Monday, January 18, 2010

Week of January 19, 2010

At Madeira Elementary School we have been very fortunate to have one of our teachers, Mrs. Fran Wilson, on the Orbis Pictus committee for the past three years. This committee is responsible for choosing the best non-fiction children's books that were published the previous year. M.E.S. Library has been reaping the benefits during Mrs. Wilson's term, as she has donated all of the books that she has reviewed. We have just received well over 300 new books from all of her hard work this year!!



It is important to familiarize myself with each book as it is processed so that I'm more knowledgeable and helpful to students and teachers with their research. This is a very time consuming task. And so, I'm going to have to take a step back from the blog for a while. While I love blogging to keep parents informed, it too is very time consuming and to prioritize, it's more important to get these new books into the hands of the students of Madeira Elementary School.



So, thanks for following the M.E.S. Media Center blog. We'll still be blogging, but just not as often.



And special thanks to Mrs. Fran Wilson for the wonderful additions to our library!!