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November 2010 report

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The November summary of events, lessons, and data from the David C. Barrow Elementary Media Center.
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November 2010 Monthly Report Program Highlights Grady Thrasher and Elaine Rabon, author & illustrator of the Tim and Sally series visited students in PreK-3 rd grade 25 Guests visited Barrow for guest reader day and read to every classroom in the school The Media Center supported the 5 th Grade Veteran’s Day Luncheon with our space and resources 5 th grade Battle of the Books kicked off with an introduction to all 10 of this year’s books and checkouts and reading began Leader Librarians enrichment cluster purchased 108 new books for the media center with a Foundation for Excellence grant and book fair profits. Books were chosen by students by surveying the school, naming book categories, and meeting with library vendors. Multiple grades participated in informational writing and research units. Students learned about effective searching, evaluating websites, and using various search Andy Plemmons, Media Specialist Sharon Rockholt, Media Paraprofessional Website: http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/webpages/apl emmons Barrow Media Center Number of Media Center Patrons: 4005 Check Outs: 2,740 New Materials: 64 Facebook: 970 visits Blog Visits: 229 visits Media Center Website: 1,535 visits Data Snapshots Collaborative Research- Encyclopedi a Britannica online and Pebble Go All 1st Maps & Globes All K Book blogging & podcasting Saxon 2 nd grade spectrum Paraphrasin g All 5 th Thanksgivin g Now & long ago All K American Heroes John Henry All 1 st Light & Shadows All 1 st Weather Forecasting All PreK Search Engines & Effective Searching All 4 th Inquiry Learning 4 th Grade Spectrum Google Earth 3 rd Grade Spectrum Habitat Research All 3 rd Grade November 2010 Monthly Report Barrow Media Center
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November 2010 Monthly Report

Program Highlights Grady Thrasher and Elaine Rabon, author & illustrator of the Tim and Sally series

visited students in PreK-3rd grade

25 Guests visited Barrow for guest reader day and read to every classroom in the

school

The Media Center supported the 5th Grade Veteran’s Day Luncheon with our space

and resources

5th grade Battle of the Books kicked off with an introduction to all 10 of this year’s

books and checkouts and reading began

Leader Librarians enrichment cluster purchased 108 new books for the media

center with a Foundation for Excellence grant and book fair profits. Books were

chosen by students by surveying the school, naming book categories, and meeting

with library vendors.

Multiple grades participated in informational writing and research units. Students

learned about effective searching, evaluating websites, and using various search

engines like Boolify, Yippy, Viewzi, Google, and Kigose.

One PreK class embarked on a weather forecasting unit that spanned 4 different

media center units and will culminate in students videoing their own weather

forecast

2nd grade students reviewed graphic novels and posted blog posts about their books

as well as reviews in Destiny

Andy Plemmons, Media SpecialistSharon Rockholt, Media Paraprofessional

Website: http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/webpages/aplemmons

Blog: http://barrowmediacenter.wordpress.com

Barrow Media Center

Number of Media Center Patrons: 4005

Check Outs: 2,740

New Materials: 64

Facebook: 970 visits

Blog Visits: 229 visits

Media Center Website: 1,535 visits

Data Snapshots

Collaborative Lessons

Research-Encyclopedia Britannica online and Pebble Go

All 1st

Maps & Globes All KBook blogging & podcasting

Saxon 2nd grade spectrum

Paraphrasing All 5th

Thanksgiving Now & long ago

All K

American Heroes John Henry

All 1st

Light & Shadows

All 1st

Weather Forecasting

All PreK

Search Engines & Effective Searching

All 4th

Inquiry Learning 4th Grade

Spectrum

Google Earth 3rd Grade Spectrum

Habitat Research Pathfinder

All 3rd Grade

Leader Librarians Enrichment Cluster

12 students

grades 3-5

.

November 2010 Monthly Report

Barrow Media Center

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