Well, I definitely failed on the updating-the-blog-regularly thing. Oops!
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.
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.
I know summer vacation just started, but I'm excited for the new year in August!
Monday, June 5, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
The Book Fair is Coming!
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!
Book Fair dates: February 13-16
Shopping hours: Monday,
February 13: 3:30 - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, February 14: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 15: 2 – 4 PM
Thursday, February 16: 3:30-7:30 PM
If students bring money to
school to purchase items from the Book Fair, they may do so on Tuesday,
February 14 during the school day.
Beulah Ralph teachers will
create Wish Lists baskets. Parents can choose a book right from his or her basket
to purchase and donate to the classroom. Students will also have the
opportunity to preview the fair with their classes and create wish lists. They will be found near the Teacher Wish List baskets.
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.
If you are unable to attend the
Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at scholastic.com/fair.
Our Online Fair is available from February 6 – February 19.
We look forward to seeing you
and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
A Long, Overdue Media Center Update
New Year, New Resolution to blog more.
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.
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 Brackitz and Magnatiles.
Next up, we used Ozobots! Our library has some but we borrowed more from our STEAM bus 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!
Before the holiday break, I introduced the engineering design process. This is the model I used with our students:
We discussed how the "Create" and "Improve" sections really repeat themselves as they build and test over and over.
Classes had to engineer snowmen, gumdrop towers, and "snowball" catapults.
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.
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!
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.
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 Brackitz and Magnatiles.
Next up, we used Ozobots! Our library has some but we borrowed more from our STEAM bus 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!
Before the holiday break, I introduced the engineering design process. This is the model I used with our students:
Classes had to engineer snowmen, gumdrop towers, and "snowball" catapults.
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.
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!
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