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!

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.

You will want to accept the Summer Reading Challenge.  This means you plan to read for 15 minutes  or more each day during the months of June and July.  You will use Beanstack to record your reading.  Watch this video to learn how...

​This easy to follow guide will also help you see how to log your reading time.

Click Here to Install Mobile Apps   Download the mobile app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Rostered users easily sign in by searching for their school and logging in through Clever OR the following credentials

• Students will sign in with their student number and birthdate (mmddyy)

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There are ebooks and audio books available for check out!  You can browse the titles or search!

Summer is just around the corner!  With it comes all of the fun outdoor activities, hobbies, and family time we all love.  I want to challenge you to make reading part of that family time!  The Summer Reading Playbook lists fourteen different challenge options.  You decide with your family which challenges will work best for you!  Depending on your grade, the number of challenges you will complete is different.  Students moving to kindergarten and first grade are challenged to complete six.  Students advancing to grades second and third are challenged to complete eight.  Students advancing to the fourth and fifth grade are challenged to meet ten.  Each time you complete a challenge, your parent will initial that the challenge is complete. 

The challenges are all very different and give you a chance to explore different genres, writing, art, and even sharpen your presentation skills!  If you select to write a book review, you will submit it here! Or, you may also write it using the playbook template. You can print the template here!  If you select to take the ultimate challenge and read twenty picture books or ten chapter books, you will list the titles on your playbook template too! If you decide to record a video book review, remember to plan it out on paper first.  You can record your review here!  If you decide to create a new book cover for a book, share it using the Flipgrid too! You might be featured on the FME Morning News!

Visit our media center catalog!  You can find ebooks in the catalog and on Sora! Click here!
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Bring your completed Summer Reading Playbook back to school by Friday, August 5th.  If you meet the challenge for your grade level, you will be invited to a special breakfast in the media center, and you will earn a special badge! 

 Please join us in the media center for story time the week of January 10th.  We will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s  life, accomplishments, and impact on society.  We will conclude story time with creating thank you cards for display in the media center. This activity is perfect for students in grades 1st and 2nd. Students in Pre-K and kindergarten will listen to My Itty Bitty Bio: Martin Luther King, Jr. and color a book mark.

For students in grades 3rd though 5th, we will challenge students to ESCAPE the media center by completing tasks focused on Dr. King's life and accomplishments. This activity will encourage students to work in groups, skim non-fiction texts, and problem solve.  

Sign up for these activities here!

Sign your fourth and fifth graders up to learn about the planet Mars.  Students will bring his or her Chromebooks to this hands-on scavenger hunt.  Students will use Google forms and ebooks to unlock the secrets of Mars while collecting the needed parts to build a model of Ingenuity. This lesson will give students practice using eBooks, require students to work in teams, follow directions, and built a model!  Lots of challenging fun to be had here!

sSign your second and third graders up to learn how to conduct research using online resources like Britannica Animal Encyclopedia, a rich resource the state of Georgia makes available.  Students will collect meaningful facts using a Google Drawings graphic organizer.  Students will need to bring Chromebooks to this lesson.

The media center will host this virtual event October 6th at 1:00 pm.  Sign your class up to attend this visit.  Prior to the visit, stop by to checkout one of his novels!  Here are some fun Flipgrid activities to integrate into your Google Classroom.

Bring your first grade class in to learn how to us Britannica's Animal Encyclopedia.  Students listen and read facts using the encyclopedia.  After collecting one fun fact, students will create a Bat Fact Puzzle!

We'll read Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht. After story time students will create 3D virtual pumpkins using the Quiver app.  

We need every kindergarten and pre-k class to participate in this lesson. We will listen to The Vanishing Pumpkin by Tony Johnston.  It is a zany story about a 700 year old female witch and an 800 year old male witch are on a hunt to find the vanishing pumpkin.  During this lesson we will add 100 orange squares per class to build a pumpkin with 800 pieces! 

Sign your class up to attend in the media center or in your classroom October 15th at 1:00pm.  In this session the author will discuss his writing process and share African and West African tales.

Students will work in pairs to participate in this fun review of world geography.  Pairs will pick a world location card and then work together to drive the Sphero to the location.  The more cards you earn, the more points your team earns! This activity will also review basic map skills. Click here to sign up for this lesson!