- Central Middle School
- MEDIA CENTER
Media Center
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Michelle Fee
Media Specialist, Central Middle School
Mrs. Hollander
Media Center Assistant, Central Middle School
Hours
Monday - Friday
7:25 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
(Hours extended as needed for special projects)
Media Center Information
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Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader Parent Home Connect & AR BookFinder
We now have a new feature that has been added to theAccelerated Reader program called renaissance Home Connect! The Home Connect site provides you with a snapshot of your child's AR record. It includes the results of AR quizzes taken at school, the number of quizzes taken, which books they have read and quizzed on, and other relevant information. Parents, you can even input your email address and request an update each time your student takes a quiz! Just click on Email Setup to sign up.
Your child cannot take Accelerated Reader quizzes at home.
To access Home Connect click on the link below and use your child's login and password. (Same log-in used at school - student username/student id# as password)
To check whether a book is an AR book or to find the reading level of a book, click on the link below.
(Lower grade interest level quizzes have been inactivated from our program)
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AR Incentive Program
AR Book BucksBook bucks are earned by points received on AR quizzes, monthly AR top ten point earners, and special occasions. You may redeem Book Bucks as you receive them or you may save them to earn a larger prize. Pay attention to other special events that may arise to redeem and earn Book Bucks.AR Store 25 points (one Book Buck) 50 points (two Book Bucks) 100 points (three Book Bucks) 150 points (four Book Bucks) 200 points (five Book Bucks) 250 points (six Book Bucks) 300 points (seven Book Bucks)One Book Buck/get lunch first coupon/item from small prize binTwo Book Bucks/item from large prize binThree Book Bucks/free ice cream coupon from cafeteriaFive Book Bucks/free magazine of choice or $3 added to lunch accountSix Book Bucks/free paperback book of choiceSeven Book Bucks/free off-campus lunchIt is your responsibility to notify teacher of points earned. To receive Book Bucks and specialcoupons/prizes you will need to obtain a library pass from a team teacher. Book Bucks andcoupons/prizes are only available through the media center.Young Hoosier Book Award ProgramParticipating in the YHBA program is as easy as 1-2-3!1. Sign up for the program through the media center.2. Read five books off this school year's 6-8 YHBA nominee list.3. For the book to be valid you must take and pass its accompanying Accelerated Reader quiz or write a critique about the book (forms are available through the media center). -
Databases
The following are databases that we subscribe to at Central Middle School. Most of the databases will ask for a remote username and password that are available through the CMS media center. They are very useful for online research. For more information, please see Mrs. Fee in the media center. -
Citation Makers
The following are free citation makers. Just fill in the blanks and then copy and paste into your document. It's that easy! Remember CMS uses MLA style.
EasyBib NoodleTools KnightCite Citation Machine OSLIS Citation Maker (MLA)
OSLIS Citation Maker (APA)
O.P.E.N. Citation Maker