“Media Minute”

The Windsor Media Center Monthly Newsletter

January 2021
By: Aria King, Library Media Specialist

Aria King, Library Media Specialist Tiffany Nelson, Library Media Assistant
arking@richland2.org tnelson@richland2.org

Greetings Media Center Media Center

Dear Windsor Wildcats,
​I am thrilled to serve as
your school library media
specialist. I look forward to
helping students become critical
thinkers, enthusiastic readers,
skillful researchers and ethical
users of information. Please
contact me for any questions or
concerns.
Happy Reading!!!
Ms. King
Please visit our social media
pages to receive current
information:
The Windsor Elementary
Media Center Website:
https://windsorelementarymediac
enter.weebly.com/
The Windsor Elementary
Twitter Page:
https://twitter.com/WWildcatread
er​s
Book Check out
Procedures
In-Person Students​:
Students are able to check out
books from a mobile book cart.
Kindergarten students may
check out 2 books. 1st-5th
students may check out 3
books.
Students in grades K-2 have a
weekly check out schedule.
Students in grades 3-5 have a
bi-weekly check out schedule.
Please see the mobile book
cart schedule for each grade is
listed below:
K-Monday (Weekly)
1st- Monday (Weekly)
2nd-Thursday(Weekly)
3rd-Thursday (Bi-Weekly)
4th-Wednesday (Bi-Weekly)
5th-Wednesday (Bi-Weekly)
Please make sure that
students return their books on
their assigned checkout day.
Related Arts
January Lessons
Grades K-2
Students in Grades K-2 participate
in a 40 minute media lesson that
includes a curriculum that is
aligned with both ​The South
Carolina Education Standards​ and
The American Association of
School Librarians Guidelines.
The lessons for January are listed
below, in addition​ slides for each
lesson are available in The Media
Center Google Classroom.
January Curriculum
● New Year’s Resolution
● Chinese New Year
● Martin Luther King
● The Winter Season
● Newbery/Caldecott Awards
Richland County Library
“WE Read Wednesdays​” Virtual Students​:
Students are able to check out
books from the Windsor
Elementary Media Center
through a concierge checkout
service.

Students should use the

"WE Read Wednesdays"​ will
feature a reading activity for
students and parents to enjoy.
Reading activities will include
read-alouds and opportunities
for students to share books that
they enjoy! Check the Windsor
Media Center Website each
Wednesday for details about the
weekly activity.
“Share the Love of Reading”
Bookmark Contest
Library Catalog to find the
Richland Library and Richland
books that they wish to check
Two have partnered to provide a
out and place the books on
library card for every student in the
“hold.”
district. This project is part of the
nationwide initiative: ​Leaders
Books may be picked up from
Library Card Challenge​.
the Windsor Elementary front
office on Fridays between the
For students under 13,
hours of 8:30am-3:00pm.
parents/guardians can complete
an online form at
Destiny Discover Library
www.richlandlibrary.com/librarycar
Catalog Link:
d​.
https://search.follettsoftware.co
m/metasearch/ui/5774
January Top Book Picks
A tutorial is available through
the Windsor Elementary Media
Center Website.

Google Classroom

1. ​The Mitten​ by Jan Brett

February 1- February 12, 2021
The Windsor Media Center
Google Classroom allows
Windsor Elementary students
students to experience the
will be invited to submit an
services of the media center
original bookmark for Valentine's
from their Chromebooks.
Day!!! The contest winner will
Google Classroom features
receive a prize. Contest rules
virtual book displays,
will be available soon!!!
informative tutorials and
various lessons.
Please contact your teacher in
regards to having students
access The Windsor Media
Center Google Classroom.
2. ​Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson
3.​The Runaway Wok
by Ying Chan Compestine
4. ​Martin’s Big Words
by Doreen Rappaport
5.​ Strictly No Elephants
by Lisa Mantchev
6. ​Lights of Winter
by Heather Conrad
7. ​Snow​ by Uri Shulevitz
8. ​Dragon Dance​ by Joan Holub
9. ​The Snow Globe Family
by Jane O’Connor
10.​50 Below Zero
by Robert Munsch