Text Box: Bookcrossing.com has been in existence since March 2001 and grown to almost 500,000 members and over 3 million books released worldwide. Bookcrossing is the act of releasing books “into the wild” and then following their journeys and the lives they touch. Membership at the website is free. All that is required is access to the Internet and a love for BookCrossing. BookCrossers register their books at the website so that each has its own BCID (BookCrossing ID number) which is used to “tag” or label the book inside the cover. People who “catch” a wild book follow the instructions on the label to go to www.bookcrossing.com to see where the book has been and to make a new journal entry so that other Book Crossers know it is in good hands. Text Box: Bookcrossing combines serendipity, adventure, altruism, and literature in a unique mix that true bibliophiles find irresistible. With its similarity to releasing messages in a bottle, or notes in helium balloons, BookCrossing harkens back fond childhood memories. With its connection to literacy, BookCrossing makes an ideal activity with which parents and teachers can encourage children to appreciate both reading and sharing. October is National Book Month. During this school year, the gifted education students will be selecting and reading books, registering and releasing books at Chuckey Doak Middle School and in the surrounding community, and monitoring the captures during the year. Text Box: If you have books to donate, please send them to the Gifted Education Program at Chuckey Doak Middle School. We are asking for content appropriate books for school children in Grades PreK-12. If you love your books, let them go. The New York Times An online trend that has people committing ‘random acts of kindness’ National Public Radio Here’s the idea: Take a book you’ve read, register it at the BookCrossing site, slap a special identifying label inside the cover, and leave the book in a public place. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Text Box: BookCrossing Text Box: Special points of interest: BookCrossing Welcome New Gifted Education Students to CDMS National History Day Projects Information about Destination Imagination and Team Challenges for d2k7 Proposed Schedule for Enrichment Workshops Exploration Destination Website DUKE TIP for 7th and 8th Grade Students Text Box: Welcome new Gifted Education students to CDMS Text Box: Anna transferred from Ottway where she was in the Gifted Education Program. We welcome Anna to the 8th Grade at CDMS. Text Box: Jonathan transferred from Greeneville City Schools where he was in the Gifted Education Program. We welcome Jonathan to the 6th Grade at CDMS. Text Box: Text Box: Volume 2, issue 1 Text Box: August 14, 2006

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