Media Center News
October
Monthly Newsletter
East Millbrook Media Center will send out a newsletter each month. It will be designed to describe events, new arrivals and technology tips that may be useful.
Reading Olympics
During library orientations, students were invited to participate in the Reading Olympics incentive. Students read different sections of the library & get it signed. Please have your students return their logs once it is completed for a prize!
Mrs. Munz's Class Wins Top Class for September
Congratulations to Mrs. Munz & her class for checking out the most books in September! Her class was given a prize & certificate for their achievement.
September Library Statistics
Number of Books Checked out: 1,550
Number of Individual Student Visits: 880
Number of Individual Class Visits: 66
Book Tastings
The media center is hosting Book Tastings for our Language Arts classes. Students are using iPads to scan QR codes to watch book trailers on various book titles. Students fill out a menu to help them discover new books to check out. Books on the menu include: Crenshaw, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Stella by Starlight, Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, Pax, The Fourteenth Goldfish, The Westing Game, The Book Thief, The House of the Scorpion, Once Upon a Marigold, Code Talker, Chasing Vermeer, Tangerine and The Thing about Jellyfish.
Top Five Most Checked Out Books in September
1. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
2. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
3. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
4. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
5. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Tech Tidbit
Great programs/apps for quick assessment in the classroom:
*Kahoot (https://getkahoot.com/
*Socrative (http://www.socrative.com/)
*Plickers (https://plickers.com/)
**See Mrs. Townsend if you would like additional information on these resources.
Technology Issues
If you have any technology issues with your equipment, please fill out this technology request form & Mrs. Townsend will assist you as quickly as she can.
Books to Purchase
If you have any books you would like for Mrs. Townsend to purchase, please fill out this form & she will try her best to purchase the resource.
Resources Needed for My Class
If you need any resources (book or digital) pulled, please fill out this form. Mrs. Townsend will get the materials to you as soon as she can.
About Us
Email: mtownsend2@wcpss.net
Website: www.wcpss.net/emmmsmediacenter
Location: Raleigh, NC, United States
Phone: 919-850-8760
Twitter: @emmmsmedia