Welcome to the St. Theresa Page for the Computer Instructor/Librarian (Media Specialist). On this page you will find information about special projects or activities in the Computer Lab or Library for St. Theresa School in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

Please come out and support the school's Barnes and Noble Book Sale on 11/18/2009.  Check your Wednesday Information Folders for more information on the book sale.

NOTE: Book Project Information:

Book Projects for the 1st Quarter have been completed.  New book projects for the 2nd Quarter will be started immediately following the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  Look for additional information both on this WEB site and in the Wednesday Communication folders just prior to our Thanksgiving Holiday Break.

LIBRARY INFORMATION

PLEASE NOTE:  All library book projects will be done in class.  The Library instructor will only assign these projects for homework if the student is absent when the project completion date arrives.  Students who are absent will have one week from the date they return to school to turn in their completed project.  Projects turned in after that date will not receive a grade for the project.  Projects for each quarter count for 50 percent of the Library grade, so making sure that projects are completed will go a long way to insuring your child passes the library skills area of their curriculum.

This year we will also be doing a special Compass Learning focused project during the Library Class sessions.  This project will start by the end of September and continue throughout the school year.  This project is an effort at skill building for all curriculum content areas associated with the IOWA testing.  Due to a delay in getting our Compass Odyssey software working properly, the IOWA testing alignments will not take place until after the teachers have received training in how to do this on 11/19/2009.  We will begin using the Compass Software again the week of 10/12/2009, but we will not add the IOWA alignment components until after 11/19/2009.

Students in Grades K through 2 will be doing a short series before Thanksgiving using the Raspberries and Rhino's Literature Book.

Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be doing a review of Dewey Decimal Skills up through Thanksgiving.

Students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 will be completing their research activities with a review of the Core Research Area, Research Strategies, and Note Taking Methods review up through the Thanksgiving Break. 

COMPUTER SKILLS INFORMATION

Students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are working on WEB Pages.  This is an extension of the activity we started last Spring but were unable to complete.  The pages are already in progress and are posted on the Google Sites Directory.  Students will be completing their pages before the Thanksgiving Break.

Students in Grades PreK through 5 are completing a series of online activities based around the Key theme areas for this month.  Native American Heritage Month, Veterans (Remembrance) Day, and Thanksgiving.  Students in Grade 4 will also be doing an extension of their keyboarding skills development throughout this 2nd quarter.

Ken Westgate Media Specialist


If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me or make an appointment to see me before or after school.