SWJH Media Center
Week of October 5-9
Where in the world is Science 9?
Science 9 teachers instructed for two days using flexible grouping based on students' needs and wants. Student who showed mastery of the content (one specific essential learning in 9th grade science), did an extension lab. Students who did not show mastery of the content or didn’t feel confident in their learning were placed in groups to get some more practice. Some of these students did a matching activity in the media center while others did some different practice in the classroom. These two groups of students switched over the course of the two days.
Students who showed that they were still really struggling with the content after the matching activity received one-on-one or small group assistance (no more than four students with a teacher) so the teachers could better pinpoint where they were messing up or misunderstanding the material. Students were reassessed after all of the reteaching and extra practice in order to see if the activities worked in providing students a way to interact with the material in a different way. It was so fun to see the students learning in the different environments and watching those light bulbs light up with the extra practice.
2015 Scholastic Book Fair - November 16-20
Many great titles will be available for purchase!
The 2015 Fall Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the Shakopee West Junior High Media Center the week of November 16-20. Many new titles will be available as well as old favorites in paperback. The fair will coincide with parent Teacher Conferences that are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-7:30 p.m. At this time, the fair will be open for shopping in front of the auditorium. Come and see us for some great reads and a fun environment. See some of the newest titles below:
The Body in the Woods - April Henry
In this new series told from multiple perspectives, teen members of a search and rescue team discover a dead body in the woods.
Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom’s mental illness, Nick’s bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn’t understand her. When the three teens join Portland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, they are teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger, fear, and courage, the three team up to find the girl’s killer—before he can strike one of their own.
This first book in April Henry’s Point Last Seen YA mystery series is full of riveting suspense, putting readers in the middle of harrowing rescues and crime scene investigations.
Credits: Goodreads.com
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School - Jeff Kinney
In the latest installment of the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, author-illustrator Jeff Kinney brings the series back to its roots, as Greg starts a new school year and faces a challenge he never could've imagined.
Credits: Goodreads.com
Autumn Falls - Bella Thorne
With her fiery red hair, new-girl outsider status, and tendency to be a total klutz, Autumn Falls definitely isn’t flying below the radar at Aventura High. Luckily, she makes some genuine friends who take her under their wing. But she also manages to get on the wrong side of the school’s queen bee, and then finds out the guy she’s started to like, funny and sweet Sean, hangs with the mean crowd. Now her rep and her potential love life are at stake.
When Autumn vents her feelings in a journal that belonged to her late father, suddenly her wildest wishes start coming true. Is it coincidence? Or can writing in the journal solve all her problems? And if the journal doesn’t work that way, is there a bigger purpose for it—and for her?
Filled with personal elements from Bella’s own life, AUTUMN FALLS is the first book in Bella Thorne’s new series! It has everything readers will love and relate to: a real girl trying to find her own inner strength and be the best she can be, with a hint of magic and mystery, and a steady stream of OMG-I-can’t-believe-that-just-happened fun.
Credits: Goodreads.com
What books/eBooks would you like to see in the Shakopee West JH Media Center?
Mr. Finke, Media Specialist
Email: bfinke@shakopee.k12.mn.us
Website: http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/domain/345
Location: 200 10th Ave E, Shakopee, MN, United States
Phone: (952) 496-5752
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