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Media Matters

for Clover Middle School Families

MediaMattersfor Clover Middle School Families
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500K Word Count Breakfast

Students who have read at least 500,000 words (in Accelerated Reader) will be invited to attend a doughnut and juice breakfast in the media center on Wednesday, October 29th, from 8:00-8:30 a.m. The deadline to reach this goal will be October 23rd. There will be door-prize drawings to win free books at the breakfast, as well.
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Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Media Center this week, October 6-10th. This is a fundraiser for the media center, as well as a great opportunity to purchase some exciting new books! We accept cash, checks, and credit cards. The fair will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:40-2:00 and Friday from 7:40-1:00. Parents and families are more than welcome to come and shop! Hope to see you all at the fair!
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Teen Read Week

Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users. It is observed nationally every third week in October. This year's theme is "Turn Dreams into Reality." We will have the following dream-inspired activities in the media center next week: "Name the Famous Dreamer" trivia, Dream Book Selfies, prize drawings, book trailers on EBN, make an origami dream star, and an online dreamer profiler.

AR Book Finder

Want to know if there is an Accelerated Reader test for a particular book? This website will help you! There is also a Parent's Guide to Accelerated Reader that shows you how to use the site, as well as ways to help your child become a better reader.
http://www.arbookfind.com

Sure-Fire Ways to Get Your Kid Reading

Do your kids think "reading" is a dirty word? If so, help is on the way! Bestselling adult and children's author, James Patterson, offers surefire ways to get your kids reading.


1. Give them books they'll gobble up--and don't discriminate! Freedom of choice is key: comics/graphic novels, joke books, Guinness Books of World Records, re-reading a book, easy books and hard books are all fair game. Don't say "no" if the book is helping a kid get into the reading habit.

2. Be a Reading Role Model. The best role models for reading are at home. Mom and Dad, it's important that your kids see you reading. Not just books--reading the newspaper is good, too.

3. Read MORE! The more kids read, the better readers they become.

4. Don't leave the burden with schools--it's your job to get kids excited about reading.


Where to find books your kids will gobble up? Patterson suggests these websites: ReadKiddoRead.com, GuysRead.com, and Oprah.com's Kids' Reading List are excellent resources, and they're simpler to use than an iPhone. The American Library Association (ALA) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) have recommendations for terrific books, easily found by searching "ALA reading lists."DropEverythingandRead.com has a "Favorite D.E.A.R. Books" tab on its home page.

From James Patterson's official website: http://www.jamespatterson.com

S.C. Junior Book Award List

Need some recommendations of good, quality books for your student(s) to read this year? These books have been selected by a Book Award Committee made up of a cross section of media specialists, teachers, students, parents, administrators, public librarians, and college or university representatives. Click here to see this year's list:

http://www.scasl.net/assets/BookAwards/1415scjba.pdf

Parents' Guide to Student Success

These guides, created by the National PTA, include (for each grade level):


  • An overview of some of the key things your child will learn in English/literacy and math
  • Ideas for activities to help your child learn at home
  • Topics of discussion for talking to your child's teacher about his or her academic progress

6th Grade

7th Grade

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Parents' Bookshelf

100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

More is expected of middle schoolers—more reading, more writing, more independent learning. Achieving success in this more challenging world requires knowing many more words. 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know helps students in grades 6 to 8 (ages 11-14) to express themselves with distinction and get the most out of school.

Note: We have this available for checkout in our Media Center!

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Clover Middle School Media Center

Email: carmen.boheler@clover.k12.sc.us
Website: http://cloverjrhighmedia.blogspot.com
Location: 1555 Hwy. 55 East, Clover, SC, United States
Phone: (803) 810-8393

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