Welcome back info

Howdy! For those new to Cedar Ridge, this blog is my avenue for sending out updates concerning media center programming. I promise to only send out group emails in "emergency" situations during the week. This blog is linked from the media center web page. I'm sure many of you will want to mark it as a favorite so you can access it daily!

Tech Work Orders
Our tech director has instructed us to put in work orders for every technology related issue and let our building tech handle them. Our tech, Carl, has six other schools. You can do the math. Her intention is great because it will enable me to work in classrooms more. But I'm not going to leave you hanging while you wait for Carl to show up. So here's the plan:

1. Something breaks/doesn't work
2. Report the issue using one of two ways
1. You can contact me like you normally do. I'll worry about the work order part. At the least, I'll assign it to me and resolve it so I can rack up high scores. 
2. You can put in a work order yourself through the portal. There's a folder called "Helpspot". I can train you how to use it if you want to go that route
3. Someone comes to fix it. If it's critical, I'll come ASAP. You have enough to worry about without having to worry about when the technician will arrive

Checkouts

We are open for business tomorrow! Kids need reading materials. So I'm planning on you coming this week unless you tell me otherwise. Then my feelings will be hurt. 

Checkouts are not release time for you. I'm not sure where else you'd want to be anyway. Grab a seat on the couch, call up a few friends to join you, and enjoy the show. We'll start with reading around the space after checking out and move into stations in a while.

Please send your returned library books in the morning. With another school in our space, this is really important so we can get everything checked in before your students arrive.

Students who have missing materials from last year will be allowed to check out one book to keep at school in the classroom. 

Book a Day Board

I found teachers to be a bit unreliable last year in reporting their reading to add to our board. So I'm going a different route. See the link below to submit your books. This applies to students as well. For grades 3-5, you can have students add the link to their homescreen of the iPad and submit their books directly. I have a QR code they can use from the board itself. For grades K-2, when you finish a read aloud in class you can submit it as a group. Or have students submit their reading from your computer or iPad. I think it will be fun. 

Book a Day Link

Team Meetings

I'm looking forward to listening in at your grade level planning times. I'll start attending next week. 

Maker stuff

Look for these blog posts for ideas you might want to try. I'll also bring ideas to your meetings. Room 305 is a mess, but we hope to have it straightened out soon. I have already scheduled some scavenger hunts with Kindergarten and Breakouts with 3rd. Be thinking of things we did last year (bookmarks, buttons, crafts, challenges, etc) that you want to do again. And there will be more stuff to come. 

That's probably enough for now. Who am I kidding? Only four of you made it this far. If you are one of those people, see me for a surprise. After 1:00. I'm hungry.