1. LMC Buzz
Jan.
2012
News from the Greenwich Township Schools Library Media Centers
Greenwich School www.geslmc.wikispaces.com Stewartsville Middle www.smlmc.wikispaces.com
Learning with the Wii
Really. That “toy” that provides hours of
entertainment, distraction from
Tumble Book homework and chores can be used to help
your child practice their math skills! And
of the Month don’t limit yourself to the Wii… Xbox,
PlayStation, board games, athletic games,
any game really, can be used as a learning
SMS students during Stinger lunch.
tool. Here are some ways you can infuse
math practice into family game night! Strategy and Planning
Try 1 race with and 1 without, comparing
Score Analysis
times and scores to see if there is a
 Who had the higher score? By what
difference:
percentage?
 How will your score be effected, if at
 How many more points will you need to
all, by hitting the flags during a ski run?
reach “pro” status or the next level?
50 Below Zero  Do alternate routes in racing games
 What is your family’s average score?
Robert Munsch improve your time?
How do the adult’s combined scores
"Late one night, Jason gets  Do special movements reduce or
compare to the children’s combined
woken up and discovers improve racing time?
scores? What about boys versus girls?
that his house is going  Chart your scores to see improvement Time Management
CRRAAAZY! Jason's dad or to compare.  Track and chart how you spend your
walks in his sleep, and Jason  Keep score in bowling by hand, no time. How much time is spent playing
finds him in the most calculators! games? doing homework? chores?
unlikely places! What do  At the end of each turn, record downed sleeping?
you do when you find your pins using fractions.
father sleeping on top of Have fun learning!
the refrigerator? Or
sleeping in the bathtub? Garden State Children’s
Read on, and find out what
Jason does! 50 Below Zero that have the kids talking! Book Awards
is a classic Robert Munsch We recently installed StarWalk The votes are in! Greenwich School
story, and a favorite with on the district iPads. Not only students have chosen their favorites.
children everywhere!“ This does this app provide a fairly Easy Readers (tie)
accurate map of the universe S Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith
TumbleBook has the added
(including stars, planets, moons, S Storms! by Miriam Goin
bonus of being read by the
author himself! galaxies, satellites), it is location Easy Reader Series
specific. Meaning, when you hold S Young Cam Jansen and the 100th Day of School
Visit the GS Wiki to access the device in front of you, that is Mystery by David A. Adler
Tumble Books and find what the sky looks like directly
activities related to this Fiction
behind the device. Touch the
S Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
month’s Tumble Book pick! object to see the name,
No login required when description and location. Move the Nonfiction
visiting Tumble Books iPad slightly and so does your view S Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to
through the links on the wiki. of the universe! Swim Again by Juliana, Isabella and Craig Hatkoff
Mrs. Bond, Library Media Specialist. Greenwich Township School District. bondm@gtsd.net