tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11813544424156202992024-03-19T00:53:39.592-07:00Beulah Ralph Elementary Media CenterErika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-17064837796760569642020-04-17T14:13:00.001-07:002020-04-17T14:13:30.498-07:00CS First from Google for EducationCalling all Coders!!<br />
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Google for Education has created a CS (Computer Science) First course for all students who enjoy coding or want to learn more.<br />
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At this point, this curriculum is most appropriate for students in grades 3-5, but anyone is welcome to join.<br />
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I've created one course for all BEU students. Below are instructions on how to join. They are self-paced and not for any sort of grade... just for fun!<br />
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<img alt="Google CS First PD | CodeVA" height="74" src="https://www.codevirginia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5991fefbd8d17-image.png" width="320" /><br />
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<li class="list-item engeduElmsLmsCoursedetailsDetailslistEmptyStudentsStep" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px 4px 8px;">Go to <a href="https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(26, 115, 232); box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a73e8; text-decoration-line: none;">g.co/CSFirst</a></li>
<li class="list-item engeduElmsLmsCoursedetailsDetailslistEmptyStudentsStep" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px 4px 8px;">Click "<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Sign in</span>" in the top right</li>
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<li class="list-item engeduElmsLmsCoursedetailsDetailslistEmptyStudentsStep" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.625; margin: 0px 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px 4px 8px;">From here, students can create a CS First account or use an existing one. Students could also use CPS student email address and password to log in.</li>
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<span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit;">Please let me know if you have questions about CS First or need help logging in. Happy Coding! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit;">Until next time,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3c4043; font-family: inherit;">Mrs. Fitch</span></div>
Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-31951390940145261492020-04-16T13:15:00.002-07:002020-04-16T13:15:36.937-07:00BreakoutEDU Live!Throughout the school year, Mrs. Canepa and I were lucky enough to challenge most students in grades 2-5 with BreakoutEDU. This is similar to an escape room, except students are challenged to open locks to get into a box. <div>
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The company, BreakoutEDU, has created a way for this to be done digitally at home each weekday. Here's the information from BreakoutEDU:</div>
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In order to play, visit <a href="https://breakoutedu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d56cfe75317320a29a15bebe8&id=ce865c6f11&e=3b1c41c926" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #0066cc;">BreakoutEDU.com/live</span></a> at 11 AM PT (2PM ET) and
wait for the game to start. There is no login required. When you complete a
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When a game is complete the player enters their parent’s or teacher’s email
address. Winners must reside in the U.S. to win a prize (unfortunately laws and
regulations keep us from offering prizes outside the U.S.).<br />
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100% FREE FOR ANYONE!<br />
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Yep! All past episodes can be found at BreakoutEDU.com/live. Please note: you
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The puzzles start easy and get progressively more difficult. Starting with
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Each Sunday we’ll send out an email with the next week’s topics and prizes.
Prizes typically include <a href="https://breakoutedu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d56cfe75317320a29a15bebe8&id=b38e35b2b0&e=3b1c41c926" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Breakout EDU</span></a> kits and <a href="https://breakoutedu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d56cfe75317320a29a15bebe8&id=7dae58b8bf&e=3b1c41c926" style="-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Breakout HOME</span></a> games. </span></div>
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-77916430995683838132020-04-07T13:22:00.001-07:002020-04-07T13:22:12.061-07:00National Poetry Month<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some websites and books that can help you and your family celebrate at home. </span><br />
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<li><a href="https://poets.org/national-poetry-month/30-ways-celebrate-national-poetry-month" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poets.org: 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.shelsilverstein.com/fun/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fun with Shel Silverstein</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/poetry" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading Rockets</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/april-national-poetry-month-20478.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read, Write, Think</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And in honor of Poetry Month, here is my favorite poetry book from my childhood, <i>Something Big Has Been Here</i> by Jack Prelutsky. </span></div>
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-76720735803455298832020-03-31T13:55:00.004-07:002020-03-31T13:55:49.036-07:00Dav Pilkey @ Home!For all of you Dav Pilkey fans, read this!<div>
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Beginning tomorrow, April 1, the author of the Captain Underpants & Dog Man series will <span style="font-family: inherit;">h<span style="background-color: white; color: #14171a; white-space: pre-wrap;">ost virtual drawing classes, readings, and more! Just one more awesome author helping us out during this challenging time. You can find the link here: </span></span><a href="https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/">https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/</a><div>
