This week has been NUTS!
Monday--Today we had Mary Jean Hartel from Athens Regional Library to visit for the day in our MC. She spoke to groups of 6th graders about Youth Services at ARL and did some
storytelling. This is a great way to create a community connection and tap into resources outside of our walls. Also, we were able to teach the students some info lit skills...
storytelling. This is a great way to create a community connection and tap into resources outside of our walls. Also, we were able to teach the students some info lit skills...Tuesday--Admin stuff for 1/2 day, and broadcast for the other 1/2 Admin stuff--did walk through with leadership team. Saw 10ish classrooms and got some ideas for collaboration, promote collaboration at 7th grade team meeting and discuss ideas for non-fiction unit with 7th grade ELA teachers (start planning this after book fair)
Wednesday--planning for HRRB (writing questions, making rotations), visited Barrow Elementary with gifted facilitators to view Cluster Groups. Great opportunity to see Andy and learn about new collaboration ideas and ways to bring the community into our school and provide resources from "beyond our walls". Went to Sams Club to buy food for our Reading Celebration tomorrow, met with principal to discuss Family Literacy Night, book fair, silver wars (raising money for Books for Keep Charity), etc.
Thursday--Reading Celebration 
Cookout and HRRB final prep... It was an awesome day, my para and a couple of parent volunteers grilled hotdogs and provided lunch for over 260 students (in the media center) who completed their reading logs 1st quarter. The kids were wonderful, we took lots of pictures and we plan to promote like crazy for the next quarter's incentive (a pancake breakfast w/ hot chocolate!)
Cookout and HRRB final prep... It was an awesome day, my para and a couple of parent volunteers grilled hotdogs and provided lunch for over 260 students (in the media center) who completed their reading logs 1st quarter. The kids were wonderful, we took lots of pictures and we plan to promote like crazy for the next quarter's incentive (a pancake breakfast w/ hot chocolate!)The last two periods of the day an 8th grade teacher brought her students in for book talks and checkout. She also, so kindly, brought her vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the media center for me because as appreciative and sweet the kids were during the Reading Celebration Cookout, they are still messy middle schoolers! :) I love CMS; we really do have a family atmosphere here with kids and teachers alike.
Friday--I know it's not Friday yet, but I have a feeling I may not have a chance to post again this week, so here's what we have planned for tomorrow.... Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Competition Round 1. We have 7 teams competing during 1st period (ELT) tomorrow. I have the rounds and questions all set up. I am very proud of the HRRB this year b/c it really has helped to promote literacy and leisure reading. The students are talking the books up with one another and 3 of the 5 school competition books stay on the top 10 in circulation each week!
After that, I plan to work on the website and some lesson planning for upcoming info literacy skills lessons. And at 1:30 I have volunteers coming in to help us set up the book fair! I can't wait until next week the book fair is going to be LOTS of FUN!
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