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NWMS Media Center

First Quarter Update

NWMS MediaCenterFirst Quarter Update

Media Center Highlights

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Genre-fication

The media center has been "genre"fied! Our fiction section has been rearranged to make it easier for students to find books they love. Our genres include Sports, Humor, Action/Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Romance/Chick Lit, Fantasy, and Classics. We've had lots of positive feedback from the students!
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6th Grade Boys Nook Book Club

6th grade boys were invited to join the Nook Book Club. During the month of October, students met during lunch to discuss and participate in activities related to the book Masters of Disaster by Gary Paulsen.
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Book Bowl is Back!

The Book Bowl is a reading incentive program in which students read books from a predetermined list. The books are selected from SC Book Award nominees. Teams of students then compete by answering questions from the books. Students will be assigned to teams—five members and at least one alternate. Visit our Book Bowl webpage to learn more!

Makerspace

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Last year, we remodeled an area of our library and created a Makerspace. The area includes a LEGO wall, art table, and dry erase table. We added K'Nex, Snap Circuits, origami paper, duct tape, and more! Students are able to come in to get their creative juices flowing as they work on various projects. This year, students continue to visit this area to create, invent, and build!
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K'Nex

Students reached the ceiling with their model of the Empire State Building.
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Little Bits

Manipulating LittleBIts gives students experience with electrical circuits.
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LEGOS

Students get creative with LEGOS!

2016-17 South Carolina Junior Book Award (SCJBA) Nominees

Students at Northwest Middle are encouraged to participate in the South Carolina Book Award Program sponsored by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians. The purpose of this program is to encourage students to read quality contemporary literature and to honor the authors of the winning books chosen by students across the state of South Carolina. Students must read a minimum of three titles from the list of 20 Junior Book Award nominees. Voting takes place right before the state deadline in February. The three books below are just a glimpse of the twenty available titles.
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Tell Me by Joan Bauer

Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
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Fantasy League by Mike Lupica

In Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skill at fantasy football gains the attention of both the local media and the owner of a professional football team.
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Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond

Sixteen-year-old Jules Maroni's dream is to follow in her father's footsteps as a high-wire walker. When her family is offered a prestigious role in the new Cirque American, it seems that Jules and the Amazing Maronis will finally get the spotlight they deserve. But the presence of the Flying Garcias may derail her plans and bring danger to her family.