made in the decade that they are listed with a few exceptions. The ones that were not made in that period were based on that time period. The Movies here were giving out at the TAB meeting on Thursday. If you would like the full list, please contact me at, ajsreading_4@yahoo.com. The movies that have a star symbol (*) by them were voted on by more than one person. If you weren't at the meeting please let me know what your vote is. If you have any suggestions for movies made in or based on the 1990's they are always welcome.

1950's
A Street Car Named Desire
*Cheaper by the Dozen
*Gidget
*Grease
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Singing' in the Rain
Some like it Hot

1960's
*Breakfast at Tiffany's
*Dirty Dancing
*The Music Man
*The Pink Panther
*The Sound of Music
*West Side Story

1970's
Diamonds are Forever
*Monty Python and the Holy Grail
*Starwars IV
*Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

1980's
*Back to the Future
*Beetle Juice
*E.T. the Extraterrestrial
*Ferris Buler's Day Off
Flashdance
Footloose
Goonies
*Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Labyrinth
*Raiders of the Lost Arc
*Sixteen Candles
Space Balls
The Karate Kid
The Neverending Story
*The Princess Bride

Here are some of the movies from 1990's that were suggested
1990's
Casper
Clueless
Forrest Gump
The 6th Sense
The Angels in the Outfield
Twister

Who's in charge of what?

Logo for booklet and signs : Audrey & Hadiza
T-Shirts - Andrea
Book Choices for book discussions - Kate C.
Movie choices for each decade - Amber
Jeopardy - Kelly & Joshua
Prizes - Joshua
Kick off Night - Subha & Kelly
Activities - Tyler & Katie
Decorations - Katie

There are a lot more areas to cover, so please talk to Karen if you haven't signed up for anything and we'll get you going on something.

Some activities that were suggested:
tie-dye shirts
Scrapbooking - class
Super Mario tournament / Gaming
Different Dances of the decades / macarena
Collection of the 90's
Fired Up (of course - that's a given anymore)
Aerobics/ Yoga day Richard Simmons / Gilead / Jenny (yoga)
Bad Art Fads Day - pet rocks, sand art, spirograph, spin art