Media Weekly
September 20, 2024
Library Checkout Update
Because we do not have school on Monday the 23rd, all Monday checkouts will be moved to Wednesday, same time.
We are cancelling library checkout the week of September 30 since we will only be at school Monday and Tuesday. Students are welcome to drop in throughout the day as needed for new books.
We will pick back up with a B week starting October 7.
New Read Along Titles in Sora
If you are ever looking for something specific you'd like to see for your students in Sora, please let us know!
New Book Spotlight - Great Read Alouds!
Although not new, this is new to BEU. This classic tells the story of the author's grandfather's journey to America and the immigrant experience.
BEANSTACK!
This week in library, we introduced Beanstack to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades and are using it as part of our Mark Twain Nominee Challenge with 4th and 5th grades.
If you are interested in having your classes use Beanstack for building reading stamina, introducing new genres or tracking independent reading, we want to show you how it works from your end! If there's a good time for you or your team, email Erika or Katie. We'll give you a tour and get you set up. Once you're comfortable with Beanstack, we can work with you to introduce it to your class!
OCTOBER 2 & 3 CONFERENCE CHOICES
Check out one of these Tech or Reading sessions!
Upcoming Book Breaks
Baseball and Biographies with Matt Tavares (4th-5th grade)
Join author and illustrator Matt Tavares as he discusses his book Growing Up Pedro
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM or 12:30-12:45 PM
We just purchased this book for our library. Feel free to check it out!
Viva Frida, Art, and Culture with Yuyi Morales (K-1st grade)
Join author and illustrator Yuyi Morales as she discusses her Caldecott Honor book Viva Frida
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM CDT or 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
** You can always watch past BookBreaks from their website. They do not have to be seen live. **
Media Class Update
These skills are for the next 2 media rotations:
Standard: I can use digital equipment effectively (iPad camera).
Jennifer and Mara are using the Everyone Can Create lessons from Apple Education to help students learn to utilize different editing features of their camera.
This is especially helpful when students need to mark up / edit photos for demonstrating learning.
Please let us know if you're interested in knowing more about incorporating the camera into your students' learning.
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Beulah Ralph Elementary Media Center
Erika Fitch, Library Media Specialist
Katie Canepa, Library Media Specialist
Jennifer Imhoff, Media Instructional Aide
Mara Williams, Media Instructional Aide
Katie Groner, Media Clerk
Latrel Tanniehill, Technology Support Analyst
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Phone: 573.214.3852