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The Mills Park Middle School Media Center provides for the reading, information, and technology needs of all members of the MPMS community as they inquire, think critically, and share knowledge. This library information center is a student-centered collaborative learning place. |
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Media Center NewsHappy Summer!2016-17 was a great year in the media center. Students checked out more than 33,800 books. Our NJHS student volunteers put in hours and hours of time in the media center, including Katie S., who helped head up the Wake Up and Read Book Drive. 8th Grader Nikki W. created a student-run book display to help other kids find good books to read.
Our parent volunteers were a huge help! Since students checked out all those books, parents happily shelved them afterwards. Parents donated 175 hours of time towards making the media program one that serves the literacy, research, and technology needs of all MPMS students and staff. We could not possibly offer the level of service we do without the support of administration and the PTSA. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us keep the media program strong. And to our 8th grade parents, we will miss you! "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about education." ~~Harold Howe, former US Commissioner of Education April Was National Library Month!Take a look at what's been happening in the MPMS Media Center recently. Students, stop by often this month to be a part of some fun activities we've been having, including our morning Spring Egg hunts!
Blog: We're on Top of the World
Sixth Grade Language Arts students have been working on a fantastic unit about Survival. The unit combines many different important elements tied up into one engaging, rigorous learning experience. Read more... The Wake Up and Read Book Drive was a huge success!
Holly Goldberg Sloan Visits MPMS!Holly Goldberg Sloan, award-winning author of Counting By 7s, visited MPMS on Wed. Feb. 1 and presented a session to all 6th grade students. Learn all about her visit here.
Blog: Our Future Scientists
It was delayed, thanks to the snow days, but this week is the culminating activity for 8th Graders in the NC Science and Engineering Fair. Read more... Blog: Biome Project
When students get to middle school, school librarians focus on skills in a different way than in elementary school. Read more... Blog: Welcome, Mrs. Henderson
We'd like to give a warm welcome to Mrs. Erika Henderson, our library intern. Mrs. Henderson is finishing her master's degree in library science from UNC-CH. It's sort of like the school librarian version of student teaching. Read more... Blog: Happy New School Year!
All MPMS students will come to the media center for an orientation session. In fact, we started on Day 2 and have had between 120-250 students a day who have... Read more... Blog: Digital Learning Day
Wednesday, Feb. 17 was Digital Learning Day, On Digital Learning Day, we celebrate our instructional practices that use technology in meaningful ways. Read more... Parent Volunteer Registration
Would you like to help out in your child's classroom, chaperone a field trip, or assist at sporting events? All adult volunteers are required to undergo a background check each school year before helping in any capacity at school. Come to the Media Center to register to be a WCPSS volunteer from 8:00 to 4:00 Monday through Friday. Thanks to everyone for the gift of your time to support our students!
Media Center VolunteersCan you spare an hour a week? The media center needs your help!
Parent volunteers support the media program in many ways. During the 16-17 school year our terrific volunteers shelved 33,817 books! Learn more here. Email Mrs. Tomasevich if you are interested in becoming a media center volunteer. We will hold orientation sessions for interested parents in the next few weeks. If you filled out the volunteer interest form at Open House or Meet the Teacher Night, you should receive an email with session dates. |
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Technology Tidbits:
Take a look at some of the ways the media center is integrating technology into students' lives.
Digital Learning Day: What is Digital Citizenship? |
Happy Holidays! Here is What We Have Been Up to So Far This Year... |
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New! Green Screen videosTake a look at what we can do with Mrs. Farrell's new Green Screen! Thanks, PTSA, for the grant money to purchase this new tech tool.
Library Orientation
All 6th Grade students watched this orientation Voice Thread at their first media center visit.
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The Media Center is a busy place in the mornings!
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Mills Park Middle School Media Center
441 Mills Park Dr.
Cary, NC 27519
919 466-1500 Ext. 20810
Questions or comments? Email us.
All images on this website are used within fair use guidelines from original photos or Creative Commons.
441 Mills Park Dr.
Cary, NC 27519
919 466-1500 Ext. 20810
Questions or comments? Email us.
All images on this website are used within fair use guidelines from original photos or Creative Commons.
. This site was created by Mindy Tomasevich & Stephanie Fiedler.
