WHE MEDIA CENTER

  • Welcome to Ward-Highlands Elementary School's Media Center 

    Quick Links:

    Scroll down for directions on how to access MyOn! from home.

     

    Mission Statement:

    Provide students access to instructional resources and multimedia-based educational materials to advance their reading skills as a critical component of their learning experience.

     

    Staff:

    Mr. Christopher Lanza, Media Specialist

    Lauren Bontrager & Erin Jenkins, Media Assistants

    Hours:

    7:20 - 7:30 -- Morning check-in / check-out books

    7:45 - 8:00 -- News Show

    8:00 - 2:05 -- Classes and check-in / check-out books

    2:05 - 2:15 -- Afternoon check-in / check-out books

    2:30 - 3:00 -- Planning & Teacher Services

     

     

  • TV Studio:

    Our studio televises live announcements each morning.  Student recognition is also featured.  Students operate the entire show with supervision from the Media Specialist.  The crew consists of anchors, camera and sound technicians, announcers, video mixer, and assistants.

     Morning News Show

    Ward-Highlands morning news show is broadcast from our TV Studio each morning between 7:45am and 8:00am.  The purpose of our show is to inform students and staff about our school’s daily and near term events and schedules.  Teachers can submit requests to have special classroom activities and information presented on the show that they would like to share with the school.  Requests can be submitted to the Media Specialist.

    5th grade students who qualify are selected to work on the news show with the Media Specialist.  They learn how to uses video cameras and sound boards, how to write scripts of the show, and how to speak and act in front of the camera.  To qualify, students must demonstrate the following qualities:

      • A positive attitude
      • Responsibility
      • Teamwork
      • Dependable
      • Hard Working
      • Good Communication Skills
      • Positive Attitude
      • Good attendance
      • Good grades
  • Video List
    Slime Time! -

    Slime Time!

    Watch as our principal and two assistant principals get slimed!  Thank you to the students who read and earned over 10,000 Accelerated Reader points in the second quarter.  
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  • Accelerated Reader at Home

    Accelerated Reader Program

    The Accelerated Reader (AR) Program provides teachers and children a fun and exciting way to promote reading at home and in the classroom. The kids love to watch their progress and teachers often involve the students in setting AR point goals for the year.

     

    To view a complete list of which books have AR quizzes, go to AR BookFinder Program. If you would like to see which books we have in our school library, go to Destiny Online Card Catalog and click on our school.

     

    Accelerated Reader Resources

    Please click here to access AR at home

    https://hosted257.renlearn.com/72115/
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  • Circulation Policy:

    • Each student in Pre-K, kindergarten, and ESE may check out one book per week to be kept in the classroom. 
    • Students in 1st grade may check out 2 books until their next assigned day in the Media Center. 
    • Students in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade may check out three books until their next assigned day in the Media Center.
    • Students may renew a book for an additional week. 
    • There are no fines for overdue materials.
    • Students may only check out second chance books if they have overdue, lost, or damaged books that have not be returned or reimbursed.
    • Parent/guardians may create a WHE Media Center account and check out five additional books for their child.  Parents/guardians can request an account by visiting Ward-Highlands Elementary School and meeting with a Media Center representative.

    Gift Policy:

    Gifts are always appreciated. They may be added to the media center collection, given to the classrooms, or given to students. All gifts will be accepted and evaluated as follows: Is the gift appropriate for students? Does the gift support the curriculum? Is the gift in good condition?

  • Fall and Spring Book Fairs

    Our annual Fall and Spring Book Fairs are typically held during the September and February timeframes each year. During the Book Fair the Media Center will be open for parents and students to visit and purchase books. It is important to support your students by actively participating in our Book Fairs that are held in our Media Center.

     

     

    Come out to see us and shop or shop online. Online Book Fair

    Please continue to visit our Media Center webpage for updates on specific dates and times for the Book Fairs.
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  • Sunshine State Young Readers' Award:

    Sunshine State Young Readers' Award program includes SSYRA JUNIOR for grades Kindergarten – 2nd and SSYRA for Grades 3rd – 5th. Each program presents a collection of fifteen books chosen for their quality and appeal, and represent some of the best in children's literature today. Students participating in the programs and meeting the minimum requirements for books read are eligible to vote for their favorite book. The author of the book with the most statewide votes is presented with the Sunshine State Young Readers' Award.

     

     

    SSYRA Junior (Grades Kindergarten – 2nd):

    The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Jr. program is intended to develop student interest in reading for pleasure by exposing them to a wide range of appropriate literature. Sunshine State Jr. books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. Students are encouraged to listen to these books read to them, read them in a small group setting, or read independently to develop skills in fluency and comprehension. 

    Students will be eligible to vote in the spring after listening/reading at least three of the books.  The winning author and illustrator will be recognized at the annual FAME conference.  

     

    SSYRA JR

    click here to visit the SSYRA Jr. site

     

     

    SSYRA (Grades 3rd – 5th):

    The Sunshine State Young Readers' Award program presents a collection of fifteen books chosen for their quality and appeal, and represent some of the best in children's literature today. Students in grades 3 through 5 are encouraged to read at least 3 of the 15 books to be eligible to vote for their favorite book. Every year, the author of the book with the most statewide votes is presented with the Sunshine State Young Readers' Award.

    In addition, students reading 10 or more "Sunshine Books" are also qualified to try out for the Ward-Highlands Book Bowl Team. 

    click here to visit the SSYRA site

     

     SSYRA 19-20