4th Grade PSA Projects

Fourth grade classes have begun work to create Public Service Announcements (PSA)to help other students learn about Digital Citizenship. Students have lots of options to create their PSAs, but most storyboard their ideas first.
Check back for more photos as these projects develop!

More Pictures of Centers Added

Primary grades are really enjoying our library centers! It is the first thing a lot of the students ask about when they come in as a class. While we do not use the centers every visit, I think we will continue this and change the centers up on a regular basis. New pictures have been added to the first slideshow - just scroll down a little to see the entry and the show!

Writers - Thinkers - Creators!

Fifth graders have their own blogs for writing in the Media Center. We have been covering the topic of digital citizenship and are currently using the blogs to think about and write about what we have learned. Students have also been creating their own avatars to add to their blog profiles. The photos show the students blogging and creating their avatars.

Lego Building Buddies

We had our first club meeting this morning. Our next meeting will be on November 15th and we should have even more kids (and Legos) next month. Everyone had a great time. We had beach houses, swimming pools, movie theaters, and lots of great building ideas.

Primary Centers

This is our first week trying centers (stations) in the Media Center and it went fairly well. First we went over our procedures and then children were allowed to choose their center. A few classes had time to change centers, too. We had a variety of centers so there was something to interest everyone!

Scavenger Hunt

Third graders are on a QR code scavenger hunt! We are using the QR code clues to find items in the Media Center, learn to use the Destiny Quest App on the iPods, and even to take a reading survey!

Banned Book Week

Our fifth grade classes celebrated "Banned Book Week" in the Media Center today. In the photos, they are trying to figure out what the books on the tables (all of the books on all of the tables) have in common. They were surprised to learn that all of these books - including many of their favorite books - have been challenged or banned in other places. We had an interesting discussion on our first amendment rights, too.

Another Successful Book Fair!

Thanks to everyone who shopped at the book fair or at the ONLINE book fair! Proceeds from the book fairs enable us to buy books and other materials for our Media Center and also allow us to bring authors to Brookwood.

Media Center Newsletter

Our media center newsletter is now available.  Click HERE.

Book Fair

Our first book fair of the year kicks off Thursday, September 12th and ends at noon on September 19th. We will be open on Friday night during Ballyhoo until 7pm. You are sure to find something for everyone! In addition, you may also purchase books from the online bookfair from September 10th to 30th.  Books ordered online will be delivered to school during the first week of October. For more information, click HERE.