Events Calendar

Monday, January 5th

Teacher Work Day, No Students

Tuesday, January 6th

Students Return

Drama Club, 4-5

Wednesday, January 7th

Thursday, January 8th

Friday, January 9th

 

Future Events

April: Yearbook Ordering Available

Parent Support Group

Welcome to the Media Center

Lori McGovern

Media Specialist

Judy Dial

Paraprofessional

 

Looking for a Good Book?

Please check out our catalog.

Summer Reading Information

7th Grade Research Project

GALILEO This links directly to Compton's Encyclopedia on GALILEO. Remember you need a password!
The United States in World War II This video is all about the United States during World War Two. The second half of the video includes information about Japan.
Tojo This video shows Tojo on trial. It is actual news footage from the time, so beware: the US is still angry, and some of the words used are biased.
Country Studies Website of information on countries. This information comes from the Library of Congress, a very reliable source.
Dwight D. Eisenhower This website is an example of a quality, reliable website about a person.
Ask for Kids An alternative search engine to Google, it already edits sites just for students.
Developing an Outline This site gives helpful hints about starting and creating the outline of your paper.

 

Researching?  Try these websites!

The Internet Library

Use the search tool to find articles on thousands of topics.

Galileo

Georgia's online library.  Come to the media center for the password.

Library Spot

Visit the "Reference Desk" for links to excellent research tools

Citation Helper

This page creates your bibliography entries for you. Make sure you're in the right format! You will have to copy and paste your entries onto another document.

NoodleBib Express

This page also creates your bibliography entries. You cannot copy and paste, and it limits the number of entries you can create.

 

Cool Stuff

Newton County Library's Teen Program: The Newton Library offers fun activities for kids of all ages. Check out what they've got going on for middle and high schoolers!