Erwin School Library Staff Update
Nancy Cravey, School Librarian
19 January 2016
Dates of Interest and Importance
January 18 -- MLK Holiday
January 20 -- 4th Grade Family Book Club
January 21-22 -- Teacher Work Day
January 25 -- EBOB after school meeting
January 28 -- 4th and 5th grade EBOB lunch meeting
Electronic Device Policy
This is a good time to review with students the appropriate use of electronic devices they may have gotten as a gift and are now bringing to school. Any student who has a device for reading should have an Electronic Device Policy on file with their teacher.
Tell Your Story!
Send pictures of what is happening in your classroom to share on social media and the webpage. Show the community the wonderful things your students are doing. Pictures will be posted on the school's Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts as well as in a webpage slideshow.
Possible Guided Reading/ELA resource
GCS READS 20
December Reading Minutes will be collected Tuesday, January 12.
This number will only include minutes from December 1-Decembe 18.
Computer Lab
Please review computer lab rules and procedures this week with students.
Every time a class leaves the lab, students should take a couple of minutes to prepare the environment for the next group.
Discovery Education: New Year, New You(ser)
Discovery Education has suggestions for five ways to deepen the use of digital content in your classroom. Find them in this Lively Lessons blog post.
Tech Tip: Nature Sound Map
Free Technology 4 Teachers is a great resource for finding tutorials on technology tools or discovering something new to try. A recent post highlighted the Nature Soundmap project which records sounds of animals and natural locations around the world that students can listen to when learning about animals. It is a great resource to support a unit on animals, or just fun to explore and listen to the sounds of the world.
School Contact and Social Media Links
Email: craveyn@gcsnc.com
Website: www.erwinmontessori.com
Location: 3012 East Bessemer Avenue, Greensboro, NC, United States
Phone: 336-370-8151
Facebook: facebook.com/erwinmontessori
Twitter: @ErwinMontessori