Furniture Item availble!

I feel just like Craig's List....

I am getting rid of this big wooden cabinet with 4 large file drawers....
if you want it....let me know
otherwise it will head to the bowels of the school!

Included are all of these file folders....
if no one wants the furniture, the file folders are still available!

First Come First Serve.....

SLP Google Docs Link

I have put a link to the SLP Google Docs Link under the Teacher Tab on our home page.

Why do you care?

Because....Google Docs is where you will be going to access and store your ATPPS forms.


This is what you do:






The screen that you will see when you go to the link under the teacher tab looks like this:


Enter your username-it is lastname.firstname  (just like when you do our email login)
Currently our passwords are the password you used last year. (We will receive an email when they change it to this year's PW)

If you don't remember last year's PW,  you can call 7315 and they have it :)

Once you sign in to your account you have access to lots of documents and the ability to share those documents with others.

Please use the comment area to share your questions.  I will try to answer people's questions and then everyone can see the solutions!

NWEA Testing Will Start MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26

The Fall Test Window is Sept. 19-Oct. 14
We will delay starting the testing until Sept. 26 because you are doing the FAST testing next week.
We will start with Math the first week.
Reading will be the second week.

I still need to hear from 3rd grade about the schedule.  Once that is done, I will email you the completed schedule.
I will be scheduling 2nd grade reading with Jana....all 2nd grade testing will be done during the English time!

We will schedule around book choice times as much as possible.
This will affect how make-up sessions are managed. We will not be able to accommodate drop ins for make ups.
I will schedule several make up times the week of Oct. 3rd and Oct. 10th and you can send your students then.

Please read the following agreed upon assumptions for testing at PSI:

• Classes will come at the arranged time unless you have notified the Media Center Staff.
• Students who finish testing will remain at the computer station reading quietly.
• Students who need to leave for a bathroom break will come and go through the main Media Center door.
• Make-up tests will be done at arranged time.  If there are empty computers for test sessions, Mary will let teachers know.
• Teachers are responsible for keeping track of the students who need to make-up or finish tests.

If you have any questions, let me know!

Computer Lab! Important Information!

The Computer Labs are open for business.

I have printed the stickers for student log ins for grades 1-2-3

I am assuming kids in grade 4 and 5 know their log ins.  If you would like me to mail the list to you let me know.

The sign up sheet for the computer labs is ready too!
I would ask that if you are bringing your kids to the lab log in to their own accounts, you pick a time that I can assist you. There are several set up activities that you will need to do with your students to help them work successfully.

                                                     The IXL accounts are up and running.

Brain Pop in Spanish is available  log in is the same as last year 
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The Libros Electronicos is available again this year







I have not checked every link on our site, so if you encounter links that no longer work, please let me know!
Would love to hear about any links you would want added to the Student Resource Page.

Library Times September 19-23 in the LMC

Look how cute these little ones are!
Helping our Kinder classes choose library books for the first time is probably one of my favorite things!

All of our kids got to use the library to check out books this week!

A couple of things:
Lisa and I need you to keep book box and library book choice times SEPARATE!

It is too difficult for us to move back and forth between the teacher account and the student account.
Students are welcome to come to the media center anytime on a pass to choose new book box titles!

Remind students to take care of outstanding book issues from last year so they can check out 3 books.
When I get the list of summer readers, students will have a sticker to allow 4 books at a time.

Please let us know when(if) you are going to start BITB.
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Library next week will continue to focus on procedures....
when it works out I would love to read a book before check out....
I haven't gotten to do this and really miss it....
If I am reading in English to your students, please feel free to leave and come back to help with choosing books....unless you really want to listen to me read :)

Let me know if you have any specific requests for things you want me to do on the book side!

Photo Opportunity-request-Begging!

 It is a beautiful day....and Friday besides!
Gather your team....
Come to the Media Center....

Let me take your picture for our wall of "famous" PSI people!

Grade Level Teams, Office Staff, Custodians, Amity Interns...EVERYBODY!

I would like to have the photos reflect our current teams....
All of you!
You can be serious....you can be silly! The kids love to look at your photos!
Stop in any time....I will be ready!
And an added benefit!
I will send you the photo for you to use on your Grade level information page on the website!

I really want to be able to finish this before the first Curriculum Night on Tuesday!
I am begging you!

Learn the Secret Rules of the PSI Media Coffee Club!

Words to live by!






If you are a coffee drinker and would like to know how the "Coffee Club" works....read on!

If you don't drink coffee....you can go now!





There is almost always coffee brewing in my office. You are always welcome to come have a cup.

This is what you need to know!

• If you are a regular (you drink a cup every day)....please contribute a can of coffee every so often.
• we like French Roast (although Freddie like Brazilian Blend)....and since I make the coffee and am allergic to Colombian Beans please do not purchase this :).
• I will post a sign letting you know when we need more coffee.
• There is no list you are on your honor to contribute

• If you only drink coffee once in awhile you can contribute some money.....once in a while....your judgement!

Just a couple other things that often come up!

• there are cups on the cart....but if you don't wash and return them we run out
• I do not provide disposable cups
• If you are a milk or cream drinker, you need to contribute to this fund as well.  (if you eat school lunch and don't usually drink the milk....bring that in)
• If the pot is empty....ask and I will teach you how to make a fresh pot!

Most important info to remember:
Anyone is welcome....
and

Now you know all the secret rules!

Computer Lab This Week!

Student Accounts are not ready for kids to use yet!

But....the computers are sitting there ready and waiting!

Every day this week and next week, I will load the computers with the a guest log in.

You may sign up to come in and use the computers.

When students use a guest account they CAN NOT save anything.

Think of activities that do not require a lot of instruction....
an internet site, electronic books, math games for instance

This IS NOT the time for you to have me do the "rules talk" for the computer lab...
you may sign up for a time that I am scheduled to help another class with book boxes, as you really won't need me.

As soon as I hear from the tech department about student accounts, I will let you know!
Enjoy.....

Welcome Back!

And so it begins....another year!
Watching the energy in the room yesterday as we all reconnected was pretty amazing.
This really is a very special place....one that I feel very fortunate to be a part of.

The PSI Media Medley will be an ongoing information feed for you to keep you up to date on things that are happening in the media center.



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Whenever I post something new, you will automatically get an email with the post imbedded for you to read.
That means you really won't notice any difference from the regular emails that I send except that the sender will be PSI Media Medley and the information will be prettier.
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Stay Tuned....
I know you are wondering about

• the book choice schedule
• the computer lab schedule
• when the first round of NWEA starts
• when you can check out books for your classroom

Once you enter your email and activate the subscription, you will know what I know when I know it!

About those CLASSROOM BOOK BOXES

It was great to see so many teachers using book boxes in the classroom last year.

We know that if students can choose books at their level to read every day, there is a big payoff for them.

Just look at the improved student reading scores last year if you want proof!

I would like to invite all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms to come to the Media center next week to choose books for book boxes.
K-1-2 teachers, I am assuming that you will have enough books by using the new book room.
Just leave a comment telling me the day and time that you would like to come.
Schedule about 20 minutes.

There were a couple of issues with Book Boxes last year....the major one was that books did not come back to the library often enough. 
SOOOO!!!!
This year teacher books will be considered OVERDUE after 2 months.

If everyone returns books after 2 months....they can get back in general circulation and let everyone have a chance to use them.

Let me know if you have questions about this!