Welcome to the newsletter for the NMES Media Center! Read below for information and updates on media center programs and lessons. If you have any questions or need more information, please email Mrs. Siderius, our media specialist, at jennifer.siderius@fcps.org. Follow us on Twitter @FCPS_NMESMedia for pictures of our learning in action!

Email: jennifer.siderius@fcps.org
Website: http://education.fcps.org/nmes/mediacenter
Location: New Market Elementary School, 93 West Main Street, New Market, MD, United States
Phone: 240-236-1268
Twitter: @NMESMediaCenter

On our media center website, there are several resources to help our students and families! Checkout the following frequently used resources:

• Research Databases (under 24/7 Media Resources, you will see all of our preK-5th databases)
• Media Class Schedule (to remind you when your child exchanges library books)
• Database Passwords (to help you utilize our resources; please log in to the Doc with an FCPS account)
• eBook Resources (read anywhere with books on the go!)

September is full of great holidays, like National Hispanic Heritage Month and Library Card Sign Up Month! Use our optional choice board calendar (linked below) to read more about the fun events that occur all month long!

At the beginning of the year, all K-5th grade students learned the word "algorithm" in media lessons. They are applying a sequence of events in media to check out books, transition to another special, etc. Our students will grow their computational thinking skills throughout the year and apply these words in our coding lessons!

Interested in doing coding at home? Check out the following links to extend your child's application of "algorithms"!

Our second annual Book Character Pumpkin Contest will be held in mid-October! Watch for the flier coming home with students in early October. Check out some of last year's entries for inspiration!

Our fall book fair will be held October 31st-November 4th! Information will come home in mid to late October! But, you can shop the online version of the book fair at any time! Check out some of the great books that will head our way in October!