Florence Elementary Media Center

  • Battle of the Books

    BOB is for 4th and 5th-grade students who love to read. Those students who participate in Battle of the Books (BOB) read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committee.    At Florence, we meet after the school day as a club and participate in a quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test our knowledge of these books.
    Practice is 2:30 until 3:30 on Mondays beginning in October.   In January, our club is narrowed down to 12 students who represent Florence at the district BOB competition in February. For the year 2022-23, teams who qualify for the finals will travel to UNC-Greensboro for the culminating competition.   
    If you are interested in participating, begin reading the books now. Below is a listing of all books:

    North Carolina School Library Media Association 2023-2024 Elementary Battle of the Books

    BOB

  • Research

    Looking for current, reliable information? Check out the following places.

    NCWiseOwl (Password required)

    NCpedia

    Ebooks, Audiobooks, & More

    Looking to check out some great books? Head over to Destiny Discover to browse through over 5,000 ebooks, audiobooks, and more! 
     
    Destiny Discover
    Username: GCS student id number
    Password: birthday (mmddyyyy)
    Forget your username? No problem! Use our guest login credentials!
    username: cowboy
    password: cowboy
     

    NC Kids Digital Library

    Username: GCS student id number
    Password: Birth month + birth year
    Example: 1/22/2006 = 0106
     

    High Point Public Library/Greensboro Public Library

    Username: GCS student id number
    Password: Birth month + birth year
    Example: 1/22/2006 = 0106