A Timberland Regional Library card is essential! Ms. Quimby has applications in our Reeves Library and she will gladly assist any student who needs to get one. Please see Ms. Quimby for details.
Does your child have a Timberland Regional Library Card? If not, please consider getting one. Students can access the Timberland Library from our computers here at school. The public library has a lot more options for research databases. These databases will be essential to success with the 8th grade Classroom Based Assessments and Mr. G's 8th Grade Science research. Ms. Quimby will teach all 6th graders how to access and use these databases in the 6th grade Infotech course. And students with internet access at home can download ebooks, audiobooks, and three free songs per week! Learn more about how to get a card or print out an application by clicking on the link below.
http://www.trl.org/Services/Pages/LibraryCards.aspx
http://www.trl.org/Services/Pages/LibraryCards.aspx
Reeves Library Catalog Link:
Students and families can log on to the Reeves Library Catalog from home if they would to search for a book or put a book on hold. Just click on the link below. Students should use the log on and password they use here at school. http://library.osd.wednet.edu:8080/cataloging/servlet/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog
Research Help
Eighth Graders will find the Science in Context and U.S. History in Context databases particularly helpful to their academic research. Our eighth grade team expects students to cite scholarly journals in their research writing, and these sources are often difficult to find on the Internet. Our sixth graders will use CultureGrams quite a lot throughout the school year. All of these sites are accessible via the brown button below, though a TRL library card is required for access
All seventh graders will be using Noodletools to organize and cite their research for the 7th grade Science Expo Project. This tool is very helpful for students who are learning how to cite their sources. Students at Reeves can log in using the same username and password they use when logging onto our computers here at school. This site can also be accessed from home. Just click on the link below.
http://www.noodletools.com/
http://www.noodletools.com/
Reading Recommends Homework Help
The Timberland Regional Library website includes countless I have included a few links below which are recommended by
book lists for children and teens. Click on the brown button below our teachers. Some of the sites below are specific to a content area,
to learn about recommended and award winning books for teens. while other sites are just helpful in general.
book lists for children and teens. Click on the brown button below our teachers. Some of the sites below are specific to a content area,
to learn about recommended and award winning books for teens. while other sites are just helpful in general.
What Should I Read Next can help a reader select a new book to read by suggesting authors or titles that are similar to authors or titles they have previously enjoyed. If you or your child ever feel like it is hard to find a good book, try clicking on the button below and
typing in a title or author you have recently enjoyed. Once you find some possible new titles to try, see if we have them in our school or the public library. Happy Reading! |
Math Resources
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Many of the language arts teachers require that their students acquire a certain number of Accelerated Reader (AR) points to count as credit towards their reading grade. Students earn these points by reading a book that has an associated AR quiz. Most of the fiction selections and many of the non-fiction selections in our library have AR quizzes for students to take, and these books are marked by a bright yellow AR sticker on their spines. Students take the ten item multiple choice quizzes here at school. Students often wonder if a book they have purchased or borrowed from the public library is an AR book. Simply click on the bright yellow AR Bookfinder icon below and type in the title or the author of the book. If the book is in the AR database you can read a brief synopsis of the story and see the reading level and the number of AR points which can be earned by passing the AR quiz on the book.
Is reading a struggle for your child? Did you know that the Timberland Regional Library has almost 1,000 titles for teens available for free as audiobooks? If you have internet access at home and a computer or mobile device, try clicking on the button below to browse the titles available for download.
Internet Safety Resources for Parents
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Washington State History Resources
Finding good resources on Washington State History can be challenging. If you have a seventh grader, these sites will come in handy as your child tackles research projects for class.
Historylink.org http://www.historylink.org/ Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest My favorite site for learning about Washington State History is the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest (CSPW). This site was created and is maintained by scholars at the University of Washington. Students can find digital photo archives and scholarly essays on many key topics in our state's history. Portions of this website are set up as an online course, but anyone can access the high quality information. http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/# Keyboarding Practice the Fun Way!
