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Media Center News: We received 772 free books, retail value $6,708.38, from First Book thanks to a RIF and Macy's grant that paid for the free books to be shipped to School Street Elementary School. These are books we will give to our pre-K through 4th grade students.
Did you know you can use Internet computer games to help children improve their reading skills. A current web site to check out for phonics and phonemic awareness (the ability to comprehend and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words) is: www.starfall.com There are two theories for acquiring reading fluency: one is reading and the other is by hearing others read. A good web site for dramatic reading can be found at www.aaronshep.com/rt/ This site also includes free scripts. Remember to read and comply with copyright information. Parents are encouraged to listen to their children, grades K-4, read 20 minutes daily at home. This time will help your child in all areas of their schoolwork. Reading is an essential life skill in the 21st Century job market. Please encourage your children to value Education.Ms. E. Gauthier, B.S., M.A., M.L.I.S.
Media Center Flexible Schedule:
7:45-8:45: Daily book check-out
*Note- Other Media Center activities and book check out times are listed on the nine week schedule below.
Collaborative Planning each nine weeks is ongoing. K-4 SSE students are required to attend classes on Cooperation Week for Media Skills activities.
*Media Center Homework Policy: Students do not have homework in Media Skills classes.
COOPERATION WEEK
Ms. Gauthier teaches Media Skills incorporating ideas from educational units that individual teachers are teaching. The Cooperation Week schedule is as follows:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Early check-out | Early check-out | Early check-out | Early check-out | Early check-out |
7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 | 7:45-8:45 |
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Media Work | Media Work | Ms. Lopez | Media Work | Ms. Copeland |
8:45-9:45 | 8:45-9:45 | 9:00-9:15 | 8:45-9:45 | 8:45-9:15 |
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Flex-time | Flex-time | Flex-time | Flex-time | Flex-time |
9:45-11:30 | 9:45-11:30 | 9:45-11:30 | 9:45-10:35 | 9:45-11:30 |
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Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Ms. Robinson | Lunch |
11:30-12:00 | 11:30-12:00 | 11:30-12:00 | 10:40-10:55 | 11:30-12:00 |
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Flex-time | Flex-time | Ms. Weaver | Lunch | Ms. Hinnant |
12:05-1:55 | 12:05-12:55 | 12:05-12:35 | 11:30-12:00 | 12:05-12:35 |
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| Ms. Batts | Flex-time | Flex-time | Flex-time |
| 12:55-1:25 | 12:40-12:55 | 12:05-12:55 | 12:35-1:25 |
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| Ms. Kornegay | Enrichment | Lewis&Chatman | Ms. Chatman |
| 1:30-2:00 | 1:00-1:50 | 1:00-1:45 | 1:30-2:00 |
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Ms. Hobbs | Ms. Hines | Flex-time | Ms. Bourdon | Ms. Boykin |
2:05-2:50 | 2:05-2:50 | or | 2:30-3:00 | 2:05-2:50 |
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book check-out | book check-out | book check-out | book check-out | book check-out |
2:50-3:30 | 2:50-3:30 | 2:00-3:30 | 3:05-3:30 | 2:50-3:30 |
Cooperation Weeks and Collaboration Weeks are posted in the Media Center Window.
Teachers teach students Curriculum Objectives in the Media Center utilizing the library resources available. Ms. Gauthier supports teachers with pre-planning to make sure the Media Center resources are available for them and helps them with student management. Students may check out books throughout the day. Students may check out books during Flex-times, book check-out times, and scheduled class-times as well. "Enrichment" is an 1:00-1:50 uninterrupted scheduled class Wednesdays on both Cooperation and Collaboration Weeks.
*Attention Teachers: Students must have a Library Pass to be in the Media Center, unless with a prearranged group of students. K-4 Teachers or Instructional Assistants must remain with students during whole class book check out in the Media Center. All Flex-time on either Cooperation or Collaboration Weeks is time for teachers to sign up to use the Media Center for research as a class. Book check out is available during Flex-time for sign up and/or use by all classes with Library Passes. Reminder: On Collaboration Week- book check-out is also available for students with Library Passes during the scheduled class times throughout the day. Please allow 10 minutes for each class to be read to. On Collaboration Week, all class times are Flex-times for research and Media Center use sign up.
