A Note from School:  Parents, print our and use this handy "A Note to School" form when you need to send a note to school.

400 Club: A special raffle that benefits “The Principal’s Scholarship Fund” at Rome Catholic School. Don't miss out. Join the 400 Club today and help a child share in a Catholic school experience.

Friday Fish Fry: Because of the popularity of this event, the PTG has graciously offered to extend this tradition to be held the First Friday of each month IN ADDITION to the Lenten Fish Fry that we have hosted for the past several years.  Dinners are $6.50 for adults and $3.50 for children.  Carry out orders can be placed by calling 336-6190 x5020 – simply leave a message with Mrs. Riolo and your order will be filled.

Faculty E-Mail Exchange: http://syrdiocese.org/exchange
Curriculum Mapping Templates for Teachers: Junior/Senior High / Elementary
New York State Standards for Teachers
 

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EBSCO HOST Research Databases: User ID: romecathhs    Password: romecathhs
Online access to several databases:
  • MasterFile Select: Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 700 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. Includes 35 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
  • TOPICsearch: This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
  • General Science Collection: This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back as far as 1992.
  • Science Reference Center: Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
  • Primary Search: Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
  • EBSCO Animals: Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
  • NOVEL: A statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.

Grolier Encyclopedias: Username: rome   Password: catholic
 Provides general and subject specific reference at various levels appropriate for students.
  • Encyclopedia Americana
  • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • The New Book of Knowledge
  • The New Book of Popular Science
  • Lands and Peoples
  • Amazing Animals of the World
  • America The Beautiful

MOM: Madison-Oneida Media: An on-line catalog of the instructional media available for classroom teachers in participating Madison-Oneida schools. Search for and schedule videotapes, kits, DVDs, and much more. Password needed to schedule media.
 

Thomson Gale Databases: Password: empirelink
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library: A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • Junior Edition - K12: Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
  • Business and Company: Information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.
  • Health Reference: Access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources and trusted medical reference materials.
  • ¡Informe!  Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
  • Newspapers: Search a collection of more then 650 newspapers, both national and international.
  • The Twayne Author Series: Comprises 600 full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from Twayne World, US, and English Authors.

World Book: Username: rcsny  Password: rcsny
Online reference source for students of all ages.
  • Today in History
  • World Book Kids
  • Word Book Advanced
  • World Book Reference Center
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

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