BGE School Media Festival Winners 2012

Congratulations to our BGE School Level Media Festival Winners!

Hoppy Times

Alexus Chavis, Fifth Grade

Pattern Madnezz

Jalynn Drake, Ahdana Frazier, Janavya Johnson, Evaliga Perez, Krystell Sanchez, Third Grade

Four Friends in a Scary School

Emma Ainsworth, Jada Hagans, Isabel Maldonado, Mia Rivera, Second Grade

A Trip to Mars

William Jacobs, Second Grade

The Bat That Didn't Eat Its Food

Aleena Allen, Second Grade

A Family Trip

Alena KirbyDick, First Grade

I Love Lucy!

Juliana Baker, Kindergarten

Reading Rocks Day!

Today is Reading Rocks Day in the media center! Students who make 100 on an AR test will get their choice of a Reading Rocks tattoo or a Reading Rocks lollipop! We have given out tens of prizes so far, and we were well over 100 checkouts by 9:00! I can't wait to see how our schoolwide averages and points look after all of the students' hard work today. :) Keep up the great work, BGE students. You are doing an outstanding job with your reading!

Off to a Great Start!

The BGE Media Center is off to a great start this year! With 1,784 checkouts in August and over 70% of our students regularly taking AR tests, we are going to soar in reading this year! Please take a look at our September Media newsletter to find interesting information.

Lunch Bunch Today!

Today was the first day of Lunch Bunch for this year. I started off the day by talking to each 5th grade class. I showed them a powerpoint that explained the rules and the reasons for Lunch Bunch. This program is the perfect component to go along with meeting the goals in AR. Studies show that children will grow significantly if they read for at least 20 minutes each day at a level that is comfortable for them, but slightly challenging at the same time. That is the purpose of the STAR Reading level that students use. With this time to read each day at Lunch Bunch, students can increase their reading skills and become sharper students! We had 69 students today during 5th grade lunch...wow! I was pleased when one student said, "Mrs. Baker, I got all the way to page 14 today!" as they were lining up. :) I hope this motivation continues!

Pictured above: Each class has their own box of lunch bunch cards to bring when they come to the media center. For any violation of the Lunch Bunch rules, one hole punch is given on the student's card. Three hole punches results in losing the lunchtime privilege.

Student Council Candidates' Speeches

Please click here to see our 2010 Student Council candidates address the BGE community!

AR Goal Party!

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BGE Students enjoyed a Board Game Extravaganza on October 13, 2010 for meeting their first goal of the year! We are very proud of them! Please enjoy some pictures from the fun!

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month

Along with a new cozy fall season comes National Library Card Sign-Up Month! And how timely at the Baker house....on a recent visit to my Mom's, she presented me with my library card from way back when. I remember so vividly her taking my sister and me to the library. The children's section felt huge with the tall ceilings and high shelves. I loved it there. I remember the wooden card catalog and thumbing through it a ton of times to find neat chapter books. Even when I was in high school, I remember moving over to the "adult section" and researching and looking at magazines. I could go on and on....there are happy memories there with my Mom. :)

So anyway....to celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month, I am showing you my library card from childhood, and my library card now! I love carrying on the tradition by taking Juliana to our public library. I hope she can feel warm and fuzzy about our trips just like I do about mine. And if you don't have a library card, GO! There is so much waiting for you there....free of charge! :)