Elementary Media Matters
News and Resources from the Elementary Media Centers
February 2016
Baseball, CORE, and Books
Students from the Warren Central High School baseball team visited Hawthorne, Sunny Heights, Grassy Creek, and Pleasant Run last week. The baseball players read favorite books to students, reinforced how important CORE is to success in school and sports, and invited students to baseball clinics for elementary students. The students and teachers loved the guest readers and the baseball players had fun sharing books and talking with the students. Thanks goes to Coach Seibel and his players for building community between the high school and the elementary schools.
What's Happening in the Media Centers
Grassy Creek
Liberty Park
Sunny Heights
The Girl Who Heard Colors by Marie Harris
Resources from Teachingbooks.net
Almost Super by Marion Jensen
Teaching Guide from Indiana Library Federation
Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger
A Read Aloud of the book with great voices
Additional Resources from Teachingbooks.net
Online Resources of the Month
Resources for Black History Month
Time for Kids - Black History Month
The Underground Railroad Interactive Website from Scholastic
NEA Black History Lessons and Resources
African American Read In Resources from Read, Write, Think
World Read Aloud Day - February 24, 2016
Although the resources for this day start back in January, there are still many booklists and activities to share with students leading up to and on February 24th.
Presidents' Day - Grades 3-5
Use research skills and the activities from Scholastic to learn about what it takes to lead our country.
Under His Hat - Discovering Lincoln's Story from Primary Sources
A thematic online education resource that includes digitized images of primary sources, lesson plans, vocabulary, research topics, and critical thinking questions. Students can even zoom in on Lincoln's hat!
Upcoming Events
Eastridge Book Fair and Father/Daughter Dance - February 5
January 29-February 5, 2016
Brookview Book Fair and Cultural Night - February 11
February 11-February 19, 2016
African American Read In and World Read Aloud Day - February 24, 2016
Read In @ all elementary media centers
Liberty Park Book Fair and STEM Night - March 10
March 8-15, 2016
Elementary Media Centers - Elaine Loftus
Email: eloftus@warren.k12.in.us
Website: http://destiny.warren.k12.in.us
Phone: (317)903-7760
Twitter: @WarrenPK4Media