What does the research say about summer reading?
“Regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic level, or previous achievement, children who read four or more books over the summer fare better on reading-comprehension tests in the fall than their peers who read one or no books over the summer.” --Jimmy Kim, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Will you take the challenge to read 5 Media Center books for the summer?

Dacula Middle Media Center invites students to borrow up to five books of their choice. In order to check out books for the summer, students must meet the following criteria:
• Be a rising 6th, 7th, or 8th grade student at Dacula Middle School for 2022 - 2023 school year.
• Return materials borrowed during current school year (all books and fines are due Friday, May 13, 2022)
• Have a clear library record: all materials returned, lost books paid, no excessive overdue history
• Return signed permission slip or complete this from by May 6. TAKE 5 checkout for current DMS students is
        May 16 - 20, 2022
• Rising 6th Grade Late Night for TAKE 5 check out is Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 4:30pm-6:00pm. Enter through the exterior Media Center doors from the Car Rider Lane on Dacula Rd.  
• Rising 6th grade students may come after school until 4 PM May 16 & 17.
• Return all summer reading books to the Dacula Middle Media Center by August 12, 2022.