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Welcome to the HCS Library Webpage!

The mission of the school library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information; students are empowered to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.

HCS Library Media Center

Looking for a good book?

Click on the Destiny link to search our catalog:

Mrs. Chasse
School Librarian
chassej@region10ct.org

Reference Page

Username: hcs
Password: read

Username: reg10
Password: bluewhite

Click here for Destiny's Webpath Express

Username: hcsreg10
Password: hcsreg10

Tons of ebooks!
Log in as a student in Mrs. Nelson's Class: phv0298

Wonderopolis

Click here for National Geographic Kids Anima ls

Click here for San Diego Zoo Kids

Click here for #metkids: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

News Sites:

Time for Kids

Dogo News

Tween Tribune
News for Kids by Smithsonian

Website Evaluation for Grade 4

How do Search Engines work? Click here to see a video that explains this!

Second: Northwest Pacific Octopus

Biome Resources:

World Biomes

World Biomes - Kids Do Ecology

Biomes of the World from Missouri Botanical Gardens

World Biomes and Ecosystems - Ducksters

Safe Search Engine

Copyright Friendly Images

Click here for Pics4Learning Copyright Friendly Images

Royalty Free Music

News articles for grade 4

A Daring Rescue - Scholastic News
Thai Soccer Team Rescue - Kids News

Computer Literacy

https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/dragon-blast

Practice your mouse skills:

Mouse Practice Games

Jackson Pollack.org

Try some fun typing lessons and games

TypeTastic K-4

Computer Science Introduction

Hour of Code 2024

Kodable Grades K-4

Kodable Grades K- 4

Rodocode: Grades 1- 4

Dragon Blast: Grades 1 -4

Code with Anna and Elsa: Grades 2 - 4

Code: Dance Party: Grades 2-4

Minecraft: Grades 2 - 4

Star Wars: Grades 2 - 4

Puppy Adventure: Grades 1 - 4

Inventing with Scratch and Gitanjali Rao

Course C 2024 for Grades 3 and 4

Express Course for Grades 1 , 2 and 3

Learn how to be a good digital citizen

Play Digital Passport

Play Interland - Be Internet Awesome

Ozoblockly

Tinkercad

Makey Makey Getting Started

Makey Makey Apps for Musical Instruments

Scratch

Nick Bruel

Nick Bruel draws Bad Kitty

Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft's Website

Meet Jerry Video

Interview with Jerry Craft

Abby Hanlon

Abby Hanlon's Website

Interview with Abby Hanlon

How Does Abby Hanlon Make Books? Video

Kazu Kibushi

The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) (1)

Kazu Kibuishi Website

Scholastic Interview with Kazu Kibuishi Video

Scholastic Interview with Kibuishi

Gordon Korman

Gordon Korman's Website

Gary Paulsen

Cover art

About Gary Paulsen

Biography of Gary Paulsen - Ducksters

Gary Paulsen Interview

Gary Paulsen Video

Dav Pilkey

Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1)

Dav Pilkey's Website

Dav Pilkey Talks About His Work

Dav Pilkey Tells How He Got Started Video

Dana Meachen Rau

Dana Meachen Rau's Website

Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan's Website

Rick Riordan Talks About Percy Jackson Series Video

Riordan Interview Transcript

Rachel Renee Russell

Dork Diaries 14

Dork Diaries Website

Interview with Rachel Renee Russell

Writer's Digest Interview with Rachel Renee Russell

Tui T. Sutherland

Tui T. Sutherland's Website

Interview with Tui T. Sutherland

Raina Telgemeier

Sisters

Raina's Website

Video Interview with Raina - Reading Rockets

Sisters with Raina Telgemeier Video

Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney's Website

Jeff Kinney Video

Fan Interview with Jeff Kinney

Interview

Max Brallier

Max Brallier Website

Interview

Check out ebooks from Sora!

The Student Reading App

Region 10's Sora eBook Collection

Log in with your User Name and Password

Click here for Mrs. Nelson's tutorial on logging in to Region 10 Sora
and checking out ebooks!

Find out what Sora is all about!

Watch this short video to learn how to get started using Sora.

Click here for step by step instructions for borrowing and reading ebooks, as well as Sora's special features like highlighting and note taking.

HCS Summer Reading 2025

Make time every day to read!

Summer is the perfect time to get lost in some AMAZING books! Make sure to visit your public library so you will always have a stack of "can't wait to read" books on hand. Remember, books can travel with you and provide some delightful moments of quiet time in a busy day. Check out the links below for some GREAT suggestions of books and authors.

Choose your style of recording your summer reading!

Try all the reading choices on the new HCS Summer Reading Game Board!

HCS Summer Reading Game Board 2025

OR

Record the books you read this summer in a Journal for the
Governor's Summer Reading Challenge.
Please see the information below. Be sure to return your Summer Reading Journal to your teacher in August!

Governor's Summer Reading Journal

Governor's Summer Reading Book List 2025

You can access Sora e-books here:

Region 10 Sora

See the Sora Reading App webpage (above) for information on logging into Sora

See the links below for a list of CT Nutmeg Award Nominees.

Visit the Harwinton or Burlington Public Library!

Harwinton Public Library

Burlington Public Library

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List of Connecticut Nutmeg Awards Nominees for Elementary Grades 2-3

List of Connecticut Nutmeg Award Nominees for Intermediate Grade 4 -6

Library & Media Center >

Welcome to the HCS Library Webpage! The mission of the school library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information; students are empowered to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.

Welcome to the HCS Library Webpage!

The mission of the school library program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information; students are empowered to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.