May 2014
HMS Library Media Center Update
Research Skills Mania
May has been a month devoted to research skills. It seems every class in the building is involved in some incredible research project.
During library class students have been learning:
- Plagiarism is using someone's work without giving credit.
- A citation is giving credit for a source you have used such as a website, a book, a video, an article, or an encyclopedia.
- A bibliography is a list of all the sources you've used.
- Websites that end in .edu and .gov are reliable sources because they have been fact- checked.
- Online databases such as ones you can get to from www.AskRI.org are prescreened for accuracy and relevance.
- Wikipedia is not a reliable source.
Explorer Research lessons to teach website evaluation
Students work in pairs to evaluate websites
Students learn where to go for reliable information
Organizing notes
Mrs. Mitchell's 4th graders
Taking notes
Mrs. Cabral's 5th Graders
Creating a Bibliography
Mrs. Bailey's 4th graders
Read Across Rhode Island Book Club
Commissioner Gist Reads Aloud at Hampden Meadows
Library Statistics
Total Books: 11,833
Total Circulations: 3,024
Total Holds Placed: 90
Thinking About Summer
As we wind down the school year we are thinking about summer reading. What an amazing gift to have 8 weeks to relax and read whatever interests you. Students can feel free to read books from either of the lists as they are merely suggestions. The important part is that everyone is reading!
Getting Overdue Books Back to the Library
We are so fortunate to be in a district with such an amazing collection of books. Part of teaching our children about being responsible citizens is letting them know that the gift of taking out great titles week after week comes with responsibility. If we lose or damage a book, it is our responsibility to replace that book so that others may also get the benefit of reading that title.
Overdue notices will be coming home over the next few days. Please encourage your child to search everywhere for those missing books. If you know you've searched everywhere, please help us in teaching a lesson of responsibility as a citizen of the community.
Thanks in advance!