Welcome to the Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Welcome to the Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Library Media Center!
Library Media Center!
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Need assistance reach out to your media team
Mrs. Mary Cohen - Media Specialist
Mrs. Jessica Lund - Media Assistant
🌸 Spring in the Media Center! 🌸
April is National Library Month! Let's have some fun...
Tuesday, April 21st
We will celebrate with a fun Spirit Day to show our love for reading and libraries! Dress like your favorite book character.
We are so excited for Spring Break and all the reading ahead! Don’t forget to participate in our #BRESCaughtYouReading campaign - snap a photo of your child reading and share it in this folder. We love seeing our Red Foxes reading everywhere! 🦊
📚 After Spring Break, students will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Black-Eyed Susan Book Award book - stay tuned for the winners!
📚 Looking for more reading fun? Check out the Gaithersburg Book Festival - a wonderful local event filled with authors, books, and activities for all ages!
📚 And don’t forget to start getting ready for Montgomery County Public Libraries Summer Reading - more details coming soon!
Happy reading and enjoy your Spring Break! ☀️📖
Free Online Tutoring for MCPS Students Brainfuse HelpNow
Free Online Tutoring for MCPS Students Brainfuse HelpNow
Help your students access free, live online tutoring through Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Brainfuse HelpNow. With a library card, students can connect with tutors, get writing feedback, and build skills in all core subjects.
👉 Makerspace Amazon Wish List
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Library Media Lessons
Kindergarten and 1st grade students will visit the library every week. 2nd and 3rd grade students will come to the library on an A/B week schedule. 4th and 5th grade students will visit the library for collaborative lessons to enrich the learning happening in their classrooms.
Throughout the year students will learn how the library works, exploring new books, building research skills and celebrating the joy of reading!
Student Checkout
Library books are due 2 weeks from check out. Dojo reminders will be sent out the day before your child visits the library. Overdue notices will be sent out every quarter, or on a case by case situation.
Number of books students can check out:
Kindergarten: 1 book
First Grade: 1 books
Second Grade: 3 books
Third Grade: 3 books
Fourth Grade: 4 books
Fifth Grade: 4 books
Open Book Checkout
Students can drop by the library media center anytime -- with their classroom teacher's permission -- to check out library books. Students also have time to check out library books during their library lessons.
Monthly Media schedule is posted below:
Do you have a student that needs technology for home?
Do you have a student that needs technology for home?
Families can fill out the google forms below to request an at-home chromebook.
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