April Preview - Poetry, Projects and Wimpy Kid Cover Reveal Parties

4th and 5th grade are busy with their final research projects of the year. 4th grade has researched important events and figures of the Revolutionary War and will create a Wanted Poster as a final digital product. 5th graders are learning about famous people that played a part in World War II. They will create a PowerPoint presentation to share their knowledge, complete with references featuring full citations. Way to learn those information literacy skills!

Save the date: April 21 is Poem in Your Pocket Day! https://t.co/qznPQS0uSD pic.twitter.com/mmg36CXkWM

— John Schu (@MrSchuReads) April 2, 2016

April is #wimpykidmonth! Head to https://t.co/MGN965FPF3 to celebrate all month long! pic.twitter.com/b58NCFmvjZ

— Jeff Kinney (@wimpykid) April 1, 2016

Tagxedo Time

One of our favorite go-to tech tools in the library is Tagxedo.
Tagxedo has many applications and uses for technology integration.
Ideas to inspire: 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo. 

This week our 5th graders are creating Tagxedos as the final product in their Animal Research unit. Students conducted research in class with Mrs. Felton and compiled a list of terms to describe their chosen animal. These terms are used to create an animal Tagxedo. Here are some examples of students' Animal Tagxedos:

Areya's Sea Turtle

Alia's African Elephant

Cooper's Hippo

Twitter Talk - Spreading the Word about DonorsChoose

Help my awesome librarian friend get her @DonorsChoose project funded!!! Click, Give, Feel Proud! https://t.co/3PGqbb9x0Q

— Jed (@mrdearybury1) May 21, 2015

As always, thanks for your support Mr. Dearybury! DonorsChoose has done so much for our library and school.

Presentation Day

5th grade students present their Roaring 20s Vokis, Tagxedos, and trading cards.