Winter 2022-2023

(December - March)

Hour of Code in December

STEAM specials learned about the importance of Computer Science through a 2 week Hour of Code learning workshop using the amazing website created by Ryane Prawel.

3rd Grade Class President Elections

Supported 3rd grade "media teams" in creating flyers using Adobe Spark. The library hosted some Town Halls with the candidates.

Library Visits & Displays

Ms. Hoekema showed students in 1st through 5th grade how to use Sora, an educational app that connects with the public library collection to allow students to access e-books and audio books.

Graphic Novel checkout began with 1st graders in January 2023.

Lessons were led on how to read them and minds were blown when some students discovered some Pokemon written in the Japanese manga style that have to be read in the opposite direction!

Collection Development update: Added lots of new books from APS and book orders that have begun to come in!

Updating Bulletin Boards & Reorganizing Shelves

Bee Bots & Kindergarten Hopes and Dreams

Using the green screen, we create a slideshow of what our Kindergarteners hope to be when they grow up. While I took their pictures, Mrs. Prawel (or Sara and Tye) had students coding BeeBots in various challenges.

Kindergarten 2022-23 What do you want to be.mov

Huge Book Giveaway

Used library discards (especially from the Guided Reading area) as well as donations allowed every child to choose between 10 and 15 books to take home.

Artist Ona Armstrong visited 1st grade through a TAPAS grant

Story Creation using BookCreator

Mrs. Prawel and Ms. Hoekema are teaching students how to use BookCreator to make their own books. Some classes will use this site for projects in Science or Wit & Wisdom.

Collaborative Planning Times with Teachers

Had great times with each grade level team. K-2 were especially glad to learn about the digital Wit & Wisdom resources. Mini PD sessions during CPT's introduced technology programs and tech tips on how to blend 21st century learning within classrooms.

Wit & Wisdom PD with Specialist Teachers

Ms. Hoekema and Mrs. Prawel shared an overview of the Wit & Wisdom modules and topics. The Specialists have begun to plan out support and integration of ideas with each grade for next year.

World Read Aloud Day

Led mini-sessions live and from the recording to celebrate world read aloud day in the week of February 1st and the following week with Kindergarten.

Read Across America

Celebrated with 2 hours of "Just Reading" including locking grade levels in the library

In February, we shifted the schedule so that Ms. Hoekema could support small groups in 3rd grade. Ms. Hoekema was already supporting a small group in 1st grade and Ms. Prawel and Ms. Hoekema had already worked together to enrich some small groups in all three 2nd grade classes.

Page updated

Report abuse