5/22/2020 0 Comments Little Free LibrariesLittle Free Libraries are a great way to share both grown-up and children's books during the quarantine. Here is a map of the registered Little Free Libraries around our school including the one in front of the school.
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Check the library's website at https://dekalblibrary.org/ for details.
The Epic! ebook website will remain free of charge through 6/30/2020. After that, there is a monthly charge of $7.99. All Winnona Park students are enrolled in the Media Center's Epic! Classroom. Click here to learn how to join our class!. Here is some additional information about Epic! It's a great resource for our students.
Visit this page of the library's website for information on getting a new library card, or using an existing card online. With your library card, you and your family can access a wide variety of online resources for FREE including:
What can I use with my digital card?
Click here for additional resources 5/13/2020 0 Comments Great Games for KidsFrom Common Sense Media, "These playful apps run the gamut of school subjects and leverage the core qualities of play to get kids to wonder, experiment, and discover while building social and emotional skills, cultivating their creativity and critical thinking, and acquiring key math and literacy skills." Click here for the list and links.
5/10/2020 0 Comments SquirrelsLet's read and learn about squirrels this week!! In our live Media Center hangouts this week, we will be reading a book called, "This is Taco!" about a squirrel named Taco because he LOVES to eat tacos!! And, if you log into Epic! books, you will see this books, as well as other fiction and non-fiction books about squirrels. Click here to find out how to sign up for an Epic! subscription that is free through 6/30/2020.
Our spring Book Fair is going virtual and starts Monday, May 4th !!!! CSD's K-2 schools are working together to raise funds for our media centers AND to show our support for Little Shop of Stories. We are grateful for Little Shop's support over the years for both book fairs, a wonderful neighbor resources, as well as many, many author visits that were provided at no cost to our schools.
Logistical Details can be found here including Little Shop's online store, payment and delivery during this unusual time. Click here to see some of the books for sale. Any questions, please contact Ms. Zeff directly at [email protected]. 4/28/2020 0 Comments Week of April 27, 2020Check out the Media Center Classroom this week for some featured non-fiction books from the Get Georgia Reading Website - cookbooks and origami books. Some you will even recognize from our Winnona Park library. The website will also be available for free through the summer. Click on the link to the left - "Online Resources and Passwords". The password can be found in Google Classroom.
Also join Ms. Zeff and Ms. Siver for live hangouts - Tuesday at 2 pm; Wednesday at 9 AM and Thursday at 10. Use the link in the Google Classroom. 4/19/2020 0 Comments It's National Library WeekCome celebrate National Library Week in the Media Center Google Classroom!!!! Come see Ms. Zeff and Ms. Siver at live Google Meets, watch read aloud, and book talk videos. You can also do some keyboarding practice. Details can be found by visiting the Media Center Google Classroom. Please email Ms. Zeff directly if you have any questions - [email protected].
These are excellent, free ebook and audiobook resources/websites that have been made available for free during the COVID19 school closures. More like an online shopping experience than a library, please spend some time looking over the titles with your student; there are many books they will recognize from their classroom and from our Winnona Park library. In particular, the Get Georgia Reading site has two categories of particular interest - Scary and Gross which includes Monsters and Mythical Creatures, Scary and Unexplained Mysteries. Access these resources via this website link in the first column - "Free During Covid19". The password for access to the page is: wp. And please feel free to email me, or leave a comment, if you have specific questions. Ilene Zeff - [email protected]
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