Important 2014 Spring Dates at BGE Media Center

It's been a while since I have visited the BGE Media Blog.  It's time to get up and going again... we have so many great things going on and we need to tell it!  Here are some events coming up in the BGE Media Center:

February 25- March 6: Turtle Book Fair (this book fair does not accept debit/credit cards)
8:00-11:00, 12:30-2:00pm

February 28: BGE participates in Read the Most from Coast to Coast- the nation will try to reach 5 million AR tests taken on this day!

March 3: Read Across America- Dr. Seuss' Birthday: Come and check out the display of books and activities in memory of Theodor Seuss Geisel, one of the most famous children's authors and illustrators in history

March 5: Read Across America- Dr. Seuss Presentations in the Pit: The Cat in the Hat told from the Goldfish's Point of View (Mrs. Jaime Rearley)

March 10: Media Festival Judges' Training, 2:35pm

March 11-12: School Level Media Festival

March 18: Last day to earn AR Points for 3rd 9 weeks period

March 19-May 16: AR Goal Period 4

March 21: AR Goal Celebration 3

April 28- May 6: Scholastic Book Fair
8:00-11:00, 12:30-2:00pm

April 29: Book Fair Family Night, 5:30-7:30pm

May 1: Book Fair: Muffins with Mom Event, 7:00-7:45am

May 2: State Media Festival in Clayton, GA

May 12: Last Day to Checkout Books

May 16: All books due back in the media center, Last Day of AR testing

May 20: AR Goal Celebration 4

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!