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A Month in Review: September Library Happenings
All 6th grade students were in the library for "Research Boot Camp" at the start of September to review and cover a variety of skills to prepare for upcoming research projects this fall.
Students
- Accessed and activated Edline accounts
- Took AMMO (Assessment of Maryland Media Outcomes)
- Learned how to navigate Edmodo
- Practiced narrowing a topic
- Developed questioning skills
- Searched OPAC for print resources
- Evaluated research resources
All 7th grade students were in the library for Orientation and OPAC lessons.
Students
- Learned about new policies and procedures
- Selected books for genre projects in ILA
- Navigated OPAC to search in their Lexile range
- Generated a book list to use for book selection
All 8th grade students were in the library for Orientation and Book Selection
Students
- Learned about new policies and procedures
- Selected books for ILA class
Up Coming Events
- September 29th - October 3rd - Scholastic Book Fair
- October 2nd - Book Fair Family Night from 4-7
- October 16th @ 6:30 - YA Author Maggie Stiefvater will be at Aberdeen HCPL!
- October 12-18th - Teen Read Week
- October 19th-25th - Friends of the Library Week
What's New in Non-Fiction?
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Young Readers Edition
A Journey into an Estuary
Early Humans
Curriculum Resource Spotlight: eBooks and Capstone
This month Capstone has given us access to all 3,000 eBook titles they have available. This is a one time only deal to preview the collection until October 15th! You can search by Lexile and the titles cover a wide range of genres and subject areas. If you find a title you like, let me know and I will add it to my wish list for ordering!
Access: My Capstone Library
Username: captivate
Password: 2014
Book Selection Schedule for ILA
6th Grade
- 6th and 27th Book Selection
- 9th and 10th Lessons with Book Selection
- 1st and 2nd Lessons with Book Selection
- 13th and 14th Lessons with Book Selection
Newsletter developed by Sarah Scholl
Email: sarah.scholl@hcps.org
Website: www.hdmscheckitout.edublogs.org
Location: 401 Lewis Lane, Havre de Grace, MD, United States
Twitter: @HDMSlibrary