Beehive Books

Use this form to keep track of the Beehive Books you've read this year.  You can earn prizes!

Fill out this form completely when you have finished each Beehive Book. Use your Jordan District email.

Click here for the 2020-21 Beehive Books Form

Click here for a list of the 2020-2021 Beehive Books

Prizes

Read 1 Beehive Book: Get a small candy

Read 3 Beehive Books:  Get a front of the line lunch pass (one time use)

Read 5 Beehive Books: Get a candy bar

Read 8 Beehive Books: Chose a free book and eligible to be on the Battle of the Books team. (Team to be chosen in January.)

Read 11 Beehive Books: Front of the line lunch pass AND a candy bar

Read 14 or more: Get another free book

Sora! Our free online library!

Sora is our district's online library. 

Go to soraapp.com or download the free app to your phone.

Use the codes below.

 

Library setup code: JordanUt 

Password: Your student number

This online library is shared by all the secondary schools in Jordan District. Just like in the public library, not all titles will be of interest to all ages. If you don't like a book, return it and find another one. Once the book is downloaded to your device, you don't need a wifi connection. Books are automatically returned, so no late fees!

 

Spring Online Brown Bag and a Book

SHMS Library Closure Information

SORA is our always available online library for middle school and high school.

Harry Potter is now available for unlimited checkouts. No wait!

Use the link on the right to connect to Sora. You can download the app on your device or use soraapp.com on your computer or Chromebook.  

School set up code: JordanUT  
Password: Student ID  

If you'd like a book that is not available on Sora or need another copy because the wait is long, email me. I will be happy to order any middle school appropriate book that is available.  sydna.graf@jordandistrict.org

During school closure, no additional library fines will be assessed. All books that are due during the closure, will be due when we return. 

Use the Utah's Online Library tab above to get password hints and specific instructions to help with your research projects.

Miles Morales: Spider-man

Beehive Book-Eliza and Her Monsters

February Brown Bag Book

I am Malala

I am Malala is the book we read for Brown Bag in October and it generated a lot of great discussion. The following video was made by students. If you haven't read the book, hopefully this video will capture your interest and inspire you to read it.



December's Brown Bag book is The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

Beehive Book Trailers

Check out the book trailers about some of this year's Beehive Books.

Ghosts video by Sierra C.

Railhead video by Emma S.


Wolf Hollow video by Mrs. Graf.

Welcome Back!

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Look at this Ted Talk to learn the true story of a young boy in a small village in Malawi who learned to build a windmill to help his family and village gain electricity.

April's Brown Bag and a Book

Pick up the book March 22 in the morning. We only have 50 books and they go fast.

Book Talk-Bar Code Tattoo

Meme Contest

Give a clever caption to one or more of the following photos. If your caption wins, you will get a prize. You will also have your meme displayed on the library Instagram account and blog. 

Make sure your caption has something to do with reading or books!

Each meme will have a 1st and 2nd place winner. 

1st place: Book

2nd place: Candy Bar

Contest  ends February 3rd.

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Happy Holidays!

Get wrapped up in a good book over the holidays.


Look at our turkey feathers! Students put a book recommendation on each feather found. Students got a piece of candy for finding a feather.

Welcome Back South Hills!

The library is open and you can check out books. You will be learning about our Beehive Battle of the Books in your language arts classes. Read 5 and you will be invited to an end of year activity. Come check one out!

Last Goblet of Fire Winner and Prizes!

This student is our last Goblet of Fire weekly winner.  She read Counting by 7s and gave it 4 stars. This book is about an extraordinary girl who starts going to a new school. Her adoptive parents get in an accident, and she is left all alone until a group of new friends makes all the difference.

Wands to give away as grand prizes.

More grand prizes!

Books to Read

She read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter has been having strange dreams about a door in a hallway. Soon Harry finds out Lord Voldemort is behind it. Come check out this 5^th book in the series!

This student read Selection. This 5 star book is about a contest for Prince Maxon to find his wife.

He read the book, Caught, about Johah and his sister who are sitting in class when time stops and everyone freezes except for Jonah and his sister who are from another era of time