Mrs. Tordella
Mrs. Harish
What do we do in Media?
In media we learn a lot more than just how to check out (and return) books! We have weekly media classes during related arts time and we learn all about research and technology. We align the Library Media State Curriculum, the National Library Media Standards, and the MSDE Grade Level Common Core Curriculum for writing, reading, and content. A+ STUDENT CARD
ACESS YOUR A+ CARD FROM HCPSS.ME Does your student have a Howard County Public Library card? The answer is yes for all students!! Howard County Library System and Howard County Public School System have launched a new A+ STUDENT CARD to make it easier for all students to access HCLS eContent in the classroom, at home, or anywhere they need to do homework or research. The new A+ initiative delivers HCLS' extensive catalogue of eContent directly to the classroom.The A+ card is a virtual card. It can be accessed by having your student login into the public library via the hcpss.me site. Students will need to login using their technology username and password. Once logged in, the student's name and a scannable barcode will appear. This will allow for students to use the services online (the online account will automatically authenticate by following these steps). To use the card in person, just repeat the process on a smartphone and present the barcode during checkout. During media classes students have been/will be shown how to access their card. |
What's going on? Coming soon! ================================================================ Found books? Remember you can turn in any books from any school to Forest Ridge and we will get them back to that school! If you found FRES books and are at a different school in the county they will get them back to us when you turn them in there. We also will get books that are accidentally turned in to us from the public library and vice versa. It just may take a few weeks to get them to the right place! [email protected] ================================================================ Kindergarten and 1st grade students may check out 1 book at a time. 2nd-5th grade students may check out 2 books at a time. 1st-5th grade students may come to the media center to check out a book with teacher permission by using a media pass throughout the school day/week. If there is not a staff member available to check out to them with a media pass they can return at another time. Please remember that in media all of our students are encouraged to choose books that interest them. We do not keep books by reading level in order to encourage students to try all kinds of books. They learn in 1st grade to find "Just Right Books" that they can read independently by using the 5 finger rule but remind them that sometimes books that are too easy can be fun to re-read and books that are too hard might be good choices to read with an older sibling or grown up. Students may check books out during media each week as long as they do not have any overdue books. To clarify: if a student has turned in 1 book but the other book is overdue (has been checked out for more than 2 weeks and has not been renewed) they will not be able to check out until that overdue book has been returned.
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