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-19846014839981529852020-03-30T14:31:00.004-07:002020-03-30T14:31:38.510-07:00Devices & Digital Citizenship<span style="font-family: inherit;">Needing a little help with your device? Are you experiencing unwanted chats or video calls? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Linked below is resource made by Erin White, a Media Specialist at Midway Heights Elementary. In it, she describes ways to safely manage your device with yourself and communication with others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also is another great resource for <a href="https://www.smore.com/2zwb9" target="_blank">Reading and Learning Online</a> (in case you need more ideas!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Feel free to reach out! My Zoom hours are Monday through Friday from 3:30-4:30 for students and families. My meeting ID is <span style="background-color: white;">293-065-6705. I'm happy to take questions anytime through email and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Until next time!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mrs. Fitch</span></span>Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-72124822268931226242020-03-28T09:47:00.003-07:002020-03-28T09:47:38.280-07:00The Library is Online!As we wind down Spring Break, its time to ramp up our eLearning... as much as we can anyway.<br />
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Although our physical space may be closed, the digital space of our Media Center is very much open! Via ClassLink, CPS's entire Electronic Library can be accessed 24/7. There are tons of popular titles in Sora, magazines in Flipster and databases for research and information.<br />
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DBRL, our public library system, continues to provide resources and ideas to beat the boredom at home. Check out their <a href="https://madmimi.com/p/1316701?pact=1219928-157549684-10845970795-64ac8aee1eaad2792c048fb91fa3553b7afce758" target="_blank">link here</a> to get other ideas. The public library also has a lot of great resources for digital learning. You can check them out at <a href="http://www.dbrl.org./">www.dbrl.org.</a><br />
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Until next time readers!<br />
Mrs. Fitch<br />
<br />Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-44227015537206691082020-03-19T19:31:00.001-07:002020-03-19T19:31:19.038-07:00Author Read Alouds<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a small silver lining to our social distancing and school closures... many, many authors are reading their books and sharing their work online. My own kids and I have been watching Mo Willems' Lunch Doodles almost every day as he teaches kids how to draw his characters. Today we learned how to become animators! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out <a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/virtual-author-activities/" target="_blank">this link for a full list</a> from <a href="http://weareteachers.com/">weareteachers.com</a>. </span>Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-24670307140614210162020-03-18T13:52:00.003-07:002020-03-18T13:58:03.939-07:00Updates During School Closure<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With school closed for a while, I will do my best to post a few times a week with updates, information, and resources for students, teachers, and families.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are a few things to note:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will be holding office hours for students and families beginning Monday, March 30 from 3:30 - 4:30 Monday through Friday. I'll be available for questions, book recommendations, or just to chat. You can reach me through video chat using Zoom. Here's my meeting ID: <span style="font-size: inherit;"><a href="https://cpsk12.zoom.us/j/2930656705">https://cpsk12.zoom.us/j/2930656705</a> Just click the link and it should open in the Zoom app on your tablet or phone. If you're using a computer, you can download the software here: </span><a href="https://zoom.us/download">https://zoom.us/download</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ms. Canepa, our half-time Media Specialist, will also hold office hours each day using Zoom as well. Here is her meeting ID: <a href="https://cpsk12.zoom.us/j/293787007" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank">https://cpsk12.zoom.us/j/293787007</a><span style="color: #954f72; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span>She will available Monday through Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. beginning Monday, March 30. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have questions about apps, resources, or technology, feel free to email me anytime at <a href="mailto:efitch@cpsk12.org">efitch@cpsk12.org</a>. I will reply when I can. You can also call the CPS Tech Services Help Desk at 573.214.3333.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stay well everyone!</span></span><br />
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The school year finished off strong. I did a little rearranging the last day of school and I can't wait to show off the new configuration in August.<br />
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I'm also working on a few new programming ideas, one that will get our students more engaged with the Mark Twain Award Nominees and another promoting our digital magazines.<br />
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I know summer vacation just started, but I'm excited for the new year in August!Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-68647131623680052942017-02-04T18:12:00.001-08:002017-02-04T18:12:14.957-08:00The Book Fair is Coming!<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Scholastic Book Fair is quickly approaching! Our Scholastic
Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into
our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for
every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Book Fair dates: February 13-16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Shopping hours: Monday,
February 13: 3:30 - 7:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tuesday, February 14: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">If students bring money to
school to purchase items from the Book Fair, they may do so on Tuesday,
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Beulah Ralph teachers will
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We will also have an attendance
drawing! Each student who purchases something from the fair will be entered in
a drawing for a free book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">If you are unable to attend the
Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at <b>scholastic.com/fair</b>.
