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JP Media Center News

January - February 2020

JP MediaCenter NewsJanuary - February 2020

Plugged In Parent

Join me at 6:30 PM on Monday, February 3 at Twin Oaks Middle School for an eye opening evening as I lead a discussion on the landscapes, challenges and opportunities of keeping kids safe, happy and healthy in a digital age. Learn statistics, myth busters and effective strategies to help your children navigate this digital world of ours. The event is free but registration is encouraged. Find out more information on the Community Education Website. I hope to see you there!

Parents: Take a Free CyberWise Course From Home!


Help your kids navigate a tech-filled world and learn about digital citizenship with this free 5 day course!

I Love to Read Month (& EVERY Month)❤

February is often viewed as I Love to Read Month to help boost reading engagement across grade levels, schools, and libraries. We hope that every month is I Love to Read Month at our Jeffers Pond Library! We are so proud of the students' abilities of using their library skills to help find what they want to read. If you are looking for ways to help encourage your child to read I am attaching a fun reading challenge below. Use it for creative ways to promote reading at home! ❤ The online database is a great place to start to see what titles we have in our library. Check it out!

World Read Aloud Day

Visit Scholastic's Website for some fun tips on how to celebrate World Read Aloud Day at home!

Safer Internet Day is February 11, 2020!

Safer Internet Day was a campaign started in Europe in 2004 to create awareness where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. Background information and resources may be found on the following website: https://www.saferinternetday.org/
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New Title at our JP Library

Students in grades 3-5 made some connections with the book How to Code a Sandcastle and the work they have been doing on the code.org website!
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New Title at our JP Library

Wow! Students were captivated with this recent nonfiction read aloud! If you have not heard of the bathysphere, ask your 3-5th grader what it is!
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Newbery Award Winner 2020!

The first graphic novel to be awarded a Newbery Medal is New Kid - watch for it to come to our library collection soon! Check out all of the award winners on the ALA website.

Parent Resources on My Website

I have been adding parent resource links to my JP Computer Lab Website. If there are links you would like to see added to this resource please let me know!