Media Mail
Horizon Elementary --- December 2022
Current News
- The book fair was a sucess! We exceeded our goal by Thursday! Thank you to Janine Matner and Samantha Reinhardt for dedicating their time to make it possible!
- December 5-9 is Computer Science Education Week! We have tons of fun activities planned in the Media Center! Teachers may check out the various resources in the Media Center to make learning even more exciting in the classroom for CS Ed Week!
- Mrs. Wilson and I have teamed up for the month of December to have themed weeks all month long. See the different themes below in "Upcoming Events".
A Look Back at November
2nd Grade Kibo Robots
2nd Grade loved learning all about how to program Kibo robots.
Book Talks and Trailers with 3rd-5th Grades
Students in 3rd-5th listened to book summaries and watched Book trailers. Afterwards, they had the opportunity to check out the books!
Turkey Trouble with Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Students in Kindergarten and 1st Grade listened to "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Turkey" and "Turkey Trouble". Students created their own turkey disguise afterwards!
Book Fair
Our Scholastic Book Fair was held November 14-18! It was a huge success!
Book Fair Family Night
Book Fair Family Night was a HUGE success! We had Shake It Boba and Tom's Coffee Truck here!
1st Grade Library Library Lessons
First Grade had their Winter library lesson on how to use shelf markers, and find books in Non-Fiction, Picture Books, and Fiction!
December Read Aloud
Auntie Claus Read Aloud
Computer Science Education Week, December 5-9, 2022
Upcoming Events
November 28-December 2- Gingerbread Week
November 28-29- 1st Grade Library Orientation
December 2- STEAM Day (3rd-5th)
December 5-9- Santa Week
December 5-9- MCS Computer Science WeekDecember 5-6- 1st Grade BeeBots
December 5- Bear Hunt Coding with Kindergarten
December 6- Kibo with 4th Grade
December 7- Christmas ClassVR with 2nd Grade
December 8- Christmas ClassVR with 3rd Grade
December 12-16- Reindeer Week
December 15-16- Half Days
Statistics
Circulation Statistics (How many books were checked out this month?)
August 2022- 737
September 2022- 5,321
October 2022- 4,168 (Highest in MCS! Go Eagles!)
November 2022- 4,001
Horizon Elementary Media Center
Email: jdbanks@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Website: https://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/horizon
Location: 7855 Old Madison Pike, Madison, AL, USA
Phone: 256-464-3614