Bel Pre Elementary School

13801 Rippling Brook Drive
Silver Spring, Maryland 20906
(301)460-2145
Fax: (301) 460-2148

School Hours: 8:50am-3:05pm
School Office Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm

Principal: Carmen Van Zutphen
Assistant Principal: Patricia Smith

Media Center

Mrs. Everitt and Mrs. Hall greet students warmly when they visit the media center. Students are encouraged to use the media center whenever they wish. Every day is library day!

Media Center Mission Statement
To serve all patrons by promoting information literacy, lifelong learning skills and a love of reading.

Online Literacy Resources Mrs. Everitt's favorites- Try these websites! They're great for emergent readers.

http://www.literacycenter.net/

http://www.starfall.com/

http://enchantedlearning.com

Black-eyed Susan Reading Program
Our students participate in the Black-eyed Susan Book Award Process. The Black-eyed Susan Award is named for the State Flower of Maryland and has been given in several categories every year since 1992. The purpose of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. The picture book nominees are listed on the charts below. When students read 8 of the 15 titles, they can vote for their favorite. These votes are tallied statewide to determine the winner. Authors, illustratorsand publishers recognize this award as an honor bestowed by Maryland students.

BLACK-EYED SUSAN PICTURE BOOK LIST 2008-09

For more information go to http://www.maslmd.org/awards_what.php