Welcome to the Library Media Center

Mrs. Hughes, Media Specialist

SUNSHINE STATE YOUNG READERS' AWARD BOOKS

Students in grades 3-5 across Florida read Sunshine State Young Readers' Award books. Our book Bowl team is currently reading all 15 books again and practicing very detailed questions to compete in this years Book Bowl in April. Congratulations to our Book Bowl team: Anna M., Anna W., Joe E., Tarryn N., and Liza D.

SSYRA 3-5 Book List

AR NEWS

Parents, did you know you can see what AR tests your child has taken almost to the minute it is taken? Try Home Connect! You will need your child's Student ID number (Lunch Number) and their 2 digit Birth month and their 4 digit Birth Year. This is their username and password. See Link below.

AR Home Connect

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Student Media Festival

May 10th 7:00

Westport High School

Media Center Hours

7:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Parents are encouraged to come with their child to the Media Center before school (7:45-8:05). Many students like to take their AR tests in the Media Center before they start their day.

Circulation Policy

1. Each student in Kindergarten may check out one book for as long as one week.

2. Each student in 1st thru 5th grade may check out 2 books for as long as one week.

3. Students may renew a book for an additional week.

4. There are no fines for overdue materials.

5. Students may not check out any materials if they have overdue, lost or damaged books that have not been returned or paid for.

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Gift Policy

Gifts are always appreciated. They may be added to the media center collection, given to teachers, or donated to the public library.

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Activities

TV Production Studio - Our studio televises live announcements each morning. Student recognition is featured. Students operate the entire show with supervision from the media specialist. The crew consists of anchors, camera and sound technicians, announcers, video mixer, and assistants.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Eighth Street Media program is to ensure that the students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. This is accomplished by providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats; by providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas; and by working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students.

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Accelerated Reader Program

The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program provides teachers and children a fun and exciting way to promote reading at home and in the classroom. The kids love to watch their progress and teachers often involve the students in setting AR point goals for the year.

To view a complete list of which books have AR quizzes, go to AR BookFinder Program. If you would like to see which books we have in our school library, go to Destiny, our online card catalog, and click on our school.

Accelerated Reader Resources

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Sunshine State Book Bowl

Students must read all 15 Sunshine State books and pass the AR tests with a 80% or higher to qualify for the Book Bowl try-outs in February.

The five-member team will compete with other schools in the county on knowledge relating to the fifteen books. Eighth Street has done very well in the past, and we are proud of all our Book Bowl teams!

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Book Fair

COMING FALL OF 2013

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Morning News Show

Our morning news show airs each morning at 8:15 a.m.
Students work on the show throughout the year. Students will rotate on to the show each 9 weeks.
Students learn how to use a video camera, how to use the sound board, how to speak into a microphone, how to write a script, and how to act while on TV.

The purpose of our show is to let the school know about daily and future happenings and schedules. If your class is doing something special, let Mrs. Hughes or any news crew member know, and we will try to feature your class on the show!

We look for students who have the following qualities:

Positive attitude

Responsibility

Teamwork

Good attendance

Good grades

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Sunshine State Young Readers' Award

The Sunshine State Young Readers' Award program presents a list of fifteen books chosen each year by a committee of Florida librarians. They are chosen for their quality and appeal, and represent some of the best in children's literature today. Students in grades 3 through 5 are encouraged to read at least three of the books, so they can vote for their favorite. Every year, the author of the book with the most statewide votes is presented with the Sunshine State Young Readers' Award.

If they read all 15 "Sunshine Books" and pass the AR tests with 80% they are qualified to try out for the Eighth Street Book Bowl Team.

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FRA Children's Book Award

The FRA Children's Book Award is a program sponsored by the Florida Reading Association and is for students in Pre-K through second grade. Students read or have read to them eight quality books, and then vote on their favorite book. The votes are tallied at the state level, and the author of the winning book receives recognition.

Students in PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, first grade and second grade have the opportunity to read or listen to recent literature that is considered the best in the state. Students also learn about the importance of voting.

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Quick Links

Poetry for Kids - a fun place for poetry and laughs!

Seussville - it's, well, diffendooferous!

The Nine Planets for Kids - learn more about space as we explore new worlds this year.

Discovery Online

Gale Databases

Florida Electronic Library - portal for students to digital collections about Florida, Gale databases, and live chat with a librarian.

Ocala Public Library

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