September 2010 Monthly Report

Program Highlights Mr. Plemmons named one of the top 3 finalists for the Clarke County School

District teacher of the year.

Reading Heroes Challenge reading incentive program launched. Students

developed 3 reading goals for themselves to achieve by October 8th.

Collaborative Center Lessons were done with 2nd grade on Regions of GA, 4th

grade on Native Americans, and 5th grade on the Constitution and Bill of Rights

Digital projects were supported with Ms. Biehl’s 4th grade students using

photography and narrative writing

Ms. Hicks and Ms. Saxon’s 2nd grade students began a graphic novel study that

kicked off in the media center and was supported by a guest speaker visit from

Chuck Cunningham, Assistant Principal at Colham Ferry Elementary and a local

cartoonist.

The media center enrichment cluster, Leader Librarians, began where a group of 12

students decided to survey the entire school on reading interests and use part of the

media center budget for buying student-chosen books.

Andy Plemmons, School LibrarianSharon Rockholt, Media Paraprofessional

Website: http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/webpages/aplemmons

Blog: http://barrowmediacenter.wordpress.com

Barrow Media Center

Number of Media Center Patrons: 2,124 (approximate. We

use a tally system and some students forget to mark a tally on

our sheet when they visit)

Check Outs: 3,826

Facebook: 1,138 visits and 176 fans

Blog Visits: 355 visits

Data Snapshots

Collaborative LessonsRegions of Georgia All of 2nd grade

with teachers, parents, & student teachers leading centers

Realistic Fiction 3rd grade-AllABC Books and letter sounds

K-all

Beginning, Middle, and End

1st grade-Watson & Stuckey

Family Stories PreK-SpurgeonEcosystems 4th grade-FreemanLabor Day All K & 1st-HartGraphic Novels 2nd grade-

Collaboratively taught with Hicks & Saxon spectrum

Native Americans 4th grade collaborative center

Constitution Day 5th grade collaborative centers

Writing that entertains, persuades, informs

K-all

Motion-push/pull K-allCity, county, state, nation, continent

1st-all

Nursery Rhymes PreK-SpurgeonCharacter Traits 1st grade-allNative American Folktales

4th grade-all

Just Right Books 4th-Freeman

August 2010 Monthly Report

Barrow Media Center

Mythology Spectrum 1st gradeComposting/Gardening PreK-HockingPhotography & Narrative Writing

Collaboratively taught with 4th grade spectrum-Biehl

Gravity K-allFantasy Genre 3rd grade-allPatriotic Words/Star Spangled Banner

1st grade-all

Birdwatching webcams

Spectrum 5th grade-Ms. Mullins

Goods and Services K-Boyle