Middle School Media Minutes
Volume 3 Issue 3 November 2014
October Stats
Bolich
Before School Drop Ins 2
During School Drop Ins 208 *
Unscheduled Classes 5
Unscheduled Groups 2
Student Assists 4
Items Circulated 861
Classes Taught 11
New Items 154 books, 3 DVDs 12 magazines *
Open Days 22 school days less Bolich book fair and PD = 15
Notes: Many of these students were working on a ss project over several days during AEI.
Several "new" items added to Bolich's card catalog are actually items which had been previously labeled as lost and subsequently removed from the system. They are currently being readded to the system as we come across them. This will be an issue for the next few months as the items are discovered.
October Stats
Roberts
Before School Drop Ins 6
During School Drop Ins 140
Unscheduled Classes 3
Unscheduled Groups 6
Student Assists 19
Items Circulated 700
Classes Taught 12
New Items 10 books
Open Days 22 school days less Bolich book fair and PD = 15
Looking for Prof Lit?
- Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers by Kathleen Cushman & Laura Rogers - at Bolich
- Igniting a Passion for Reading by Steven Layne - soon to be available at both Roberts & Bolich
- The Bully, the Bullied & the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso - at Bolich
- Flip Your Classroom by Jonathan Bergmann - at Bolich
- The Great Depression: A Migrant Mother's Story (Reader's Theater) - by Dorothy Alexander Sugarman -at Bolich
- Creating SmartBoard Lessons Yes, You Can! - at Bolich
We are working on expanding the professional collection at Bolich. If you find something you would find beneficial please let us know. We hope to find a home for this area on the floor in the general stacks by the end of the school year.
Just a Few Reminders
- Both media centers are now open every day! Check the staffing schedule for exact hours, but they should be pretty consistent.
- Have you checked out our website recently? cfallsmsmediactr.weebly.com is the place to go for everything from student lessons to teacher resources to links to great websites.
- Headphones are to remain in the media centers. The sign out is for students to sign them out for the media center lab only. Bolich has lost all our extra headphones since the beginning of school because they have been removed from the room.
- If you are unlocking any of the doors, please make sure you relock them so they remain in a locked status. In case of emergency the staff member in the room will need to shut all the doors quickly and both buildings have many doors to take care of to keep the kids safe.
Holiday Happenings
Akron has just as many events coming such as Akron General's Festival of Trees: https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/event/6baf404d3fd7f5f5/index.html, ice skating at Lock 3: http://www.lock3live.com/iceskating.aspx, Akron Symphony Holiday Pops concert: http://uaevents.com/site/page.php?id=179&eventid=1884, Stan Hewit is always a beautiful place to visit: http://www.stanhywet.org/events/deck-hall and don't forget Akron's First Night on New Years Eve: http://www.firstnightakron.org/.
Karen Gedeon
The Media Center - The Heart of Every Successful School
Check out a review of every book I've read at:www.shelfari.com/kgedeon2
Email: cf_gedeonk@cfalls.org
Website: cfallsmsmediactr.weebly.com
Phone: 330-926-3809