EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT

MEDIA SPECIALISTS MONTHLY UPDATE - #EHTREADS

October 2021

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"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home." Anna Quindlen

This smore highlights enrichment reading resources provided by the EHT School District Library Media Specialists. Everything can be accessed remotely. Please feel free to contact any of us by email to share ideas, concerns and questions. Also a reminder that we have resources listed on our individual websites to enhance your remote learning experience.

Try out Sora!

Sora is an ebook and audio book platform you access through Egg Harbor Township Schools. You can add even more books to the platform using your Atlantic County Library card. Download the app to make reading or listening to a book even easier. Click on the picture to see a video overview of Sora. Directions for using SORA on your computer or google chrome book can be found here: https://app.oncoursesystems.com/school/webpage/352011

For more information reach out to your School Library Media Specialist.

Elementary Level Resources Grades PreK - 5

Storyline Online

Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading. Teachers use Storyline Online in their classrooms, and doctors and nurses play Storyline Online in children’s hospitals.


Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.

PebbleGo/Bookflix resources for grades PreK-3

Check out these resources free for students and their families in grades PreK-3:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TcTE7ir53nlzSNJ3zL-irVHoJox5LP2oE47R2K-pzx4/edit?usp=sharing

ClassHook

ClassHook is an online-based tool that is collaborative in nature and offers short two- to six-minute video clips. These clips are taken from TV and movies, and have been shortened and organized for use in class and at home. ClassHook lets you use the power of movies to teach and makes learning more fun!
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Virtual Book Fairs Coming to the Swift/Slaybaugh Complex

Students, parents, staff, friends, and neighbors will have the opportunity to develop their home libraries and support their school libraries through the Swift/Slaybaugh Libraries' VIRTUAL Book Fair October 18th-October 31st! Stay tuned for information about this exciting event and how you can participate! (The Davenport Libraries will hold their virtual book fair in November.)
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Dr. Joyanne Miller Elementary School Welcomes a new library clerk!

Dr. Joyanne Miller Elementary School Welcomes a new library clerk!

The Miller School Media Center is happy to welcome Heather Wertzberger as the new library clerk! Mrs. Wertzberger loves to read and is excited to share her love of reading with our students! Welcome to Miller Heather!


Dr. Joyanne Miller School Media Center Library Website

Dr. Joyanne Miller Elementary School Welcomes a new library clerk!

Middle School Library Updates and Information

AAMS Library Media Center is Back in Business!!

The Alder Avenue Middle School Library Media Center is happy to have a sense of normalcy this year. Kids are reading like crazy, book circulation is up, and we have been booked solid and busy, busy, busy... all while social distancing!!

Alder Avenue Middle School Media Center Library Website

Hispanic Heritage Month at Fernwood Library

Hispanic Heritage Month at Fernwood Library

Fernwood Librarian, Mrs. Lenko and Spanish teacher, Senora Dilks, worked together to create this bulletin board celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. The board celebrates books written by Hispanic authors and/or featuring Hispanic characters, and of course, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Click here or here for a list of books celebrating Hispanic Heritage!


Fernwood Avenue Middle School Media Center Website

Hispanic Heritage Month at Fernwood Library

High School/Eagle Academy Resources

In this library we stick together!

Junior Erin Maegerle's sweater was a perfect match for our bulletin board!
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EHTHS Library/ Media Center is Celebrating Teentober

EHTHS Library/ Media Center is Celebrating Teentober

Combining Teen Tech Week and Teen Read Week has created TEENtober! Stay connected with your school and public libraries. We are your resource for print resources, fiction books, as well as digital databases and ebooks. We are the place to be for TEENtober!


Click on the image to access the media center website

EHTHS Library/ Media Center is Celebrating Teentober
Hispanic Heritage Month continues until October 15!

Hispanic Heritage Month continues until October 15!

Check out our Spanish language books. We also have a large selection of books by Hispanic authors.



Click on the picture for more information on Hispanic Heritage Month



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Hispanic Heritage Month continues until October 15!
EHT High School Media Center Webpage