Mrs. Lisa Delgado, Media Specialist
Please return lost library books to:
South Jackson Media Center
attn: Lisa Delgado
8144 Jefferson Rd.
Athens, GA 30607
Our students are participating in the Pizza Hut Book It reading promotion. This program allows students to earn a free personal pan pizza once a month for meeting the reading goal set by their teacher. Book It runs from October 1st through March 31st. Parents can learn more about this reading program and the importance reading plays in the life of children by visiting the Book It website http://www.bookitprogram.com/Parents/index.asp .
We are also participating in the Six Flags Read-to-Succeed reading promotion. Students who read for 6 hours above and beyond reading required for school will earn a free ticket to Six Flags Over Georgia! This program also started in October. Reading logs are due in mid February. Visit their website http://readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/parents.cfm to learn more about this program.
Want to hear a good book?
You can listen to Georgia celebrities share one of their favorite books on the GA Department of Education Georgia Read More website http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/sia_as_library.aspx?PageReq=ITReadMore .
Visit Storyline Online http://www.storylineonline.net/ for a wonderful selection of books read aloud online.
Barnes and Noble has online books on their website too. Try If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and their other online books by clicking on the Books Online tab above also accessible at the link http://sjmc.shutterfly.com/booksonline or by visiting the Barnes and Noble website http://www.barnesandnoble.com/storytime/index.asp?cds2Pid=34202 . If you can't see the video, try clicking in the video area quickly two times.
Read a book recommended by South Jackson 4th and 5th grade students and teachers by visiting our Read A Good Book blog http://readagoodbook.wordpress.com. Students in 4th and 5th grade are encouraged to write their own recommendations. Don't know how to add a recommendation? Ask Mrs. Delgado.
Read a book recommended by 3rd graders http://sjmc.shutterfly.com/3rdgradebookrecommendations
Read one of the Georgia Book Award Nominees or past Georgia Book Award winners. Check out http://sjmc.shutterfly.com/georgiabookaward for a list of the titles.
To learn of other good books to read, follow the book recommendation links provided under Favorite Sites on this page.