Researching Countries

Mrs. Laster's Language Arts class began their work on an immigration study.  Last week, they used print resources to gather information on their chosen country.  Some of the countries included China, Russia, Italy, Israel and more!!  Students are also learning to cite their work... Check out our kids at work!

Interactive Tour of Ellis Island

As part of an immigration study, Gilmer Intermediate 6th Graders took an interactive tour of Ellis Island provided by Scholastic.  They came to the library and used laptops to tour the stops made by immigrants as they entered the United States many years ago.  They got to hear first hand accounts of immigrants who came to America as children.  Students took notes and asked many questions about the immigration process.

Scholastic Interactive Tour of Ellis Island

Red Ribbon Week...

Students at Gilmer Intermediate pledged to be "DRUG FREE" during Red Ribbon Week.  Many schools across the state celebrated during that week.  Each day had a different theme and message.  Check out what our students had to say... BUCKEYES are proud to be DRUG FREE!!!

Great Non-Fiction book review!!!

Haley completed an awesome book review over her non-fiction book about gerbils.  Not only did she share facts from the book, but she told us why other kids her age should read it!  Thanks & great job, Haley!

Books, Books, and MORE books!!!

Calling all reading fanatics...Gilmer Intermediate is hosting a book swap tonight!!  This is a great opportunity for you to trade off some books you have read for something new and exciting.  Bring a book and take a book!  Not only that, but come dressed as your favorite book character.  It will be a super event.  So join us tonight at the Intermediate school from 6:00-8:00!!!

Books in our Library!!

I wanted to post a few trailers of books we have here in our library!  Be sure to keep reading and find some of our library treasures!

 Shiloh  
This is a great classic that all animal loving kids enjoy!  Read also Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh

Moon Over Manifest 
Moon over Manifest is one of my picks!!  I just finished this book and it is fantastic.  Set during the Great Depression, it is a great mystery with a twist of fun and sweetness!!

Small Steps: The Year I got Polio
Many of our students read this biography over and over again.  

Charlotte's Web
A classic that everyone loves!!

Everyone have a great Yamboree Weekend!  Check out some good books when you get back to school!!!

Gilmer Intermediate's Treasured Tales...

Homesick 

By: Kate Klise

Treasured Tale by: Avery Jackson

There is always a treasure to be found in a good book!!  Gilmer Intermediate Students are sharing their "treasured tales" for everyone to enjoy!!

Mrs. Perry's kids create....

 

Super exciting things are going on at Gilmer Intermediate!!  Students in Mrs. Jones homeroom spent several weeks with Mrs. Roz Perry creating birdhouses, yarn art and more!!  A special helper, Mr. Eddie Coleman, came in to help Mrs. Perry with with the bird houses.  Students used pre-cut boards to make their very own birdhouses.  Once the building was completed students got to take their birdhouses home.  They  then started yarn art!!  Everyone is having a blast in Mrs. Perry's class!!!

Our First Treasured Tales...

Arrrr...Mateys!!  Not only have we been reading up a storm, but we are sharing too!!  Check out these buccaneers and what they have to say about our library bounty!!

Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs

By: Betsy Hearne

Treasured Tale by: Audrey Nolan 
(click the link to see the video)

Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs

MISSING by: Becky Citra

Treasured Tale by: Makenzie Kitchell

 











 Summary: Thea and her dad have moved everywhere.  when her dad gets and job as a builder for a soon to be guest ranch, Thea's world flips.  She uncovers a decade old mystery.  Can she get to the bottom of the mystery and win the trust of an abused horse?


Now off to find ye treasure in a GREAT GIS Book!!!

Having Fun with Figurative Language!!

So can you really have fun with similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia???

Well, Gilmer 6th Graders did!!  Mrs. Laster and Mrs. Fritsche brought their Language Arts classes into the library to get some practice with figurative language...At each station students used iPods to watch a short video about each type of figurative language before they had to write their very own!!  They came up with some really creative similes, hyperboles, metaphors and MORE...  Check it out below!

And here are some examples of what they said...

"The birthday cake was a sweet celebration"~ metaphor

"The lightning was tackling the ground"~ personification

"Crackle, hiss, pop went the campfire"~  onomatopoeia

Gilmer Intermediate students have already been reading and discovering GREAT books and AWESOME authors here in our library.  Students have been sharing their faves with the other library visitors!!  Everyone is getting excited about reading!!  Pretty soon these shelves will be completely covered!!

Gilmer Intermediate has gotten off to a GREAT school year!  So many exciting things are happening here.  

GIS 5th Graders participated in a team building activity with their homeroom classes.  They were given a sheet of paper with multiple squares.  There were four strings tied to a marker.  Each string was controlled by a student in the class.  In order to complete the task, students had to make a dot in each square...Pretty TOUGH!!  Find out what the kids learned from the activity...

 I spoke to two 5th graders, Mason Hurt and Luke Watson, who told me all about this task...

"We were doing a team-building activity to start the year off."

When I asked them why they were doing this, they told me "we were learning to work together and how to communicate as a class".

The activity really looked like a lot of fun, but I wanted to know what they learned from it.  They replied "We learned how to communicate and work together.  We have to do those things every day in class and even when we play sports".

Guess what their favorite thing is about Gilmer Intermediate... "having more choices"!!!

It is always exciting to have students doing challenging and fun activities at school.  I am sure this is one that they will remember!! 

BIG THANKS to Mason and Luke for letting me interview them about their experience!!!

Remembering 9/11

Students at Gilmer Intermediate spent some of their Social Studies time today reflecting on 9/11.  Our country will forever remember this devastating event.  

5th Grade Social Studies Class created a special flag to remember 9/11.  They traced their own hands and wrote what freedom means to them.  The entire grade level added their hands to make this AWESOME flag!!  

Way to go 5th Graders!!!

 

Now off to Find Ye Treasure, Matey!!

Treasured Tales

Everyone loves a good book, right?  Well at Gilmer Intermediate we are going to have a chance to share our favorite reads..or our TREASURED TALES with everyone!!  If you read a great book and can't wait to share it, come to the library and pick up a TREASURED TALES form.  Once you have completed it, and it has been reviewed, you will get a chance to create a book trailer or video tale about your book!  We hope that lots of other kids will want to read your book after they hear all about it...

Don't wait...

Get to reading...

...AND FIND YE TREASURE IN A GOOD BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Library Visits

I am so excited to kick off a new school year and welcome our GIS students to the library.  We are going to see who can answer our quizzical questions on the library window, scavenger hunt for books, and make sure we all know our CHAMP's for the library!!  Below are some guidelines for the GIS Library :  (these will come home with kids next week)


As the guidelines state, we will be collecting box tops on our campus!!  Please send to the library and we will collect them by grade level!!  Go Gilmer Intermediate!!

Box Tops For Education Website