Frances Meeks Elementary Media Center

1stWe are excited to celebrate children's literature beginning March 28th. The book fair will be open at FME! The fair is always a lot of fun for our students and staff. Check out what we have planned!

Our teachers are excited to share folktales from around the world to celebrate!

Here are some tips for getting the most out of the book fair.

1. Visit the book fair website and make an eWallet for your child before the fair begins. This way students will not need to bring cash to the fair, and we will deduct any purchases from the account you create.
2. When you create your child's eWallet, share the URL with grandparents and friends. They can contribute to the account too!
3. Visit the digital flyer to see what will be at the fair!
4. Enter the contests! There will be a winner in each grade level.
Pre-K - K students can enter the coloring contest! Here is the entry form.
1st-2nd students are challenged to create a poster advertising their favorite folk tale. Folk tales include fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and myths. Your poster should include the title of your selected folk tale, an illustration for the tale, and one reason you love this folk tale. Neatness counts!
3rd- 5th students will make a digital book trailer for their favorite folk tale. Folk tales include fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and myths. In your trailer include: 1. Who would like this book? 2. Describe your favorite part of the story. 3. Describe your favorite character. 4. How did this book make you feel? 5. Rate the book on a scale of 1 to 5. Five is the BEST! Try using Canva to make your book trailer! Submit a link to your entry using this Padlet.
Here is a sample entry made with Canva.
All contest entries are due March 3rd.
5. On Friday, March 7th dress up as your favorite book character!

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Fire Chief Greene and the Richmond Hill Fire Department are helping our students to get FIRED UP about reading and writing. The challenge begins Friday, February 3rd. The challenge ends April 30th. Students in grades K-5 are being challenged to log minutes of reading and to write book reviews. Students in kindergarten and first grade may write reviews using the templates below. Reviews will be returned to kindergarten and first grade teachers. Watch a video overview here!

Kindergarten will be using the paper template. Get the template here!
First grade will be using this paper template. Get the template here!

Students in grades 2nd through 5th will be using Beanstack to write book reviews. What should your review include? Here are the requirements for fiction and nonfiction reviews!

Beanstack will be used to log minutes of reading!

Beanstack is available on the web at:

Start visiting Classlink on the web.
https://launchpad.classlink.com/bryan
Students can log in to Classlink by typing their ID number (example: 12345) for the username. Then the password is their birth year, birth month, and birthday (example: 2025-02-28). Once logged in to Classlink, students can click Beanstack.

Beanstack is also available in the app store!
Google Play
Apple

I am proud to report that 53% Of FME students are engaged and logging minutes. Check out our Beanstack statistics!

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The career outlook for computer science professionals is promising. Giving students exposure to activities like the Hour of Code can spark an interest toward a future career option. Students use logic and problem solving skills as they complete different challenges.

This year FME will participate in the Hour of Code during the month of January. Student Technology Helpers will assist their class with logging on to the selected activity and with any questions students may have as they complete the different tasks.

Kindergarten students will be using Kodable.
Watch this video with your class before beginning to code.

Students in the first through third grade will be using Beaver Achiever.
Watch this video with your class before your class begins to code. Looking for more coding activities? Click here!

Fourth graders will use Flappy Birds.
Watch this video with your class before your class beings to code.

Fifth graders will use Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code. We will use block coding.
Watch this video with your class before your class begins to code.

Please provide your feedback here.

Tech Helpers will float around the classroom to assist students with completing the different challenges. Classroom Technology Helpers will present the class with a completion certificate. Please take a picture of your class with this certificate. We'd love to share it on the morning news show.

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Our fall Genre Bingo Reading Challenge is underway. Students are being challenged to read for 15 to 30 minutes a day. The deadline for the challenge is December 13th. Will you read for 400 minutes or more than 800 minutes? We are also completing a genre challenge! As you read and complete the different genre activities, you will earn different blocks on the Bingo Board. Complete the challenge digitally using Beans bryanfrancesmeekses.beanstack.com/users/sign_in tack.

You can use Beanstack on your mobile device to log reading. Get the apps here! Google or Apple
Learn how to use the app here!

Students will log in to the site using his or her username.
Use the students ID number. It is the student's lunch number.
The password will be the student's lunch number.

Using Sora to Read eBooks and Audio Books is Fun!

Install the mobile apps! Google or Apple
Visit the Sora site on your computer at soraapp.com/welcome
Watch this video to learn how to log in and use Sora.
1. Visit soraapp.com/welcome
2. Select for Sora to use your location.
3. Select Bryan County School District, First District RESA from the list.
4. Select Bryan County School District.
5. For the user name enter students ID number followed by @s.bryan.k12.ga.us.
Here is an example [email protected].
6. The password will be the student's birth year-birth month-birthday.
Here is an example 2000-01-31.
7. You will stay signed in on that device until you sign out.

