The best thing parents can do with their children to increase their success in school is to read with them. Research and common sense has stated for years that the parent is the child's first teacher, with this said, be your child's super-hero by spending time reading with them!
Numerous studies have shown that reading is the building block for ALL academic success. One way to help your child achieve this success is to implement various reading strategies. For example, have him or her read a page and then you read a page. Read chapter books that they can't read themselves yet, but they can gain valuable comprehension skills from the story if you read it to them. This helps them to picture the story in their minds and stretches their imagination. Have them record themselves as they read and listen to these recordings to build fluency. Use graphic organizers to help children gain a better understanding of story material. The strategies are unlimited, and your child's teacher, academic coach or media specialist are the best resources to utilize for ideas to help him or her become the best reader possible.
Posted by: kellymassey
| @ November 19, 2007 1:20:40 PM EST ( ) |
http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com
http://www.readwritethink.com
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
http://www.theteachersguide.com/InteractiveSitesMathSmartBoard.htm
Posted by: kellymassey
| @ April 14, 2007 7:37:33 PM EDT ( ) |
Kelly Massey, media specialist, and Jill Burrows and Jennifer Jackson, media clerks are available to meet the needs of all students, staff, and parent members of the community whenever necessary. Gilbert Elementary School has one of the best collections in the state with over 24,000 items in inventory. Please take note of the times our media center is open on the schedule below.
7:30-3:30
Parent and Teacher Checkout Hours
8:00-2:00
Individual Student Checkout Hours
2:00-3:30
Student/Parent, Teacher Checkout Hours
*Formal classes with whole groups or small groups may be scheduled from 8:30 until 11:30 each day.
Gilbert Elementary School works on a flexible schedule. Flexible scheduling is the most effective way of providing library services when they are most needed. Classes and students do not visit the library media center at arbitrary times. Instead they visit the library media center when they need information or the services the library media program provides. Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning presents flexible scheduling as an essential program aspect for school library media centers.
Posted by: kellymassey
| @ March 8, 2007 8:54:32 AM EST ( ) |
CALEDECOTT MEDAL
(outstanding illustration in a book for children ages 0-14)
Caldecott Medal Winner:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick (author/illustrator)
Caldecott Medal Honors:
2008 Caldecott Medal Honor Books
Title: First the Egg
Illustrator and Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Title: Henry's Freedom Box
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Author: Ellen Levine
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Title: Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Illustrator and Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion
Title: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Author: Peter Sis
Publisher: Frances Foster Books
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NEWBERY AWARD
(most distinguished American book for children 0-14)
Newbery Medal Winner
Title: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village
Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
Illustrator: Robert Byrd
Publisher: Candlewick Press
A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between 10 and 15 years old, who live in or near a 13th-century English manor.
Newbery Medal Honors
2008 Newbery Medal Honor Books
Title: Elijah of Buxton
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher: Scholastic
Title: Feathers
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Putnam
Title: The Wednesday Wars
Author: Gary D. Schmidt
Publisher: Clarion Books
KEEP READING!!!!
Posted by: kellymassey
| @ October 24, 2006 7:28:27 PM EDT ( ) |
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