*FUN* Click the pic below to visit
GOOGLE SANTA TRACKER!!!

FREE EBOOKS   for your holiday break reading time!​
For great holiday reading selections, use myOn (remember you will login with CLEVER) OR you can visit our OPAC and search for ebooks                     (click on pics below for easy access)! 
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To use EPIC! books, you will need a code from your classroom teacher (preferred).
​Click on the "CLASS CODE" tab at the top of the EPIC! screen to log in.  If you don't have a code from your teacher, you can use the "eim0213" code from Mrs. Ginn!

Click the picture below for fun with author & illustrator Jan Brett!

 Need some school break MATH  and/or LANGUAGE ARTS PRACTICE?  Use IXL (remember that you will login first with CLEVER, then go
​to IXL and choose your subject)!
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Story Place... awesome resource for PreSchoolers and Kindergarten students -  hosted by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)
Note - since we don't belong to this library, we can't "request from library."  But they DO welcome people from other states to "add your comments."  If this site helps you find a great book, leave them a comment and let them know!  

Looking for some cool
CODING ACTIVITIES? 
Click on the picture below to visit the
"Hour of Code" activities site. 
There are MANY coding activities to
choose from for all ages!

For TONS of fun DECEMBER activities, visit these choice boards created by Shannon Miller
​(librarian extraordinaire)!

RECOMMENDED 
READING LISTS:
STUDENTS - Don't let your brain mush into a SLUMP during your breaks away from school...
 keep it fed by being WELL-READ!!!  
PARENTS - While there's not any one perfect recommended reading list, you may want to check out the following 2 groups of lists... and as always,        AR BOOKFINDER  is included here (see below) to help you decide if particular books are         
                      appropriate for your child.                       As your child advances in his/her reading levels, PLEASE remember that even though your child may be able to READ the words of a book, the content (storyline and/or vocabulary) may not be understandable and/or appropriate.
Use AR BOOKFINDER to check the interest level... 
​LG is lower grades, MG is middle grades, and 
UG is upper grades.  This tool will also alert you to any content you might find objectionable .

Mrs. Ginn thinks that using these lists and 
AR BOOKFINDER 
are some really great suggestions! 
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Common Sense Media - great reading suggestions in the article "50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They are 12" - this site also contains a "Best of..." list section (as seen in the picture below) that is WONDERFUL!

The Public Schools of Brookline, Massachusetts: 
On this site (click on the yellow link title above) you'll find a series of 8-12 page reading lists (grades PK-high school) that you can download as PDFs. These excellent annotated lists, prepared by the school librarians, are well-organized and contain both 
recent and classic books.  
Lists are typically published to this site around Memorial Day.  If the current lists aren't up yet, check out the Summer List Archive or Best Books pages... all are AWESOME CHOICES!!!