1. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
August 2011 Report
Program Highlights
The Scholastic Book Fair raised almost $3,000 for the media center.
The Indian Knoll News Team started daily broadcasts.
New materials were ordered, including Marcy Cook math teacher resource
books, books on CD, and 100 character education titles.
The media specialist attended the Cherokee County media specialists meeting.
Twenty-two students attended two meetings of the Firebirds Book Club.
The media specialist updated the media center website, media center blog, and
front lobby kiosk.
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Jennifer Lewis, Media Specialist
jennifer.lewis@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Media Center Website
http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Schools/indian
knoll-es/media/default.aspx
Media Center Blog
http://ikesmediacenter.blogspot.com/
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2. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
August 2011 Report
Data Snapshot
Number of classes served: 74
Total circulation: 4,094
K: 411
1: 267
2: 879
3: 635
4: 568
5: 492
6: 497
Faculty: 345
Accelerated Reader tests passed: 778
Accelerated Reader points: 1,254.7
1: 14.9
2: 182.8
3: 90.6
4: 68.4
5: 539.5
6: 358.5
Total words read: 7,966,314
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3. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
August 2011 Report
Whole Class Lessons Taught
38 orientation sessions
All students in kindergarten through sixth grade were trained on the media center’s
rules and procedures.
22 lessons
Kindergarten – Students attended weekly storytime. Storytime themes included
book care, color and school words, and rhyming words.
1st grade – Students learned about story elements using the books The Little Red Hen
and Manana Iguana.
2nd grade – Students learned about story elements using the books The Gingerbread
Man and The Gingerbread Cowboy.
3rd grade – Students learned about story elements using the book The Library
Dragon.
4th grade – Students learned how to use Destiny to search for books and then they
practiced with partners.
6th grade – Students learned how to use Grolier online to assist with coursework in
general and science fair projects in particular.
14 checkout sessions
Collaborative Lessons Taught
Lesson: Creating Wordles
Standards for the 21st Century Learner: 3.1.4 Use technology and other information
tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can
view, use, and assess.
Georgia Performance Standards: ELA4W3 The student uses research and
technology to support writing.
Collaborative partner: Crissy
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