Minerals in the media center
To enhance the third grade geology curriculum at Woodland Elementary School, Mrs. Deana King, Media and Educational Technology Instructor, utilized a “Rockin’ Roller” kit from the Tellus Science Museum. The kit contained twenty different examples of minerals. Students had the opportunity to handle and observe the specimens noting the unique colors, luster, streak, and texture. The oohs and aahs from the students indicated that they may have a better appreciation of minerals as a result of the hands-on activity.
Students used encyclopedias to look up information on each mineral. Students also used the Story Creator app on the iPad to explain which mineral he liked best and why.
November 2013 Statistics
In November, 2,927 items were checked out from the media center and about 1,265 students visited the media center independently. In addition, classes visited the Scholastic Book Fair to preview the items on November 14th and 15th. The following week, the Book Fair was in full swing. We had wonderful participation.
Previewing the Scholastic Book Fair
The preview for the Scholastic Book Fair began this morning. Mrs. Bernstein’s fourth grade class was the first to come and see what items were available this year. The selection is great! We are looking forward to a great fair!
The Book Fair has Arrived!
The students will preview the books with their classes on Thursday or Friday. Sales begin on Monday, November 18th at 8:30 A.M.
Creating an ebook with 2nd graders
Second grade students in Ms. Danielle Collins’ social studies class recently studied native Georgians. As part of a culminating activity, the students created dioramas depicting life of the native Georgians, the Creek and Cherokee Indians. The students displayed their projects in the media center. Ms. Collins and Mrs. Deana King, the Media and Educational Technology Instructor, worked collaboratively to create a classroom electronic book using iPads. Each student took a picture of his diorama with the camera on the iPad. The picture was then inserted on a page in the book. The students used the recording device on the iPad to add a sentence describing what was occurring in their diorama. The individual pages were made into an electronic classroom book for sharing.
October Statistics
October 2013: October was another exciting month in the media center. Over 4,050 items were circulated and almost 2,500 students visited the library during October.
During October, students in grades K – 5 began on various projects:
• Many of the classes are working on creating books. Most of our students in kindergarten and first grade are working on a handwritten and illustrated classroom book. Each student has one page for writing and one page for illustrating. Most of our students in grades 2 – 5 are working on a book that is computer based. The link to access the student’s work is on the Media Center Home Page. The student should have his user name and password if you would like to view his work.
• Several 3rd and 4th grade classes are creating Powerpoint presentations on their areas of study.
• Several 2nd grade classes used iPads and digital cameras to take pictures of their dioramas displayed in the media center. They each recorded one sentence about their book. The individual pages were made into an electronic classroom book.
• Classes from in grades 2, 3, and 4 worked on Tagxedo projects. Tagxedo takes words and creates word clouds. The students did an excellent job with their word clouds!
• The month ended with Book Character Month! It is a great way to celebrate our love for reading!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming November 18 - 22! We hope to see you there!
Creating Word Clouds
Authors at Work!
Students in grades K - 5 have begun working as authors and illustrators. Our kindergarten through third grade students are each writing a one page story that accompanies an illustration. Our fourth and fifth grade students will have an opportunity to create an entire book.
Mrs. McCullough's class is featured in the photographs. These first grade students began their prewriting in the classroom. When they arrived in the media center, the students wrote a rough draft paper on the topic "All About Me". The work of the class will be bound in a hardcover book that parents may purchase. The order forms will go out in December and the books should arrive in February.
4th Grade Research - Explorers
Hispanic Heritage Month
In the media center, books with a Spanish translation have a red label at the top of the spine. On Monday, October 7th, Mrs. Maria Cantero, Mrs. Dulce Morales, and Mrs. Carmen Yamamoto volunteered to read the Spanish version of a book while Mrs. King read the English version. The students were excellent listeners.
A special "thank you" goes to Dr. Miller and Mrs. Weber for coordinating the activity.
September 2013 Statistics
We have spent the last few weeks working with Destiny, our online library catalog. Students in grades 2-5 have learned how to log in to their library accounts and check out electronic books. The students have also been exploring some of the databases available for home and school usage. The links to the databases are on the media center home page. The Woodland Elementary Charter School Media Center Home Page is located at http://fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org. Scroll to the bottom and click on Woodland Elementary Charter School. Save this site as a favorite!
Students can log on to their personal account by using their student ID as the user name and 12345678 as the password.
Resources introduced to each grade level:
K: Tumblebooks and Keyboarding
1: PebbleGo and GALILEO
2: Destiny searches (books, websites, and ebooks), PebbleGo, and GALILEO
3, 4, and 5: Destiny searches (books, websites, and ebooks), PebbleGo, GALILEO, and NetTrekker
Using our Resources!
The students in grades 3 – 5 are practicing logging into their individual library accounts and using the catalog to find printed books, electronic books, and websites. In addition, the students are finding answers to specific content related questions by accessing information found in GALILEO and NetTrekker.
The students pictured above are from Mrs. Bernstein's 4th grade class.
Kindergarteners use Tumblebooks
The Media Center Home Page has a link to the database. The Woodland Elementary Charter School Media Center website location is http://fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org. Scroll to the bottom and click on Woodland Elementary Charter School. Save this site as a favorite!
