Doherty Media Center News
August 2013
The Word of the Year is Collaboration!
We are so excited to work with the new and returning staff of Doherty Elementary. The Media Center is an active and exciting learning area for students and teachers. Let us know how we can assist you in your curricular needs and remember to include us when planning lessons and units. Collaboration makes learning, and teaching, more fun!
Curriculum
Jean and I are available to assist you in gathering any curricular materials you may need. We are happy to pull books for author, topic, and genre studies. Keep us informed of what you are studying, and read our monthly "Media Notes" so that our media lessons can reflect and build on what you are doing in class.
Technology
Doherty Elementary has two computer labs, two iPad carts, and a Macbook cart. Sign Up Genius accounts will be made for the computer lab located behind the Media Center, and for the iPad and Macbook carts. Additionally, blocks of time are also available on the Media schedule so that teachers can sign up and work with the Media staff on a collaborative project for students.
Library/Research Skills
We would like to meet with each grade level for a brief time to determine what research projects you will be focusing on this year. Discussing this with grade levels as a whole will help the Media staff determine exactly what our role and timeline will be, and how best we help you. It is our hope that the grade levels will spread out research throughout the year and that we can incorporate many different forms of research and projects.
The Library will be Hosting a Scholastic Book Fair September 23-25. Other fairs will be held in December and March.
Pine Cone!
The Media Department has been working all summer to design a District-wide Reading Incentive Program for students in grades k-2. Our program is called Pine Cone. The purpose of Pine Cone is to put great literature into the hands of our youngest readers, instill a love of reading, and prepare and excite them for our 3-5 Pine Tree Program. The Pine Cone program will kick-off with an assembly on Friday, October 4 and run through March. Watch for more details.
Mrs. Julie Abeska and Mrs. Jean Abraham
Email: Abeska@wbsd.org
Location: The Media Center
Phone: 2