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Media Specialist Mrs. Heifetz		Media Assistant Mrs. Paull

Media Center Hours The Flower Valley Media Center is open to students from 8:30 AM to 3:05 PM. Students may come in before the start of school to borrow and return books. Students may visit at any other times during the day with teacher permission.

Media Center Mission Our mission is to provide students and staff with access to books, technology, ideas, information, and other learning opportunities. We strive to instill a love of literature and learning, facilitate access to information, and help media center patrons become effective users of information. This will be done by: acquiring, promoting, and sharing high-quality books and literature managing and teaching about ways to access information implementing the information literacy framework integrated with the curriculum to teacher information literacy skills



Kids Click	Ask for Kids	Quintura	Yahoo! Kids Study Zone

There are many subscription resources available to MCPS students on the internet. Students may access these sites from their home computer with the correct passwords. Passwords may be obtained from the Flower Valley Media Center.

	Encyclopedias and Reference Tools
Amazing Animals Elementary encyclopedia on animals and habitats	Encyclopedia Britannica General encyclopedia available at elementary, middle, & high school levels	Encyclopedia Britannica Spanish Reference Center Elementary & general level encyclopedias, atlas, dictionary, and timelines in Spanish	Encyclopedia Britannica Global Reference Center Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and French encyclopedias

	World Book Kids Elementary, General, and Spanish encyclopedias	Webster's New International Dictionary Unabridged dictionary

	Information Databases
CultureGrams Current information on countries of the world	Facts for Learning Database for grades 2-5;Topic search; Homework corner; References an almanac, encyclopedia, Weekly Reader, and other books	Newsbank KidsPage Elementary database of periodicals and articles; topic searches, maps, and projects	SIRS Discoverer Elementary/Middle school level database of resources about current events, history, and other curriculum content

	Primary & Secondary Sources Databases
Annals of American History Primary sources and multimedia about the history of America	Journey Back in Time Database of historical primary & secondary sources organized by era & theme	SIRS Decades 5000 primary & secondary sources from the 20th century	World Data Analyst Statistics about countries of the world

	Other Resources
	NoodleTools Bibliography and notecard generator	TeachingBooks.net Multimedia web service about books, authors, and illustrators

Kid-Friendly Websites and Web Resources (no passwords required)
Enchanted Learning	National Geographic for Kids	Starfall	PBS Kids
	Time for Kids	World Almanac for Kids
Here are some useful links from our county library:
Montgomery County Public Library Site
KidsSite
Homework Helpers

Created and Maintained by Stacy Hurney and Cassandra Heifetz
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Last updated on: Monday, December 1, 2008
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