Important Tip for Using Sora!

When using Sora, it is important to make sure the audience filter is set to juvenile. It is easy to do.
1. Select the Explore menu option at the bottom of the screen.
2. Select Filters from the top right of the screen.
3. Look for the listing for Audience.
4. Change All to Juvenile.
Once the selection is made, it can be seen at the top of the screen. See below for an example!

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February 08th, 2024

2/8/2024

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The Book Fair is Coming!

2/6/2024

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The fair will be open February 22nd and close at noon on March 1st. We will have a family shopping event on February 29th from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

Tips for the Fair:
1. Set up an eWallet for your child before the fair. You can use a debit or credit card from home. The funds are available for use at the fair. You do not have to worry about sending cash! Visit the school book fair site to set up an eWallet for your child!

2. Share the link for your child's eWallet with family and friends! They may want to contribute too!

3. You can help your classroom teacher add books to the classroom library! Click the teachers' e-Wallet links below to donate money for this cause!

4. The book fair is a lot of fun, but there are some students who will not have funds to shop at the fair. You can click the Book Fairy link to add funds to an eWallet for students who normally do not get to shop at the fair.

Pre-K Classes
Mrs. Remion

Kindergarten Classes
Mrs. Pitts
Mrs. Zoucks

First Grade Classes
Mrs. Cunningham
Mrs. Gay
Mrs. Hickin
Mrs. Nelson
Mrs. Slaughter

Second Grade Classes
Mrs. Bonner
Mrs. Braatz
Mrs. Bradshaw
Mr. Ellis
Mrs. Justice
Mrs. Ott

Third Grade Classes

Fourth Grade Classes
Ms. Czaplicke
Mrs. Jusino

Fifth Grade Classes
Mrs. McIntosh

Mrs. Burrill
Gate
Ms. G. Williams

Book Fairy
Donate funds to children who may not be able to shop at the fair.

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The Hero Reading Challenge Kicks Off Friday, February 2nd!

1/30/2024

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Fire Chief Greene and the Richmond Hill Fire Department are helping our students to get FIRED UP about reading and writing. The challenge begins Friday, February 2nd. Students in grades K-5 are being challenged to log minutes of reading and to write book reviews. Students in kindergarten will be writing reviews on paper and returning them to their teachers.

Kindergarten will be using the paper template. Get the template here!
First grade will be using this paper template. Get the template here!

Students in grades 2nd through 5th will be using Beanstack to log minutes and write book reviews.
What should your review include? Here are the requirements for fiction and nonfiction reviews!

Beanstack is available on the web at: https://www.beanstack.com/find-a-site

Start by searching for Frances Meeks Elementary.
Students can easily select to log in using Clever.
Using this option, students will need to type their lunch number followed by @s.bryan.k12.ga.us for the username and their birthday typed as YYYY-MM-DD for the password. For example a password could be 2016-12-31.

Students can log directly in to Beanstack using his or her lunch number for the username and password.

Beanstack is also available in the app store!
Google Play
Apple

Learn how to use Beanstack here!

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Hour of Code for Fourth and Fifth Grade

12/4/2023

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Frances Meeks Elementary will participate in the Hour of Code on December 12th. Your classroom Technology Helpers have been learning about the selected app your class will be using. Please encourage them to assist students during the Hour of Code. Below are some helpful videos to share with the class. The video below will get students excited to paricipate.

Show this quick and easy direction video to your class on December 12th. Students will use their Chromebooks and Clever to get started.

Your classroom Technology Helpers will be a big help. Encourage them to assist students who need help. Remember to take pictures and share them with Mrs. Rearley!

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Hour of Code at FME- Kindergarten through 3rd.

12/4/2023

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Frances Meeks Elementary will participate in the Hour of Code on December 12th. You should have two Technology Helpers in your classroom. They have been practicing for this event. They understand how to login and how to use the app.

To assist your classroom with getting started, here are some helpful resources.
First Grade through Third Grade
1. Watch this video before the big day. It explains the Hour of Code to teachers.

2. Show this video to your class before you participate in the Hour of Code. This video will help your class become familiar with a skill needed to participate.

3. On December 12th, show the video above and the video for your grade level class. Students can access Kodable using Clever. The video below leads your class through the steps. Remember, your tech helpers will be able to roam the class and assist students.