We've Survived Friday the 13th!

We have successfully made it past the Friday the 13th deadline, and have completed all the necessary reports to switch automation systems. 

We have exported all of our collection to the Follett Company who will translate it into the new Destiny automation system for us. What does this mean for students, teachers, and parents in the community?  It means that our collection will remain static until after Thanksgiving when we begin using Destiny.  Mrs. Schultz-Suggs is unable to make any changes to the collection while teh information transfer is going on-- no new books can be added, no old books can be deleted, no changes can be made to the collection at all.  Birthday Book Club might be affected a little bit, but all that means is a slightly longer wait between book selection in November and the start of Destiny circulation in December.

Mrs. Schultz-Suggs has just met with the 4th grade team during their all-day planning (thank you to our PTA for funding substitutes for this very important planning day!), and will be working with many of the 4th grade teachers on an upcoming project.  This unit will involve the new Georgia Performance Standards on explorers and will incorporate information literacy skills as well as the elements of the Big 6 research model.  The 4th grade students worked on a Big 6 project last year on Habitats in conjunction with the Library, so they are familiar with the model.  If you are interested in seeing the final products of the 3rd grade Habitat project, click here.  Check back at this site in a few weeks to see examples of the 4th grade projects!

NEWSFLASH!  The Curriculum tab on the Library Media webpage is up and running with information about the Library Program at all grade levels!