Media Center

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Welcome to the media center where our goal is to inspire a love of reading, provide opportunities that develop lifelong learners, and ensure that our students are effective users of information and ideas.

SUMMER READING

Media Center Summer Hours are as follows:

June 11, 2013-July 30, 2013

Tuesdays from 7:00 am-1:00 pm

Thursdays from 2:00 pm- 7:00 pm

The Villages Charter Middle School has a Required Summer Reading Program. The program’s goal is to keep students reading throughout the summer. Reading is the key to success in school and it is important that our students practice the reading skills that they have worked so hard all year to master.

Your child is required to earn a certain number of points based on grade level. The required points are as follows:

6^th grade 10 points

7^th grade 11 points

8^th grade 12 points

Parents and students should refer to the website www.arbookfind.com to ensure an AR test is available for any book chosen.

Students must complete the summer reading requirement by August 9, 2013. The summer reading will be recorded as the first test grade in his/her Language Arts or Intensive Reading class. Failure to complete the assignment will result in a zero for the first test grade. Students completing the required summer reading will earn a dress down day.

For students who will be out of town the entire summer and are unable to take an AR test until they return to school in August, they have the option to complete and submit Reflection Sheets (1 for fiction and 1 for non-fiction as needed) which are posted on this website for each book they read during the summer and would like to have graded for their summer reading requirement. Students must turn completed Reflection sheets in to their Language Arts teacher by August 9th and the grade received for their Reflection Sheets will be entered in lieu of their AR test score. However, if they choose to take AR tests upon their return to school in August, the Reflection Sheets are not required.

Media Center Wish List

SSYRA 2013-2014 Middle School (6-8)

Buckingham, Royce. The Dead Boys. Penguin/Putnam, 2010.

Cochrane, Mick. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies. Random House/Yearling, 2009.

Fagan, Deva. Circus Galacticus. Houghton Mifflin/Harcourt, 2011.

Gosselink, John. Free Thaddeus. Amulet Books, 2010.

Hiaasen, Carl . Chomp. Random House/Knopf , 2012.

Hunt, Lynda. One for the Murphys. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen, 2012.

Lu, Marie. Legend. Penguin/Putnam, 2011.

Meyer, Marissa. Cinder. Macmillian/Feiwel & Friends, 2012.

Nielsen, Jennifer A. The False Prince. Scholastic, 2012.

Palacio, R.J. Wonder. Random House/Knopf, 2012.

Price, Lissa. Starters. Random House/Delacorte Press, 2012.

Schmidt, Gary. Okay For Now. Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books, 2011.

Silberberg, Alan. Milo --Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze. Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, 2011.

Sullivan, Laura. Under the Green Hill. Macmillian/Henry Holt, 2010.

Yee, Lisa. Warp Speed. Scholastic Press/Arthur A. Levine Books, 2011.

We accept any gently used books, especially newly released titles. PI hours will be given for book donations.

Contact Information

Media Specialist
Shelly Northcutt
shelly.northcutt@tvcs.org
352-259-0044

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Don’t forget to read toward that 100% AR goal. August 9th is the deadline for reaching the 100% summer AR goal.

AR Book Lookup

Curious if your book has an AR test? Want to know the level and points? Go to www.arbookfind.com to find out. You can search by title or author.

AR HomeConnect

Do you want to check your child's AR information from home?

Go to AR HomeConnect

You will use your child's log-in information for this site.

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PI Opportunities

Parent Involvement Reading

You must have a student enrolled at the middle school to test on the titles below. Parents will be awarded two PI hours for each book read with a passing score on the accompanying AR test. After reading the book of your choice, you will need to take an AR test on that book in our school’s library. A score of 60% or higher is considered passing and once achieved, 2 hours of informational involvement time will be added to your parent involvement account. Limited copies of these titles will be available in our school’s library. Parental selections are as follows:

For 2012-2013 School Year

Dream So Big: a parent's guide to helping your child believe & achieve by Christopher Pearman (NEW!)
What in the World are Your Kids Doing Online by Barbara Melton
Boys! Shaping Ordinary Boys into Extraordinary Men by William Beausay
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman
Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
Homework Without Tears Lee Canter
The Tween Years by Donna Corwin
7 Worst Things Good Parents Do by John C. Friel
Positive Discipline A-Z by Jane Nelsen
Raising Self Reliant Teens in a Self Indulgent World by H. Stephen Glenn
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Foster Cline

Media Center Acrobat(.PDF) Documents

Fiction Reflection Sheet -
Non-Fiction Reflection Sheet -
Summer Reading Letter 2013 -

Media Center Links

Book Adventure - Create book lists, take tests, earn prizes!
Home Connect - AR link to Home Connect
InfoTrac Database-password and user available in media - Great Online Research Database
Just Read Families - Just Read Family Information
Juvenile Series and Sequels - Lists of hundreds of series. Easy searches!
Kids Reads! - Great descriptions of series books.
Scholastic - A varied resource for parent and student use
Sunshine State Books - 2011-12 Sunshine State Book Lists
Works Cited Format - Works Cited Format
World Book Online - A great encyclopedia (password available in media center)

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