The user name to access the Tumblebook database is “woodland” and the password is “books”. Enjoy this resource!
Summer Readers invited to breakfast in the Media Center
Woodland students that participated in a Summer Reading Program with a local library were invited to have breakfast with Mrs. King in the media center. The readers enjoyed mini chicken biscuits, donut holes, fruit, milk and orange juice. We had all girls this year. Not only are they excellent readers, but they also used good table manners and helped clean up!
August 2013 Statistics
• Thirty nine classes went through the media center orientation to review procedures and expectations.
• All 5th grade classes visited the media center to learn about the Civil War.
• Mrs. Sanford’s 4th grade classes made math PowerPoint projects.
• Mrs. Sanford’s classes also visited the media center to learn how to use FLIP video cameras for a classroom science activity.
• Over 1000 students visited the media center independently to check out books or work on a project.
• Finally, 2788 items were checked out to patrons during August!
5th grade Civil War project
Fifth grade students at Woodland Elementary School recently brought history into the classroom with the help of a “Traveling Trunk” borrowed from the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The trunk held reproductions of soldier uniforms, newspapers, and other daily use items of the 1860s. Students had the opportunity to try on a uniform, research the Civil War, and create hardtack – a simple, long lasting hard biscuit made from flour, salt, and water – as part of their instruction. The hands-on activities were fun and kept the students focused, engaged, and learning.
4th Grade - Math Projects
Mrs. Sanford is working on creating PowerPoint presentations with her math students. The students are using arrays to create multiplicative and additive word problems to correlate with the image selected by the student. Each array will also have the “fact family” itemized.
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
• CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.A.1 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.
• CCSS.Math.Content.4.OA.A.2 Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.1
August 2013
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| 2nd graders using the self-checkout system. |
Summer Reading
May has been a busy month. We started with a Scholastic Book Fair. We also had an Accelerated Reader celebration and a guest from the Sandy Springs Public Library visit. These 3 activities promote reading. We want our students to read over the summer! School may have ended for the year, but learning should not. Keep reading!
All Woodland Elementary students can access the media center home page. The Woodland Elementary Charter School Media Center website location is
http://fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org. Scroll to the bottom and click on Woodland Elementary Charter School. Save this site as a favorite! (User names and passwords are on the link if needed.)
Students in grades 2 through 5 may log in to their library account and check out electronic books. (Their AR user name and password also work for the media center log in.) If you have any questions, please email kingd@fultonschools.org. Enjoy your summer vacation with reading!!
All Woodland Elementary students can access the media center home page. The Woodland Elementary Charter School Media Center website location is
http://fcsdestiny.fultonschools.org. Scroll to the bottom and click on Woodland Elementary Charter School. Save this site as a favorite! (User names and passwords are on the link if needed.)
Students in grades 2 through 5 may log in to their library account and check out electronic books. (Their AR user name and password also work for the media center log in.) If you have any questions, please email kingd@fultonschools.org. Enjoy your summer vacation with reading!!
March 2013 Statistics
During March, 4,299 items were checked out from our media center! Additionally, many students visited the media center independently for check out, research, or independent activities.
Classes in grades K - 5 worked on the following activities:
Kindergarten - Practiced keyboarding and beginning word documents
First grade - Practiced creating word documents, changing font style and size, highlighting, and changing text color
Second through fifth grade continued to enhance and complete their multimedia projects.
Also, during March, Mrs. Botts facilitated the moving of 23 computers to one central location in the media center! The change has been wonderful!
Classes in grades K - 5 worked on the following activities:
Kindergarten - Practiced keyboarding and beginning word documents
First grade - Practiced creating word documents, changing font style and size, highlighting, and changing text color
Second through fifth grade continued to enhance and complete their multimedia projects.
February 2013 Statistics
January 2013 - Statistics
The purpose of the Woodland Elementary School media center program is to support the curriculum, foster a love for reading and learning, and ensure that all stakeholders become effective users of information in both print and electronic formats. We strive to keep written language in front of each student in the form of a great book!
Classes taught = 72
Students who visited the media center independently = 1683
Items checked out from the media center = 4113
Classes taught = 72
Students who visited the media center independently = 1683
Items checked out from the media center = 4113
2013 in the media center!
We are off to a great start for 2013!
- The kindergarten classes have used digital cameras to take pictures of words that begin with "the letter of the week". The pictures were collected in a powerpoint that is posted on the media center technology page (http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/home). Take a look at them! They are so creative with their photography!
- First grade students have been reading and participating in our Accelerated Reader program. They are also practicing their keyboarding skills with some help from a website featured on the Media Center Home Page.
- Second grade students have explored our PebbleGo Social Studies database (provided by our fabulous PTA). They are gathering information that will be used in creating a powerpoint presentation.
- Third grade students are also using the PebbleGo database to learn more about American government. They are practicing note taking skills.
- Our fourth graders are focusing on the American Revolution. Their information will be shared via a Voki. The Vokis will soon be published on the media center technology wiki.
- Fifth graders are studying World War II. The war lasted six years. The students are sifting through a lot of information to find the key points that are most important to them. Each student will create a concise multimedia presentation
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| Mrs. Daigre's Class - 100th day of school |
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