Ozona Library Media Center

  • Ozona Library Media Center

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    Where Ospreys Read and Learn in the Nest!

    Welcome to the Osprey Library Media Center where information is available in a wide variety of formats, both print and electronic; where materials and activities are coordinated with classroom assignments; and where students learn information skills that prepare them to live and work in the 21st century. Today's school library media program plays an integral role in educating children for the future. It is where students learn to find, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and communicate information and ideas — skills they will need as adults to live and work in an information-based society. So much is going on in the media center...from checking out just right books to engaging in STEM projects and activities. The media center offers engaging opportunities for all! Make sure to come in and check us out!
     
    Visit the Ozona Elementary Library Media Center online and find a book using our virtual online book catalog.  

Ozona Morning News: Ospreys Live

  • Students tune in each morning to watch the Ospreys Live Morning News program. Fourth grade students serve on the news crew and run the production in our high-tech news studio. During our daily broadcast, anchors share all the latest news about what's happening around Ozona with our Ospreys. News segments include the Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence, weather, lunch menu, student and staff birthdays, Math and Science segments, AVID question of the week, and breaking Osprey news.  A rotating feature segment is also shared based on the day:

    Motivational Monday  
    Tell a Fun Fact Tuesday 
    Learn a New Word Wednesday
    This Day in History Thursday
    LOL Friday Funny

Battle of the Books Grades 3-5

  • We are excited to be participating in the Battle of the Books at Ozona Elementary!  Below is a list of the current program books for Battle of the Books.

    Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
    The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
    Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson
    J.D. and the Great Barble Battle by J. Dillard
    Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendariz
    Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable
    Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak
    The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L Holm
    Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
    The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith
    Mystery on Magnolia Circle by Kate Klise
    Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goetz
    Stella by McCall Hoyle

    And any student who reads 3 books or more of the program books will be able to vote for their favorite too!  

     

Boys Read and Boys Battle of the Books

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    New this year is the Boys Read Book Club. Ozona Elementary is participating in the Pinellas County Schools' Boys Read reading program. This program is in partnership with the Pinellas Education Foundation focusing on creating engaging reading opportunities for boys.  Boys are selected to participate in this club and read the 5 program books:

    JD & The Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
    Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr
    Stuntboy: In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds/Raul the Third
    Pax by Sara Pennypacker
    The Lion of Mars by Jennifer Holm

    In January, 4 members of the Boys Read Book Club will be selected to represent Ozona in the Boys Read Book Battle competition.