Mission Statement

The mission of the Alvarado, Kitayama, and Pioneer Elementary Media Centers is to provide all students with access to the library media center which, supports standards-based curriculum by providing instruction in library media curricula including 21st Century Literacy skills to ensure students become lifelong learners and productive citizens in our community and society.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Week 20: 1/31 - 2/6

It's Black History Month!

5th Grade: Finishing Bay Animal PPT
First, copy and paste this under your Bibliography in your document.

"Discover Amazing Bay Life." Explore the Virtual Bay with the Marine Science Institute. Marine Science Institute, 28/1. Web. 12 Dec 2011. .

ANIMAL NAME HERE. 2011. Photograph. Flicker Creative Commons, Sunnyvale. Web. 3 Jan 2012. .

ANIMAL NAME HERE. 2011. Photograph. Pic4Learning, San Diego. Web. 3 Jan 2012. .


4th Grade: Finishing California PPT
3rd: Encyclopedia Search
2nd - 1st: Read Aloud - Dizzy (Biographies)
Kinder: Read Aloud -

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Week 19: 1/24 - 1/30

Happy Lunar New Year!



5th/4th Grade: continue with tech projects.
3rd Grade: Thesaurus Skills. How else can it be said, "Happy New Year"?
2nd Grade: Thesaurus Skills.
1st Grade:Lunar New Year Video. Checkout. New Year Games.
Kinder:
Chinese New year Video & Puzzle

Monday, January 9, 2012

WEEK 17: 1/10 - 16

Hope Project


5th Grade: Marine Science Institute PPT Project
This week we will take the information, and photos we have gathered and begin to put them into a PowerPoint Presentation.

First, copy and paste this under your Bibliography in your document.

"Discover Amazing Bay Life." Explore the Virtual Bay with the Marine Science Institute. Marine Science Institute, 28/1. Web. 12 Dec 2011. .

ANIMAL NAME HERE. 2011. Photograph. Flicker Creative Commons, Sunnyvale. Web. 3 Jan 2012. .

ANIMAL NAME HERE. 2011. Photograph. Pic4Learning, San Diego. Web. 3 Jan 2012. .



If you have not finished gathering the required information, here are the links to:
Information -
Virtual Bay Animal Information
Creative Commons Photos -
Pics4Learning
Flickr.com/creativecommons

NOW, follow the printed directions for creating slides within your PowerPoint Presentation.


4th Grade: Continue California State Scavenger Hunt
This is your last week to collect information, and photos.
For Information use: Fact Monster
For Creative Commons Photos use:
Pics4Learning
Flickr.com/creativecommons

3rd Grade: Dictionary Dig!
Last week we had a Dictionary Scavenger Hunt, this week we will be using what we learned about the dictionary!



2nd Grade: MLK Dictionary Dig!



1st Grade: Read Aloud - Riding to Washington by Gwenyth Swain.
Checkout.

Kinder: Read Aloud - Riding to Washington by Gwenyth Swain.
Computers - Navigating the web, using bookmarks, and quitting.