Media Center

Our first meeting will be this Friday, August 24th, at 8:15 in the theatre.

Returning members: $5.00

These are the following projects which we are considering:

• Car Wash
• Lollipops
• Movie Night
• Nursing Home (on East- West Connector)
• Campus Clean-Up
• Stocking Delivery
• Bailey's (16th of December)
• Angel Tree (7th of December)
• Valentine Hearts
• Open House (September 11th)

Consider these projects and decide which ones you prefer.  We will vote on them at a future meeting.

How do you know if you are a member?

You could be a member if you were in the BETA club at your previous elementary school.  (This only pertains to sixth graders.)

If you were a BETA member last year and continued to have an A/B average, you should still be in this organiziation.

Agenda for April 23rd

Agenda for 3/23

·        Remember, in order to remain in BETA Club, you must do three projects this year. Also, in order to go on the field trip, you must have completed three projects and have appropriate grades. Some of our upcoming projects are:

o      Car wash at ACE Hardware on

Richard D. Sailors Parkway

from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There will be a sign up sheet available to sign up for the first shift (10:00-12:00), the second shift (12:00-2:00), and the bake sale. Make sure any baked goods you donate for the bake sale are home baked.

o        Next Thursday, March 29^th, is the after school campus cleanup. The more volunteers we have, the faster we can finish. There will be a sign up sheet for this too.

·        The field trip is April 27^th. If you have not gotten a neon yellow permission form yet, see Ms. Gochman. The money and permission forms are due no later than April 11^th.

·        Remember, you can do service projects outside of school. If you would like to do one, get a form from Ms. Gochman.

·        Think about running for offices for next year. At the end of this year, we will elect the president and vice-president(s).

·        Saturday trip: Ms. Gochman has called the skating rink, and because we have such a large group, we would have to reserve the whole rink, which is very expensive. She has suggested that we instead wait until

Sun Valley

Beach

opens and go there on a Saturday instead. We voted at the meeting, and it was unanimous that we are going to go to Sun Valley Beach when it opens.

"Get Caught Reading"

   

GET CAUGHT READING!- See your teachers for information.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Useful Websites

"Test Prep: Strategies for Success"

Improving Your Test-Taking Skills

Effective Study and Test-Taking Strategies for Kids with Learning Difficulties

Social Studies sites

In Motion: The African-American Migration -created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the site focuses on the black migration experience from the triangle trade through the immigration of Africans to the U.S. today.

Ancient Egyptian Culture

History for Kids - this link will take you to ancient Egyptian history, but there are additional links at the page for the history of other cultures and places.

Virtual Mummy

Explore the Pyramids

The Ancient Egypt Site

BBC's Ancient History - Egyptians - this site also has links to the history of other civilizations.

The History of Ancient Egypt

Greek History for Kids

If These Walls Could Speak - virtual tours of four historical Georgia homes, including documents from the families who lived in them.

Science

Kid's Site: Global Warming

Global Warming 101 - follow scientists at the North Pole as they study the effects of global warming.

Learning About Renewable Resources

"Lesson Plan Gold Mines"

New MarcoPolo Lessons - over 1000 lesson plans that can be searched by subject, content, grade and resource type.  New materials added every Friday.

Songs for Teaching - for teachers who incorporate music into their curriculum.

ASEE Engineering Center -  provides teachers with student-friendly materials for a "hands-on" approach to engineering.

Online Projects 4 Teachers - teachers can look for projects to join or promote their own.

New York Times Learning Network - lesson plans for all subject areas

Power Point Games - use the templates available at the site to create your own games.

WebQuest Sites:

                 WebQuest site sponsored by San Diego State University - search for webqeusts in other languages, by grade level & subject or by keyword.

                  "Best Webquests" - organized by grade level and content area.  Each webquest has been evaluated by users.