Mrs. Davidson

Jacket 2 Jacket Ends November 9th

Students at Nickajack need to complete their reading logs for the Jacket 2 Jacket Reading Contest by Monday, November 9, 2009.   Students, who return their reading logs to their classroom teacher, are eligible for a FREE ticket to the Georgia Tech Women's Basketball game as well as FREE T-shirts, posters, basketballs and other prizes.     Informational fliers and the reading log forms are available on a previous post ( See October's blogs).     Download all the forms and tally the number of pages your student read from October 9th through November 9th .

Hope to see all of you at the game!    Go Tech.

Jacket 2 Jacket Reading Contest Started!

The Georgia Tech Women's Basketball team is sponsoring a reading contest for students at Nickajack Elementary.     This program is an effort by the Georgia Tech Women's Basketball to encourage children to read on a regular basis and reiterate the importance of reading at all levels.    The guidelines are as follows:

• Each child will record the number of pages read each day from October 9th through November 9th.

• Parents or guardians must initial the student's reading log.

• Parents may read to their children.

• The reading log must contain the name of the book, the number of pages read, and the parent's initials.

• Please return the reading logs to your child's teacher before November 20th or prior to Thanksgiving vacation.     If you need the informational flyer, please download a copy from the following link:
• Download Jacket 2 Jacket Reading Contest

Accelerated Reader: What Is It?

Students in grades 1-5 are encouraged to participate in the Accelerated Reader Program.    If you have questions about this program, please click on the link below for a Parent Handbook, which explains the guidelines of the  program and the questions frequently asked by parents.

Happy reading!

Download ACCELERATED READER GUIDELINES

Student Projects

Here is a short list of the graphic art projects made by the third and fourth graders.     Please download the file to your desktop, then open the file.  Fourth grade projects are in a PowerPoint format, while third graders used MS Word.

Hope you enjoy our projects!

Download Fourth grade room drawings  ( Eliana, Kevin, Mina, Megan, Onyi and Dilim)

Download Brittany pizza

Download Pizza123

Download Pizza lindsey 

Download Gerald pizza

Typing Practice

Third and fourth grade students are learning keyboarding this quarter.   Students are learning the home row on the computer, letters a,s,d,f,g,h,j,k,l, and ;.   Students will need to pass an accuracy test at the end of the month.

Please try the link below if you need additional practice on typing with "all of your fingers".  Don't  forget accuracy is more important than speed!

Typing Practice (Choose Home Row with left and right hand)

Typing Game--Choose EASY

Room and Pizza Drawings

Third and fourth grade students have completed their graphic arts project in computer class.   Students had to create either a room or a pizza using a drawing program.

Students can finish or expand their drawings at home using the directions listed below.  Please click on the link and download the directions to your computer's desktop.  Don't forget to print or save your project to a Flash drive, so Ms. Davidson can see your work!

Download Heitzenrater_HOWTOBUILDAMUSEUM ( Fourth Grade Project)

Download Pizza Directions  (Third Grade Project)

Needing Shoe Boxes

Students in Ms. Moses' class and the Fab Four cluster will be starting the Clay Animation project in October ( see the Media Orientation link for details).    Each student will need to have one shoe box for this project.      Students can turn their shoe box, dimensions  9" x 13", to the media center.    Please write your student's name on his/her box.

I appreciate your help in this request.                                                                                                       

Popping with Pride

 Congratulations to several classes for meeting the Behavior Challenge, see previous post.   Students, who displayed the Code of Conduct, were treated to a small popcorn party.   I am very excited about the excellent behavior demonstrated by the following classes: Ms. Nelson, Ms. Paller, Ms. Moses, and  Ms. Dawkins.     

Keep up the good work!  I look forward to having an excellent year filled with fun and parties.

Media Classes Orientation

This year students who are on the media rotation will be getting computer instruction as well as lessons on the use of the library.   Many activities have been planned for this school year.   A Powerpoint presentation has been attached for your viewing     Download Projects for This Year.

Students will be given the opportunity to earn prizes and parties for excellent behavior and completed projects in media class.   Students are expected to follow the "Give Me Five"  Code of Conduct.   The five rules are listed below:

• Eyes on the instructor during class;
• Mouth closed while directions are given;

• Hands  and feet must remain still; and

• Ears should be listening.

  I look forward to  a fun-filled and exciting school year of learning.

Welcome to the Media Center

This blog was created to enhance communication between the media center and its patrons-- students and parents. Please visit this site often as it will be updated with the newest contests, events, and programs sponsored by the media center.

During the 2009-10 school year, the media center will be part of the specialist's rotation.  Third and fourth grade students will be receiving media and computer instruction from the media specialist. The media center will also be offering enrichment activities that will replace the normal story time activity.   These "Beyond the Shelves" events will include special presentations, guest speakers, arts & crafts activities, and computer projects that spur the creativity and imagination of our students.   All "Beyond the Shelves" events will be listed on this blog.    Please plan to visit it often!