5th Grade Projects

Our fifth graders have been researching inventions and inventors.  Students had the freedom to decide how they would present their findings to the class.  Some shared their research with an oral report, others chose to make a poster, a powerpoint, or a glog (online interactive posters).

Some of the glogs are posted below - these will only be available until the accounts are reassigned next school year.
 

SORRY - THESE GLOGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING.

Volunteer Luncheon

We hosted a luncheon to thank our wonderful volunteers today. Thank you so much for giving your time to help with shelving, book fairs, book swaps, and more!

3rd Grade Research Projects

Here are some of the 3rd grade Glogster(online posters)Projects. Please be aware that these links will be unavailable next school year when accounts are reassigned.

SORRY - THESE GLOGS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING.

Author Visit - Diane Z. Shore

Today, Georgia award winning author, Diane Z. Shore visited our pre-k, kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students. There were two presentations, each followed by book signings. The students and teachers really enjoyed her visit. Thanks to our wonderful PTA for helping us to be able to bring authors right to our students! Be sure and ask your student to tell you about George Washington's teeth!

Georgia Children's Book Awards

We finished voting for the Georgia Children's Book Awards today and I placed our votes online.  Students in kindergarten through 4th grade voted on their favorite picture book nominee and 5th graders (who had read at least 2 books on the list) could vote for their favorite chapter book nominee.

Here are pictures of our nifty voting booth and what it looked like on the inside - 20 cups, nicely decorated by Mrs. King - one for each book.  Children were given a penny to drop into the cup for their favorite book. 

The overwhelming favorite picture book at Brookwood is "I Need my Monster."    The favorite chapter book at Brookwood is "Extra Credit."  It will be interesting to see how our students votes compared with the rest of the state once the results are announced.

Author Visit

Award winning children's author, Diane Z. Shore bops over to Brookwood in the morning.
We are so excited!  Don't forget to send in your book orders!

Our next Book Fair will be held on May 2, 3 from 7:45 - 4:00 pm and on May 4th from 7:45 until 1:00 pm. Please click below for more information.

April is National Poetry Month and Thursday, April 26th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Students and staff members are all being encouraged to carry a poem and especially, to share their poem with someone. We have lots of poems that we will distribute, so students do not need to worry about finding a poem to share. Students can even win a prize if one of our mystery listeners asks them to share their poem! We hope to hear lots of poetry in our halls and classrooms!

3rd Grade Glogster Projects

Third graders have been researching Georgia animals and their habitats. They used both print and online resources to learn about their animal, then created "glogs" which are online posters, to share their information. The slides show students presenting their finished glogs to their classmates. Check back as more pictures will be added until all presentations have been completed.

Volunteer Schedule Posted

We love our volunteers!  Thank you for helping in our Media Center!  The April schedule can be accessed by clicking on "Volunteers" on the right hand side of the blog.