First Grade Photographers

First grade students in Mrs. Bass's class, Mrs. McCullough's class and Ms. Collins's class learned about synonyms and antonyms in a two part lesson in the media center. During the first part of the lesson, synonyms and antonyms were explained and examples were given. The students then listened to a story about opposites or antonyms. Photographs of antonyms were shown throughout the book. In the follow up visit, the photographs of antonyms were reviewed. The students were then instructed to look around the media center for examples of antonyms. Digital cameras were given to the students. Our creative students took pictures of their antonyms. The photographs were used to create a powerpoint presentation. The students' work can be viewed at http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/1st+grade.

VOCABULARY ELA1R5 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. The student
c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or have similar meanings (synonyms).

Ms. Ellis's Class - Leaders in Government PowerPoint

The students in Ms. Ellis's second grade class are creating PowerPoint presentations on Leaders in Government. The students began the activity by creating a storyboard with pencil and paper. The students then moved to the computers and transferred their writing to the slides on their presentations. Finally, the students added pictures and a background of their choice. The students' work can be viewed at http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/2nd+grade+-+Ellis until the end of the school year.

Georgia Performance Standard: Government/Civic Understandings SS2CG1 The student will define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws. SS2CG2 The student will identify the roles of the following elected officials:
a. President (leader of our nation)
b. Governor (leader of our state)
c. Mayor (leader of a city)

Ms. Cantlebary's Reading Projects

Ms. Cantlebary's students created dioramas or trifold pamphlets illustrating a scene from a book that was read during first semester. The students did a fabulous job! The projects are currently on display in the media center. To view all of the projects, visit http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/1st+grade.

ELA1W2 The student produces a response to literature that begins to demonstrate an understanding of the text through oral retelling, pictures, or in writing.

Idioms - 4th grade

Ms. Distler's class is learning about idioms. The students learned that idioms are a combination of words that have meanings different from the individual words. For example, 'hold your horses' does not mean to actually wrap your arms around a horse. The phrase means that you should be patient. The students were given idioms and their definitions. The students drew pictures of the idioms as if the meanings were literal. The drawings were then made into a powerpoint presentation which can be viewed at http://mymediacenter.wikispaces.com/4th+grade until the end of the school year.

ELA4R3 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading and writing. The student identifies the meanings of common idioms and figurative phrases.

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!