CvMS MEDIA CENTER HIGHLIGHTS
OCTOBER 2013
BOOK FAIR! BOOK FAIR! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
The book fair was held October 4-10th, and it was a huge success! During that week, the 6th-8th language arts classes were able to visit, browse, and buy new books. 42 total classes and over 1100 students were introduced to a variety of Scholastic titles and encouraged to read. Cleveland Middle School also held an Open House Family Night event and many parents visited the book fair during that time as well. Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs. Cravens want to give a special thanks to ALL the volunteers who helped make it a success. We appreciate you, and thanks to everyone who supported the fall book fair. It will back in the spring 2014. Happy reading!
BOOK FAIR DECOR
Colorful tables and displays were set up in the media center for students to easily find books. Graphic novels, sports, entertainment, reference, and best sellers were a few of the favorites.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE FREE BOOKS?
Each student who attended family night had the option to enter their name in a drawing to win $70 worth of free books. Names were randomly selected and winners were rewarded during homeroom the next day.
BOOKS FOR EVERYONE
Many CvMS students have younger sibling so books for "little people" were also available at the family night event. Cook books and other popular and best seller adult books were available as well.
RED RIBBON WEEK: OCTOBER 23-31, 2013
Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. After collaborating with the guidance counselor, Mrs. Pardue, the media center created a Red Ribbon Week bulletin board and displayed books relating to bullying, drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs. Cravens provided 14 sixth grade classes with information about Red Ribbon Week; students enjoyed watching an award-winning anti-bullying video made by other middle schoolers and then played an interactive game which tested their knowledge and encouraged making good choices.
GOT STATISTICS?
HOW MUCH ARE CvMS STUDENTS READING?
- Total Circulation: 3, 674 books and other resources
- Nonfiction: 1,402 nonfiction books
- Fiction: 1,579 fiction books
- Class Novels: 591 class set novels
- Spanish Books: 20 spanish books
- Circulation: 135 students visited the media center independently to check out books, use computers, or take a test
- 120 language arts classes taught by media coordinators
TRACKING TECHNOLOGY:
*There were 22 school days in October.
- Computer lab booked 20 times
- 4 Chrome carts reserved 83 times
STOP....COLLABORATE....AND LISTEN
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND IRAQ
The sixth grade social studies teachers needed resources for their study of Ancient Mesopotamia and Iraq. Appropriate and relevant websites and books were provided and shared with the teachers and their classes.
MONSTERS IN LITERATURE
14 sixth grade classes had a spooky good time in the media center as they explored the genre of horror during Halloween week. They enjoyed learning about monsters in literature and discussed iconic monster figures like Dracula, Frankenstein, and the werewolf. Authors of this genre were also explored.
CANDY PROJECT AND MICROSOFT EXCEL
Mrs. Cravens and Mrs. Whitaker collaborated with the seventh grade math teachers and taught 14 classes how to input data collected into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Students learned specific components of Excel and organized data and designed and displayed a graph in their spreadsheet.
OTHER HAPPENINGS...
STUDENT LEXILE MEASUREMENTS
Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs. Cravens met with two Johnston County testing center representatives to discuss the Lexile ranges of students at CvMS. The meeting was beneficial, and it gave the media coordinators some ideas regarding what materials need to be provided to meet student reading needs.
SPIRIT WEEK...WE HEART THE USA!
Mrs. Whitaker (left) and Mrs. Cravens (right) dress up for "show your patriotism day" during Spirit Week. They are showing their patriotism, and they salute all their library patrons! They heart the USA and libraries!
FINAL TEAM SELECTED
After three intense rounds of tryouts, 12 students were selected to represent the Battle of the Books 2013-2014 team. Students were selected based on reading comprehension, author/title knowledge, and mock competition performance. The CvMS team will compete in the North Carolina Middle School Battle of the Books competition on February 28, 2014.