Centennial Academy's mission is to create a culture of opportunity and discovery in which scholars are developed into creative critical thinkers with the vision and courage to impact a global society. As a community school, Centennial Academy readily extends beyond its campus borders in strong partnerships with institutions of early and higher learning, industry, and social service that support a PreK to 8th grade curriculum. To support our community, our media center is open for visitor use before school and until 4:30 every day.
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Welcome to Centennial Academy's library media center resources! This page contains most of the links you'll need to get started with research and reading from home. Visit the other tabs at the top of this page for general information and the monthly newsletter page. Passwords are not required for at-school use, but are if you're working from home. Enjoy your visit!
Research and Reference
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Reading Lists and Logs
Reading Log (so you can keep track of books you've read and your AR scores).
The Suggested Reading list for all Centennial Academy students is here. These lists were developed by our media specialist an teachers and many of them can be found in our school library or through one of the electronic sources. Most are suggestions but a few may be required reading for Upper Academy - talk to your teacher about specific assignments. Since the "Summer Slump" is a real thing, scholars are encouraged to read at least 4 chapter books during their summer break, at least 30 minutes each and every day! You can read any kind of books, magazines, newspapers, instructions, game cheat codes, or comic books and graphic novels, as long as there's reading involved. Try it! ePointPlus is another eBook resource for upper academy nonfiction. The user name is cacs, password ebooks. Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl members - go to the members' page for information about 2018-19. Also, be sure you're regularly checking into our Google Classroom for announcements.h Other sites with reading suggestions -
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Accelerate Your Reader – Tips for Parents
Most folks only think about books when they’re thinking about reading, but there are lots of different kinds of reading that most of us do every day. Here are some activities you can do with your family to encourage reading:
Most folks only think about books when they’re thinking about reading, but there are lots of different kinds of reading that most of us do every day. Here are some activities you can do with your family to encourage reading:
- Play games in the car – read signs, billboards, maps, license plates, bumper stickers.
- Read labels and recipes when cooking and shopping.
- Discuss TV shows to build listening and comprehension – your student can probably explain the characters and plot of his favorite TV show.
- Enlist your child to help read the instructions when you’re setting up that new big screen TV or DVD player.
- Read aloud! Even “big kids” like to be read to. Research shows that children who are regularly read to become good readers more quickly.
- Take turns reading a book out loud. Even when your child can read, they enjoy reading with you, and they also like to read to you.
- Encourage children to try reading different materials. Older kids like to read magazines and newspapers – especially the sports section and comics.
- Reading and writing go together – encourage your child to write letters and e-mail to family members.
- Read the liner notes and lyrics on favorite music CDs – listen for the words, not just the tunes!
- Read movie reviews and summaries on videos you watch.
- Take your child to the library regularly.
- Let your child catch you reading – be a reading role model!