Library
“Everyone is a reader… some just haven’t found their favorite book yet.”
Southaven Elementary Library Media Center's vision is to become a 21st Century environment that promotes learning in all students grades kindergarten through five by being a fun, safe, and productive place to read, write, research, and create.
The mission of Southaven Elementary School Library Media Center is to provide our students and teachers with a text, resource, and technologically rich learning environment that will spark creativity, foster a love of reading, promote research skills, and aid in the implementation of the Mississippi College and Career Ready Standards.
Southaven Elementary School Library Media Center Goals:
- Students will learn to venture out and read a variety of different texts.
- The SES library media center will be a safe haven for students and teachers to research and select texts.
- Students will be provided with a plethora of book genres to encourage the development of life-long reading.
- The SES library will provide a wide range of resources for teachers to grow and expand their lessons.
- Students will be encouraged to read, write, and research on topics they enjoy.
- The library will become a favorite place for our young readers to expand their growing knowledge.
Links
Research
MAGNOLIA is a statewide consortium funded by the Mississippi Legislature which provides online research databases for publicly funded K-12 schools, public libraries, community college libraries, and university libraries in Mississippi.
http://magnolia.msstate.edu/k12/elementary.asp
KidRex is a fun and safe search for kids, by kids! KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search™ and use Google SafeSearch™ technology.
https://www.alarms.org/kidrex/Factmonster.com combines essential reference materials, fun facts and features, and homework help for kids.
EBooks & Online Reading
Destiny
https://dcsms.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas51_2322480
Username: JLGELM Password: JLGFREE
https://jlg.ipublishcentral.com/
MackinVIA
https://www.mackinvia.com/enter
Site Name: Mississippi Distance Learning Primary
Username: mde20201 Password: mde20201
Games & Learning
The Stacks
https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/home/?esp=CORPHP%2Fib%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FNAV%2FKids%2FTab%2FSTACKSHP%2F%2F%2F%2F
Kids A-Z
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login
Classroom Magazine
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Teacher Resources
Destiny
https://dcsms.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas51_2322480
Teacher Professional Development