Learning in the Library!

School is well underway and all classes have had their initial visit to the Media Center. We had fun reviewing our manatee manners, reading with friends, checking out books, and exploring this blog. Even teachers were a part of the action with an after school training on how to create and manage a classroom blog! Enjoy a slideshow below of pictures from a sampling of classes over the past few weeks. I created this slide show using my educator account on Animoto.

Little Free Libraries

Have you noticed the new structures in front of our school near the Club Blvd. sign? They are Club Blvd’s very own “Little Libraries.” These libraries are for everyone at Club (families, students, staff) and the Northgate Park community to use.

These Little Free Libraries offer a way to share good things to read. All of us can help by keeping the collection stocked with reading material. The taller library is for adults and the smaller one is for kids. We will stock both English and Spanish materials. If you see something you would like to read, take it. Return it or other books to our Little Free Libraries. We are still in need of artistic talent to add lettering to the libraries. Please contact Mrs. Husketh if you can help!

A special thank you goes to community member, Chris Quinn, who donated much of the material and constructed our libraries. Thank you to the Starr-Samuels family for overseeing the construction of the libraries and stocking them with reading material!

50 States with 5th grade!

Fifth graders in Mrs. Fava's and Ms. Lord's classes started a new project in the Media Center today. I taught students how to use the America the Beautiful database located on NCWiseOwl to find information on individual states. We compared the organization of information in this database to how information is organized in a book and found several similarities! We also learned how to cite our source and why it is important to do so. Students will use their information to write fictitious postcards from each place. Check back soon to see their finished products!

Summer Adventures

Welcome back, Club Families! I am excited to begin a new school year full of learning, growing, and of course, READING! :)

I had many adventures this summer but the most exciting was a trip to Tanzania. Ms. Lord and I were so lucky to get to work with teachers and students there-- we have much to share with you! Part of our journey also included a safari and we saw many interesting wild animals.

How did you spend your summer?

 

 

Global Learning Communities

I am excited to present at the 2012 DPS Summer Institute with my colleagues Sheila Matlock (media coordinator at Lowes Grove Middle School) and Tracy Bell (media coordinator at Southern High School). We will be sharing information learned from a workshop we attended at the UNC-CH Worldview Center called, "Creating a Global Media Center." To see an overview of our presentation, please watch the slideshow below (created on Sliderocket).

Book Swap for Summer Reading

Students in grades K-5 visited the Book Swap this week. Thanks to all the families who donated their used books! We collected between 1,200-1,300 books. I saw hundreds of happy faces leaving with books to kick off their summer reading :) Students also learned about my summer reading incentives (K-2: 80 days of summer reading; 3-4: READO) and I encouraged all to visit the Durham County Library to sign up for their summer reading program. In order for students to avoid the "summer slide" and be prepared for school in the fall, it is imperative that they READ, READ, READ this summer!

Please save your summer reading log and turn it into me the first week of school. Students who submit their logs will receive an invitation to our Summer Reading Celebration!!

Which ones should we choose?

1st graders are happy with their selections!

Sharing our new books :)

Top Readers at Club!

Congratulations to these Top 10 readers who checked out the most books from the Media Center this year. Each student selected a new book to kick off their summer reading.

Henry was our top reader. He checked out 176 books this school year! Way to go, Henry!

Can you guess what the number below stands for? This is the TOTAL NUMBER of books that students and teachers checked out from the Media Center this year!!!! AMAZING!! We love to read at Club Blvd :)