Media Center
Mrs. Diane L. Creel, Media Specialist
Mrs. Iris K. Tuttle, Media Assistant
January News
January is Award Winners month! We learn who the Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King and Pura Bel Pre award winners are for this year. If you're not sure what these awards are, ask your child! We'll be reviewing the criteria for the awards and reading some of the most recent winners.
Do you know Dewey? Classes will continue to learn about the Dewey Decimal System way of organizing the Media Center. This will enable the students to become independent users of any school Media Center and most public libraries.
Students will also continue to study the writing elements and styles of Donald Crews, Eric Carle, Jan Brett and Patricia Polacco. All grade levels have been listening to and evaluating the 2011-2012 Black-Eyed Susan Picture Books. Now the 4th and 5th grade students have been given the opportunity to do the same with the 2011-2012 BES Novels for Grades 4 through 6. To be eligible to vote on-line for their favorite book in April, 4th and 5th graders must have read at least three of the ten novels which have been nominated for the award. Students must complete a form for each novel read and have it checked by Mrs. Creel. Completed forms are kept in the Media Center.
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Mission Statement
Come on in! We'll read for pleasure, research ideas, use technology and have fun while learning. All students will have the opportunity to grow in knowledge and independence using a wide variety of resources to become life-long learners.
For Students
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For Students and Staff
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Meet Mrs. Creel
 Mrs. Creel has been in education for more than 27 years teaching all grades from 1st through 5th. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Elementary Education, received a MS in Curriculum and Instruction from McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College and is a certified School Library Media Specialist. She lives in Frederick, Maryland and is the mother of three adult children and owner of Bleu, a barky little Papillion. Mrs. Creel also has five grandpuppies, Scottish Terriers named Scottie and Sidney, Italian Greyhounds named Spot and Bentley, and a rescued racing Greyhound named Peyton. They all keep her very busy. She reads at least two books a week when she’s not playing with Bleu and her grandpuppies.
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Meet Mrs. Tuttle
My name is Iris Tuttle and I live in Brookeville with my husband and two children who are 13 and 10 years old. I have a degree in communications from Towson University. I began working in health care marketing for eight years and decided to pursue the education field. I started a master’s program at Hopkins but felt my children still needed so much of my time and I didn’t want to sacrifice their education for mine. I put the degree on hold and continued working for Montgomery County Schools as a paraeducator and now as a Media Assistant. Being able to combine my communications degree and working with children has been my goal. In addition to my children, we have a Yorkie named Nikki, a rabbit named Dutch, and a Gecko named Cal.
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Media Center Hours
 The Flower Hill Media Center is open for Book Exchange from 8:45 until 2:45 In addition to their scheduled Media Class, students may visit the Media Center with their teachers' permission at any time during the school day using a Media Center pass.
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Book Selection
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How many books may I check out?
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How long may I keep my books?
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| Kindergarten |
one |
one week |
| 1st & 2nd |
two |
two weeks |
| 3rd, 4th, & 5th |
three |
two weeks |