Media Center News February 2017
Check out what's happening in the NMES Media Center!
Welcome
Welcome to the newsletter for the NMES Media Center! Read below for information and updates on media center programs and lessons. If you have any questions or need more information, please email Mrs. Siderius, our media specialist, at jennifer.siderius@fcps.org.
Event Information
Spring Book Fair
Come shop for great spring break reads at our book fair! More details will come home in March in Thursday folders.
When?
Monday, Apr 3, 2017, 09:00 AM
Where?
New Market Elementary School, West Main Street, New Market, MD, United States
Coding
Are your children fans of the Code-a-Pillar robot? Try out their app for free! You do not need to have the Code-a-Pillar to use it. Downloadable at the Fisher Price website for Android or Apple devices, this app helps teach young kids how to code!
Read Across America
Don't forget to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on Thursday, March 2nd! Read the Cat in the Hat in celebration or visit the Seussville website for fun online reading activities!
STEM Activities
Looking for fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities to do at home? Check out the Little Bins for Little Hands website! They have Lego challenges and more!
Picture used with permission from Britannica ImageQuest.
Picture used with permission from Britannica ImageQuest.
G20 Lego Leaders. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/158_2452434/1/158_2452434/cite. Accessed 24 Feb 2017.
Dash Into Reading Contest
Congratulations to the winners of our Dash into Reading Contest!
- Mrs. Noffsinger's 1st grade class
- Ms. E. Johnson's 3rd grade class
- Mrs. Burgoon's 4th grade class
- Mrs. Woozley's 5th grade class
These students worked hard to read over 12,000 minutes together over the last 3 weeks of school!
Text/Email Reminders When Books Are Due
Would you like to have a weekly text or email to remind you when your child's library books are due? Sign up for our free text and email alerts through Remind.com! Visit http://education.fcps.org/nmes/mediaschedule and click on the day of the week for your child's homeroom below. After you click on the day of the week your child has media, a PDF will open. This PDF contains directions on how to sign up for free text or email reminders about returning library books.