Students are authors!

Students in all grade levels are working on books - classroom books for our students in grades K - 3 and individual books for the students in 4th and 5th grades. Pictured are students in Mrs. Odess' kindergarten class. The students are working on a class book entitled "In Kindergarten I can . . ." The students are excited about becoming authors!

ELAKW1 - The student begins to understand the principles of writing.

Ms. Jayroe's students research

Students in Ms. Jayroe's class are working on informational research and writing. The students are using print and nonprint materials to gather information on careers. The students selected a career, based on personal interest, to study. In the media center, the 3rd graders used books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and internet sites to collect detailed information on their topic. The information will be summarized in an informational piece of writing.

ELA3W2 The student produces informational writing that:

f. Uses a variety of resources (encyclopedia, internet, books) to research and share information on a topic.

Circulation Statistics for November 2011

Woodland students and staff continue to read! Four thousand seven hundred and sixty three (4,763) items were checked out from the Woodland Elementary School Media Center this month! Readers are fabulous!

5th Graders FLIP

The students in Ms. Hinton's 5th grade class recently learned how to use FLIP video cameras. The students worked in groups to learn how to charge the cameras, record video footage, use the tripod, and delete unwanted videos. The students worked in groups and did a fabulous job with sharing the cameras and following directions.

The cameras can be used to record activities or lessons from the classroom. If desired, the videos can then be posted to the internet for viewing by others.

ELA5LSV2 The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas.

f. Uses technology or other memory aids to structure the presentation.

Shop Online at the Scholastic Book Fair

You can continue shopping at the Scholastic Book Fair online November 18th through November 27th. Go the our Scholastic Book Fair Home Page at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/kingd. Happy shopping!

Circulation Statistics for October 2011

Students and staff at Woodland checked out 5,061 items from the Media Center in October! Keep reading!

Native Americans Webquest for 2nd Grade

Second grade students from Ms. Ellis's, Ms. Fonda's, Mrs. Harlan's, and Mrs. Husack's classrooms are working on a webquest! Their research is focused on Cherokee and Creek Indians, which are native to Georgia. The students spent three 30 minute sessions in the media center gathering information. They completed their activities in the classroom.

SS2H2 The student will describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.

The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!

The whole school is going to be excited about our upcoming Book Fair. An amazing selection of books is headed our way! At the Book Fair you will find the latest and finest titles for kids, as well as books of interest to parents. Mark your calendar for our the Scholastic Book Fair where the whole family can join in the fun. And, you can contribute books to your child's classroom library.

The Book Fair is a great way to get everyone excited about reading. See you there!

1st Grade - Alphabetical Order

Students in the first grade have been learning about alphabetical order in the media center and in their classrooms. To reinforce this skill in the media center, we read a story from Tumblebooks called ABC Letters in the Library. We then practiced a game on the computer using alphabetical order. Students need to know alphabetical order in the library because our Easy, Fiction, and Biography sections are in alphabetical order.

The students in the pictures are from Mrs. Collins' class. They are using the computer game and the interactive projector and whiteboard to practice their alphabetical order skills. They are doing a fabulous job!

2nd grade - Webquest - Georgia Regions

Mrs. Harlan's 2nd grade class has begun a webquest on the regions of Georgia. The students are being introduced to the Georgia regions in their classroom. The students are then coming to the media center to learn how to use print and electronic resources for gathering information. The students are learning to use GALILEO (Georgia LIbrary of LEarning Online)for research. Additional websites have been selected for the students to view for collecting information on the Georgia regions. Mrs. Harlan and Mrs. King are working together to help the students learn to gather information, record the information, and create a project presenting the information to others.

SS2G1 The student will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia’s surface.
a. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau.
b. Locate the major rivers: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee, and Flint.

Circulation statistics for September 2011

Students and staff checked out 5,641 books from the media center in September! WOW! Keep reading, Woodland!

100 AR points

This 4th grader already has 100 AR points! She is a fabulous reader! Congratulations!

AR is an abbreviation for Accelerated Reader. AR is a computer based program that checks the comprehension of the reader. The student reads a book and takes a short quiz. If the student passes the test, points are earned. Teachers are able to monitor the progress of the readers in the classroom with the help of AR.

Parents can monitor their children's progress with the help of Home Connect available at https://hosted224.renlearn.com/52151/HomeConnect.

Mrs. Brannan's and Mr. Dowd's 4th grade classes are using technology to enhance their writing! The students are creating picture books with the help of storyjumper.com. One student, E.A., stated that creating the books was fun and it might make someone want to become an author!

Kindergarten

Our kindergarten classes have focused on the letters O, G, H, and T. We have read There was an Old Lady, Goldisocks and the 3 Libearians, The Little Red Hen, and Tucker’s Apple Dandy Day. Students are learning the difference between nonfiction and fiction books. We are also reinforcing the beginning, middle, and ending parts of a story.

3rd grade - What's Happening in the Media Center

The Social Studies unit of study for Mrs. Usdan’s 3rd grade class is government. The students are using GALILEO - which stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online – in the media center as a resource for finding information on different topics related to government. They will then take the information that they have gathered and create Powerpoint presentations to highlight their findings. The Powerpoint presentations will be shared with the entire class.

SS3CG1 The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republican form of government.

Using e-books for grades 3 - 5

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