Summer Reading 2015

Looking Ahead New for the 2015-16 School Year

STRHS/Middle School Library Teacher Newsletter

Research has shown that

students who do not en-

gage in summer learning

lose academic skills. By

encouraging students to

participate in summer read-

ing, we are helping stu-

dents keep up their reading

skills.

Thank you all for your con-

tinued support.

Summer Reading is back!

The high school summer

reading program will stay

largely the same for this

year. There is one minor

change students this year

will be able to submit at

digital poster instead of a

billboard.

Please note: students that

submit a digital version

will not be eligible for the

summer reading prizes.

The digital submissions

will be grades in the same

way using the same criteria

as the paper billboards.

All the other summer read-

ing requirements for the

high school will stay the

same. You can find the

full assignment online at

www.stgrsd.org/strhs.

The rising 7th and 8th

grades also have summer

reading requirements.

There is a list of books that

student can choose from.

A limited number of copies

can be contained at the

STRHS Library.

ments. There is even an

easy print function print

all the documents with just

one click!

Stay tuned for a PD day

for help setting up this

great teaching tool.

As education continues to

adapt to the digital age, the

STRHS library strives to

provide you with the best

tools to stream line the way

students create and submit

school work.

Are you tired of flooding

your inbox with student

work? One way you can

make student submissions

easier is by setting up a

Schoology account.

Schoology is a free Learn-

ing Management system

that allows you to set up

classes to provide your stu-

dents with assignments and

lets students submit Word

documents, PowerPoints,

and other digital docu-

Special points of interest:

See the attached list of all new

books, DVD, and technology

purchases

If there are books, videos, or

other media items you need for

class, please let me know via e-

mail or in person.

Remember to have your students

sign out the computers in the

COW books.

Are you looking for ideas on how

to integrate technology into your

lessons? Lets collaborate on

ways to integrate 21st century

skills into the classroom.

Alexander H. Prew Library Media Center

May 2015

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