DOE Exceptional/Exemplary LMS 2011

2011 GA DOE Exceptional/Exemplary LMS

It was an honor to present our media program at the Georgia Convention Center this week, along with these library media specialists from Georgia: Janell McClure, Tayklor Wickline, Cristina Dover, Shawn Hinger, (me :-) ) and Anna Murdock. We collaborated online with a Google Doc to make a Weebly about our programs for our presentation at the Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC).
We were introduced by Judy Serritella (left), Coordinator of Library Media Services at the Georgia Department of Education.

Students...Are you ready for the book fair?

There are so many good books at the fair! First class comes right after The Morning Show. See ya tomorrow!

Surpass upgrade delayed

The Surpass upgrade was postponed this afternoon. Listen for an update on The Morning Show, which airs each morning @ 7:50. Channel 4. Book fair preview for staff and parents is tomorrow (Thursday). Students, you'll come Friday!

Book Fair Staff, Parent Preview Today!

Book Fair Preview Today!

Teachers and staff are invited to look over the book fair today (Thursday ...no students yet). The book fair officially begins Friday morning and will run through next Thursday. 

Book Fair Student Crew

Zack T. and Matthew N. are student crew members for this fair. (They were here when the book fair truck arrived and helped move tables and chairs. Whew!) I will need them to help put posters throughout the school if they have a few minutes after work is completed in one of their classes.

Bring in Childhood Photos by Friday for Scholastic Dollars!

Teachers who bring in childhood photos by Friday will get five Scholastic Dollars to spend at the fair. I will start putting photos in the display next week. (Don’t forget to send your favorite book title to go with the photo).

Book Fair Video on Channel 4

The book fair video is looping on Channel 4 today and tomorrow.

Picture It @ Your Library for TRW!

Teen Read Week is October 16-22. This year’s theme: “Picture It @ Your Library!” We will give each student a bookmark. Some bookmarks will be marked for prizes. There will also be prize opportunities at the media website (skills quizzes, writing prompt, pre-quiz, Dewey Card contest…) and possibly on The Morning Show announcements.

Nook List Update

We are on line 30 on the Nook List. The most recent name was added to line 81 this morning. I hope we can add color Nooks with money earned from the Book Fair!

Boxtops Grid

Certus Bank is sponsoring the Boxtops Grid Contest. Bring in 50 boxtops from General Mills products and put your name on a square. At the end of the year, the bank will choose three lucky squares (which are numbered 1-100) for cash prizes! The prizes are $100 for the first number called.  The next two numbers will win $50 and $25.

Pompeii research student posts

I am so impressed with sixth grade students who blogged yesterday about Pompeii. Class 3, in particular, listened carefully and correctly posted lots of  important facts. The Discovery video was excellent, providing drama to the historic tragedy. I know the speaker on the video spoke fast. Most of you heard A.D. 79, but a few thought Mount Vesuvius erupted in 1879 (A.D. and 18 do sound a lot alike...). Remember, this event happened a very long time ago. Be sure to include the correct date when you complete your projects for Mrs. Vinson.
I appreciate the excellent behavior for our sessions in the media center. Good luck on your volcanoes!
--GS

Pompeii : Vinson 6th Class 3

Hi Sixth Graders!
After lunch is the perfect time to learn more facts about Pompeii. This is where you will blog your facts for Mrs. Vinson. Listen carefully to the Discovery video and take good notes about important facts. Use complete sentences. Don't forget to put your first name and first initial of your last name at the end of your post.
--GS

Pompeii : Vinson Class 2

Hi, Sixth Graders!
Watch the Discovery video about Pompeii and take good notes. Post your blogs to this comment for a grade based on the rubric you were given a few days ago. Be sure to put your first name and initial for your last name at the end of your posts.
--GS

Pompeii

Hello Sixth Grade Students!
Today, you will learn about Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. Listen carefully to the Discovery video and take good notes. You will blog here. Remember to use your first name and last initial only. Use complete sentences.
--GS

''Picture It!' And Guess, 'Who Am I?' @bravesread

So, here's the challenge...
Students (parents and staff, too), I'll be lining the display case shelves with photos of teachers and staff members. Your mission? To identify as many of the faces as you can, as quickly as you can. The catch? No catch.
Well...unless you factor in the age of the photographs. You see, I've asked all teachers and staff to bring in a picture taken when they were babies or very young children. These pictures will be numbered, but there will be no names. I've asked them to jot down their favorite book (which will be scanned into the photo).
I know...we've done this before, but most of you were still at Centralhatchee, Ephesus or Heard Elementary then. Besides that, it was fun!
The student who matches the most teacher/staff names to the correct photos will win a book, prize from the Prize Box, cup of hot chocolate or green tea and a ticket for a one-on-one session in the Internet Technology Cafe! The staff member who correctly matches photos to names will also receive a prize.
This contest will coincide with our upcoming Book Fair (Sept. 30 -- Oct. 6) and also Teen Read Week (Oct. 16-22). This year's theme for Teen Read Week? Picture It @ Your Library! (See why we just had to do this contest again?) 
:-)
--GS
BTW... Watch for an announcement for an upcoming contest about pets (students and staff). Do you have a Manx cat? A collie? Well, we've got information on those in non-fiction books and Encarta! Won't it be fun to see what kind of pets we like and guess who belongs to that pet? 
More details later...
C-ya