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
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