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**Math

  • Math - Easy CBM - Students may use this link to take their math assessment under teacher supervision.

*3rd Grade

*Parkwood Library Catalogue

*Survey For Interscholastic Sports

AR

  • Parkwood AR Quizzes - Use the Parkwood Library Catalogue to look up which books we own and which books have AR quizzes. To double check a book's AR level click into the record.

Author Events

  • Author Events at All for Kids Bookstore - Click here to get to All for Kids Bookstore's website & then click on the blue box in the middle of the page for authors & events coming soon.
  • Author Events at Third Place Books - Click here to find children's author events at Third Place Books. You can also sign up to receive their calendar of monthly events.
  • Author Events at University Book Store - Look here for children's author events such as Eric Schlosser's visit Saturday, May 13. He's the author of the new book Chew on This; Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food

Book Lists & New Books

  • Books - Series & Sequels - Use this handy tool to track down books in a series & their order.
  • Kids Read - Look here for new book news, author information, and series information.

Public Library

  • King County Library Homepage - Click here to get to the resources offered by the King County Library System including the Kids & Teens section on the left hand column. Parkwood's AR quiz list is included here as well as a myriad of helpful resources appropriate for elementary students under Homework Help.

Reading Award Programs

  • Global Reading Challenge - Parkwood 4th & 5th Graders will compete this year in King County Library's Global Reading Challenge. Two teams will read the 10 books & write Q & A's for practice sessions. The in-school challenge will take place in February TBA. The district challege between Parkwood, Highland Terrace, Syre, Lake Forest Park, Ridgecrest & Merdian Park will take place Thursday, Feb. 25. Questions can be directed to Ms. Turpin. Click on this site for more information & this year's booklist.
  • Sasquatch Reading Award - Gr. 4 - 6 students who read 2 or more of these titles vote on this award in the end of March each year. At Parkwood students may read until the final book fair of the year when those who have read 6 or more books from the YRCA & Sasquatch nominees are invited in for a grand prize grade level drawing. Winners earn shopping certificates to the book fair--1st place $15, 2nd place $10. Students who read 10 or more titles earn a free paperback; those who read all 18 earn 2 free paperbacks. Consolation prizes go to those who don't win the grand prize drawing.
  • Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Parkwood K-3 students vote on this award in late March each year. Teachers read the 20 nominated titles to their classes from January through March. Voting takes place the last week of March.
  • Young Reader's Choice Award - Gr. 4 - 6 students who read 2 or more of these titles vote on this award in the end of March each year. At Parkwood students may read until the final book fair of the year when those who have read 6 or more books from the YRCA & Sasquatch nominees are invited in for a grand prize grade level drawing. Winners earn shopping certificates to the book fair--1st place $15, 2nd place $10. Students who read 10 or more titles earn a free paperback; those who read all 18 earn 2 free paperbacks. Consolation prizes go to those who don't win the grand prize drawings.

Research Tools

  • Citation Maker - Elementary & secondary students can create citations easily & in correct format using the templates for a wide variety of sources when doing research.
  • Digital Learning Commons - Click here to access Shoreline's subscription to a variety of databases for students including Groliers' Online Encyclopedias (The New Book of Knowledge), netTrekker, Facts on File, Corbis Images, SIRS (a collection of online databases specializing in social issue, science, history, & the arts, & InfoSkills.
  • Encyclopedia online - Information Please - If you need a quick & easy encyclopedia try searching for your information here.
  • ProQuest & eLibrary & eLibrary for Kids - Online subscription to a variety of databases including magazines, newspapers, children's books & other reference material. Email Ms. Turpin for Parkwood's log-in username & password.

Science & Math

  • Sylvan Dell eBooks - Click here to access our free trial subscription to great science and math through literature from Sylvan Dell Publshing. Topics include owls, herons, wolves, and many more.

Social Studies

  • CulturGrams - Online subscription to a database including maps, flags, national anthems, & detailed information about countries around the world. Email Ms. Turpin for your Parkwood username & password.
  • State & World Web Games - Fun games of varying levels to learn & review the states, countries & their capitals. Click on

Sporting Events