School
Board of Polk County, FloridaLibrary Media Center
Carolyn Presnell - Media Specialist
Media News
End of Year
All library materials are due Thursday, May 23, 2013. Fines and obligations should also be taken care of by the end of the school year.
Book Clubs
Book Club this year was a great success. The high school students read
three Florida Teens Read novels and the middle school students read two
Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award novels. The discussions were very lively
and interesting taking all the different perspectives into account. I would
encourage more students to participate in book club next year and enjoy the
fun.
So what is Book Club? Mrs. Presnell picks novels for the students to read on
their own and gives them each a copy. The students have a deadline of when
to complete the book and to take a test. Students who qualify are then given
the opportunity to come to the media center for pizza during 5th period and
have a discussion on the book. Students can choose which novels they want to
read and can participate at any time during the year. Watch for coming
titles for next year’s Miner Book Club.
Accelerated Reader
End of year activities to be announced.
Home Connect
Home Connect is an online resource that allows you to track your
student’s progress in the Accelerated Reading program. This is the website
to access Home Connect and each student received a letter with the log on
information from their Reading teacher. We have also included some
additional information from Renaissance to explain Home Connect in English
and Spanish. Contact Mrs. Presnell if you need any further information or
help accessing the site.
Parent Guide to Home Connect
Guia De Padres Para La Conexion en El Hogar
Slime Kids
SlimeKids is a website for elementary and middle school-age kids with book trailers, educational games and literacy-related resources. Check it out!Play-Aways
Play-Aways have been a big success! We are looking to add more to the collection this year.
Accelerated Reader Quizzes
Online Catalogs
Online Subscriptions
ABC-CLIO Products
Gale Products
World Book Products
Other Online Resources
- Citation Machine - allows students to type in information and create a variety of citations using different sources and different styles such as APA, MLA, Chicago...
- Polk County Schools Online Resources - a complete list of all resources provided by PCSB with a brief description of their purposes