If your child could use some keyboarding practice, try the Nitrotype Program. It is free, and many students enjoy practicing with this program. Students get to race cars with the speed and accuracy of their keyboarding. Points earned during practice can be used to purchase fancier cars for racing in the next practice session. Here's the link. Your child is likely to have an account already set up.
http://www.nitrotype.com/ |
Netsmartz is a great resource for parents to stay informed about keeping their kids safe online. This site is full of tips for discussing safe and ethical conduct for teens using cellphones, social media, chat rooms, etc. The site includes videos, research, and discussion tips.
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
OnGuardOnline.gov is another great source for parents who want to ensure that their children stay safe online. This site includes tips for texting, posting, privacy, and protecting oneself from identity theft. hackers, and malware. The video posted below is just one example of the quality resources you can find on the parent resource page of this website. Tips for families are also available in Spanish.
http://www.onguardonline.gov/features/feature-0002-featured-info-parents
http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents
OnGuardOnline.gov is another great source for parents who want to ensure that their children stay safe online. This site includes tips for texting, posting, privacy, and protecting oneself from identity theft. hackers, and malware. The video posted below is just one example of the quality resources you can find on the parent resource page of this website. Tips for families are also available in Spanish.
http://www.onguardonline.gov/features/feature-0002-featured-info-parents
The two videos below are great conversation starters for discussing online behavior with your children.
Technology Corner
The Reeves Library Program strives to integrate technology throughout the curriculum. All sixth graders complete one quarter of Infotech, a course designed to teach foundational information literacy and technology skills which students can then build upon throughout their middle school and high school years. These skills include: using key words to conduct Internet searches; evaluating websites to determine usefulness and credibility for research; developing strong research questions; citing sources; copyright and usage laws; organizing and saving online files; and use of web 2.0 tools. All grade levels at Reeves learn about Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship each year, but because most students will spend more time online at home than they do at school, we encourage families to build upon the curriculum by having additional conversations at home on these topics. Below are some links to the web 2.0 tools we use most frequently at school.
Student Gmail:
Students can click on the link below. All they have to do is enter the username and password they use every day at school to log onto the computers, and they can have access to their student Gmail. We encourage students to use Google Docs at school if they are working on a document they would like to be able to access at school. Once students are in their school Gmail they should just click on "Drive" to open up their documents. A presentation tool very similar to Powerpoint is also available in Google Drive.
mail.students.osd.wednet.edu
In addition to Google Drive, all sixth graders learn how to use the following programs and web 2.0 tools:
Thinglink
http://www.thinglink.com/
Comic Life (this one is a free download which we have on the computers at school).
Mentormob
http://www.mentormob.com/splash#showLogin
Edublogger
http://edublogs.org/
We are continually learning about new tools for teaching and learning. Please note that we ALWAYS have students sign up for a tool using their student Gmail and that we ALWAYS advise students to set up their accounts as private.
Student Gmail:
Students can click on the link below. All they have to do is enter the username and password they use every day at school to log onto the computers, and they can have access to their student Gmail. We encourage students to use Google Docs at school if they are working on a document they would like to be able to access at school. Once students are in their school Gmail they should just click on "Drive" to open up their documents. A presentation tool very similar to Powerpoint is also available in Google Drive.
mail.students.osd.wednet.edu
In addition to Google Drive, all sixth graders learn how to use the following programs and web 2.0 tools:
Thinglink
http://www.thinglink.com/
Comic Life (this one is a free download which we have on the computers at school).
Mentormob
http://www.mentormob.com/splash#showLogin
Edublogger
http://edublogs.org/
We are continually learning about new tools for teaching and learning. Please note that we ALWAYS have students sign up for a tool using their student Gmail and that we ALWAYS advise students to set up their accounts as private.
Reeves PTA
Our Parent Teacher Association is a strong community of parents who strive to support all students here at Reeves. The PTA strongly supports our school library program, and they are always looking for new members and new ways to help our school. If you would like to learn more about the Reeves PTA, contact Chris Smith at [email protected].
Click on the End of Year Library Report to View Olympia School District 2012-13 Library Program Accomplishments & Goals for 2013-2014
The teacher/librarians within Olympia School District work closely to ensure that our students gain the literacy and technology skills they will need to succeed in the 21st century. If you would like to learn more about specific library curriculum and goals here at Reeves and more broadly across grade levels and schools within our district, click on the document below.
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