Summer Vacation and a Good Book. It's a perfect combination!
As the lazy days of summer are coming to a close, there is great excitement in the school and media center. We are celebrating 40 years as a lighthouse to all those seeking a Christ centered Chiristian Education in St. Petersburg this year. An updated and relevant library is a key component in supporting our school's mission and vision of supporting the academic needs and spiritual needs of each student and teacher at SPCS. Once school is back in session in August, the media center will be open daily to the students whether it is their assigned library day or a free time in their class schedule. The library stafflooks forward to assisting the students on a regular basis. It is our desire to help each child choose new books more often than the once a week during their scheduled classes. Click on the book review and podcast links on the left side of this page to see some of the things going on in the library. In addition, the WSPC news team will be working hard to produce our WSPC daily show and create new pieces to be shown each morning and during library classes that visit the library each day. Check back often to see what new things are going on throughout our library and the programs we support to promote reading throughout the school.
The Media Center is open each school day from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Students are encouraged to visit the library daily to return books and look for new books to read for their enjoyment. Students in Kindergarten are able to check out one book at a time. First Grade through Third Grade students are able to check out 3 books at a time. Students in fourth Grade can check out 4 books and students in Fifth Grade and Middle School can check out 5 books at a time. If you have any questions about the Media Center program or website, please e-mail Mr. McLeod by clicking on the Contact Mr. McLeod tab in the navigation bar.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Book Award books approved for 2011-2012
The Sunshine State Young Readers contest is beginning again for the 2011-2011 school year. We have approved all 15 books on the list. The students will be able to check out these books by the end of September. If a student reads 3 of the 15 books on the list, he or she will earn a SSYRA reward card for great gifts each month. In addition, students will have the opportunity to earn a Chick Fila lunch with Mr. McLeod if they read 8 of the 15 SSYRA books. If a student reads 12 or more of the 15 books, he or she will go with me to to the movies at the Pinella Park Movie Theater. During this time, the students will enjoy a great movie, all their food for the movie, and Cold Stone Creamery as their reward for reading 12 or more of the 15 book titles on the SSYRA list for this year. The new list for the 2011-2012 school year can be found by clicking on the Sunshine State tab or you can download the list by clicking HERE. Thank you for encouraging your son or daughter to read these excellent books.
SPCS Media Center Campbell’s Soup
Labels for Education Contest to start the 2011-2012 school year
We have begun our first label collection contest of the year. We will choose winners in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade, 3rd through 5th Grade and Middle School. Winners will receive a special lunch time with me and have the opportunity to be a WSPC TV Anchor for the Day. Get your neighbors and family members together to help collect as many labels as possible. The label contest will run from the beginning of school to Friday, September 17th. If you have any questions about the contest or the guideline for label submission, please e-mail at mcleodh@stpetechristian.com.
Thank again for the tremendous support. The Box Top for Education and Labels for Education promotions have been a great success. If you have any ideas on how we can reach our community better and make our label submission better, do not hesitate to call or e-mail me. I would like to add a Christmas canned food drive this year. I believe we can use this effort to reach out to our community and share God's blessing to them. Click on the labels tab to learn about our contests, program products, and submission guidelines.
Elementary School Fiction Book Review!
This month's Book Review of the Month is Masterpiece by Eileen Broach. Booklist is the provider of this month's review for the SPCS Media Center Website. Check out what Booklist had to say about this book and look for it in the Media Center.
James lives an invisible existence in a grand apartment on the Upper East Side. His mother, busy with her new husband and baby and her climb up the Manhattan social ladder, has little time for him. By contrast, Marvin, a beetle whose overprotective, extended family resides behind James’ mother’s kitchen, gets more attention than he wants. The two find friendship when James’ artist father gives him a pen-and-ink set, and Marvin discovers his talent for “drawing,” crafting delicate, museum-quality miniatures with his legs. When Marvin and James find themselves embroiled in a plot to steal a Dürer drawing from the Metropolitan Museum, they must find creative ways to communicate to foil the thieves and protect the masterpiece. Murphy’s own pen-and-ink spot art reflects the text’s sweet insouciance. With suspense, art history, complex family relationships (human and arthropod), and a resonant friendship, this enjoyable outing will satisfy the reserved and adventurous alike.
Thanks Booklist and check back soon for the next highlighted book to read.
St. Petersburg Christian School is a private Christian school on the Central West coast of Florida. The school's current membership is 400 students. The SPCS Media Center serves each student in their reading interest and provides the necessary materials to assist each teacher in their students learning experience. By working collaboratively with the students and teachers, each is given the appropriate tools to create a solid foundation in the learning process.