Welcome Back!

Welcome back to all students, staff and families!  Here at the Meadowview Intermediate Library Media Center (LMC), we are excited to start our new school year.   Mrs. Teresa Anderson has joined us as the new LMC secretary; she will be working here most mornings. 

We have a few other changes that will be happening as the year goes on.  iPad access to the catalog and eBooks are two of the biggest changes.  Students will learn that there is, indeed, an app for that!  We will also be working hard to gear instruction to the classroom curriculum.  Our goal is to help students make those connections between what goes on in the classroom and the outside world.   We will also be adding internet etiquette and safety lessons to the LMC skills classes.  We want our students to be safe, secure, and savvy online, so we will try to give them some tools for achieving that goal.

Finally, both Mrs. Anderson and I will be working on being more involved with students' independent reading.  We have already been discussing some ideas for how to provide our students with more opportunities to share what they read and to build reading motivation.

It will be a busy and productive year.  We look forward to working with all the students and staff here ate Meadowview Intermediate.  If you are ever in the building, feel free to stop in and visit.  We would love to see you!

Beginning of the End...

I cannot believe how time has flown!  It seems like we were at the semester break just a few days ago, but it is now almost May.  Time to begin thinking about the end of the school year.  Here are just a few announcements and reminders to get started.

• There will be a Buy One, Get One book fair in the LMC the week of May 14.  Notices will be sent home next week.  The LMC doesn't make any money off this fair, but it is a small way to thank those who have supported us during the year.
• Fifth graders have started their final research projects for LMC.  They will be in the notetaking phase soon...and that means they might have some homework from me!
• Fourth graders will be starting their final work with a Wisconsin-centered trivia search in the reference section.  They will have to sharpen their dictionary and encyclopedia skills to do well with this.
• All LMC materials are due back by May 15.  After that, students can take discarded books home to read.

That's enough to get started.  Hope the end of the year goes smoothly.

When the Students are Away...

So, just what do teachers do when they are in school, but the students have the day off?  Well, in our district, the teachers go to school!  So far today, we have learned about the effects of poverty and homelessness on our students and the upcoming referendum.  Now, we have broken into smaller groups for additional lessons.  The 4th and 5th grade teachers are in a workshop about setting up and using Wikis with our classes.  This should be interesting and kind of fun.  I have worked on a wiki before, but I have not set one up, so I am hoping to learn a lot.  One thing is certain -- I will share what I learn with the students.  Hope all the kids are enjoying their long weekend and staying warm!