Our Online Fair is available from February 6 – February 19.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We look forward to seeing you
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-39972688793154922902017-01-12T09:02:00.001-08:002017-01-12T09:02:49.827-08:00A Long, Overdue Media Center UpdateNew Year, New Resolution to blog more.<br />
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There has been so much happening in and around the library, I'll start with our MakerSpace. :) I'll save another soon-to-be-written post about the other things we've been doing.<br />
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A few weeks ago, I opened our MakerSpace after weeks and months of collecting items. We started out with building materials. The goal of this MakerFriday activity was to expose students to different kinds of materials by which they could create and build. Below, you see <a href="https://brackitz.com/" target="_blank">Brackitz</a> and <a href="http://www.magnatiles.com/" target="_blank">Magnatiles</a>.<br />
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Next up, we used <a href="http://ozobot.com/" target="_blank">Ozobots</a>! Our library has some but we borrowed more from our <a href="http://www.cpsk12.org/steambus" target="_blank">STEAM bus</a> coordinator, Craig Adams. The kids loved getting to program these tiny robots! They used problem-solving skills to determine why things didn't work and how they could fix them. It was great to see their minds at work! Their solutions were great!<br />
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Before the holiday break, I introduced the engineering design process. This is the model I used with our students:<br />
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We discussed how the "Create" and "Improve" sections really repeat themselves as they build and test over and over.<br />
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Classes had to engineer snowmen, gumdrop towers, and "snowball" catapults.<br />
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After the new year, we got a little crafty, working with duct tape to make a bookmark. January is National Hobby Month, so I wanted to expose our students to a potential new hobby.<br />
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Our MakerFridays will continue throughout the school year, along with the MakerSpace and its materials being used by classes any day of the week. I look forward to all that the rest of the school year will bring!Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-31199658561721359232016-10-24T09:00:00.002-07:002016-10-24T09:00:36.952-07:00A little more in the library...I love books and reading, don't get me wrong, but I felt as if the Media Center was lacking a few things. I've always loved the public library and the choices it offers. Sooo... This week, we are introducing a few more choices into the Media Center.<br />
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We have 3 additional options after checkouts: Brain Games, Puzzles & Coloring. The Brain Games are meant to stretch minds and problem solve in a fun way. The puzzles are a great way for students from the same class, and the whole school, to work in a common goal. And coloring is relaxing and soothing... sometimes all I want to do is color.<br />
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Below are a few pictures from our first morning.<br />
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<span id="goog_659233506"></span><span id="goog_659233507"></span><br />Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-55214838830033042632016-09-22T13:12:00.003-07:002016-09-22T13:13:23.753-07:00Osmo fun!This week, I've had the pleasure of working in our first grade classrooms working with <a href="https://www.playosmo.com/en/" target="_blank">Osmos</a>.<br />
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The classes are using the Numbers and Tangram apps for Daily 4 stations (math) and the Words app for Daily 5 (literacy).<br />
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I have seen so much excitement from all the students... They love interacting with them!<br />
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A special thanks to ou<span style="text-align: center;">r first grade teachers for letting me spend time in their classrooms. They are fabulous. Here are a few pictures of the students at work. </span><br />
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<br />Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-40997875647401776442016-09-13T19:29:00.002-07:002016-09-13T19:29:14.826-07:00Special Delivery... iPads!Today marked the last day for deployment of 1:1 iPads to grades 3, 4 & 5. All grades were so excited to have them in their hands to start learning and creating.<br />
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Fifth grade may be taking iPads home at some point in the school year. However, third and fourth graders will keep theirs at school throughout the school year.<br />
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I will be working with these classes throughout the school year on a variety of topics, including digital citizenship, digital reading, and more. They will also dive deeper into their apps in Media Class this year.<br />
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Learn more about the <a href="http://cpsk12.schoolwires.net/Page/5276" target="_blank">CPS 1:1 iPad Program</a> and as questions arise, feel free to contact me at any time.Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-6053735298993535072016-09-03T19:00:00.002-07:002016-09-03T19:00:35.775-07:00Checkout week... success!What an awesome week! I got to spend each day working with each class in our brand new library. The joy on the kids' faces made all this hard work so worth it. Here are a few pictures of the week. Be sure to check out our Policies page to learn about checkout information.<br />
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-80434640383690399512016-08-27T19:20:00.000-07:002016-08-27T19:20:23.636-07:00Checkouts Begin!This upcoming week is one of the most exciting weeks of the year... library checkouts begin! This year, it's extra-special as this will be the first time Beulah Ralph students checkout books from our library! The brand new books will finally get off the shelves and into students' hands. Look for Tweets throughout the week and a blog post or two about checkouts.<br />
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<br />Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-18982773387842759362016-08-19T08:54:00.001-07:002016-08-20T06:39:28.651-07:00Award Books!One of my goals each year is to read all our Mark Twain and Show-Me Reader nominees. The picture books are always easy, but the chapter books are always a challenge... There are 12! And just having a baby doesn't help. :)<br />
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Currently, I'm reading <u>The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky</u> by Holly Schindler. So far, so good. However, there have been others that have captured my attention a little more. I can't wait to get our students in the library to check these out!<br />
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Here are a few pictures of our Award book display.<br />
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Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-2976726205757744302016-08-14T11:22:00.001-07:002016-08-14T11:22:13.458-07:00Whew!I can't believe the school year is starting in 2 days! We had an amazing turn out at Meet the Teacher night and I'm excited to start the school year. However, every year, I feel like my to-do list keeps growing and growing without much getting crossed off.<br />
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One of the things I need to do is take pictures! The book room and Media Center have made a lot of progress since I've been back (of course, I forgot to take pictures of the spaces before). I'll take some after pics and get them up here. Of course, everything is a continual work in progress, but I've got to keep on it, just like the rest of my to-do list. :)Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181354442415620299.post-54816785157977078992016-08-02T20:08:00.002-07:002016-08-02T20:08:55.446-07:00Starting from ScratchStarting from Scratch... that's exactly what we're doing this year, library and building-wide. Its very exciting, but also kind of overwhelming. Stay tuned to the blog as you see the transformation of our Media Center and school, as well as the happenings of the Beulah Ralph Media Center!Erika Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14038106009514249828noreply@blogger.com0