Friday, September 20, 2013

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

The media center has a display set up for Hispanic Heritage Month. Feel free to stop by and check a great resource for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Summer Reading Program Celebration

                                  Summer program at Lake Forest ES instills love of reading
Students who completed the school’s Summer Reading Program celebrated with ice cream and books. The media center was open to students every other Tuesday during the summer.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Digital Literacy A Vision of K-12 Students Today


What is Digital Literacy?

Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy includes learning how to use technology's tools. The list of tools is never ending. Educators as well as students must thoughtfully determine which tools are essential to their digital literacy tool kit. Tool kit's vary from one educator to another as they do from one student to another. Once you have mastered a particular tool, move on to another so you can increase your digital power.
Students are wired to learn digitally. They come to us with handhelds practically attached to their limbs. Our obligation is to teach them to become responsible digital citizens as well as discerning users of everything the internet has to offer.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Summer Hours and Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge & Media Center Summer Hours

Two great things are happening at Lake Forest Media Center this summer! First, we will be open from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM on the following Tuesdays; May 28, June 11 & 25, July 9 & 23. Just have an adult come with you to the media center and you are welcome to check out three to five books every other Tuesday.
The next BIG news is…we will offer a Summer Reading Challenge to all our students. We are challenging you to read ten age appropriate books over the summer to “Stop the Summer Slide”.  Just stop by the media center and pick up a Summer Reading Log to record your book titles and dates. Just return the Summer Reading Log to Ms. Zinsenheim or Ms. Crosby when you return to school on August 12, 2013. If you meet the Summer Reading Challenge, your name and picture will be on the Media Center bulletin board the first month of school with a BIG congratulations on keeping up with your summer reading.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Stop the Summer Slide!

Get ready, our summer reading challenge is coming! Can you stop the Summer Slide? Join other students in reading everyday and recording your results. There will be a reading log to turn in when you return to Lake Forest. We will add all recorded minutes read during the summer and place top reader's names and pictures on a bulletin board outside the media center. Find out more information, by visiting the media center.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

April's featured "Favorite" book from Mr. Garrett

Lake Forest counselor, Thomas Garrett shares his favorite book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Mr. Garrett  remembers reading this book while he was in elementary school. He is proud of graduating  from the  University of Tennessee.