LC Promotion by Emma

One of the many spaces you can use in the Learning Commons is the Media room. The media room is a space where classes can come in and have their students learn from a different space. The Media room is filled with all types of flexible seating, which most students would rather sit on different types of seating rather than sitting on a desk chair for almost an hour. There’s a green screen in the media room that can be used for any projects you may have. Come check it out! It’s right by the Innovations lab.

Book Recommendation by Sylas

I recommend Resistance. The book follows Chaya Lindner, a Jewish teen girl who lives in Nazi occupied Poland. Just the fact that she is Jewish makes her a target to the corrupt Nazi dictatorship. Read this book to be fascinated by her struggles against the Nazis and story of survival. You can find it under the “Historical Fiction” sign in the learning commons, and the three letters are “NIE”. We hope to see you check it out!

Blog by Kaidence

I'm a Techspert at ESMS. I’m here to update you and tell you the latest of what’s happening in the Learning Commons. First, we have lots of new books that you and your friends could come and check out but first the number one rule. Make sure a teacher calls down before you come so that we know that you are coming and we can tell you if it's a good time or not, now time for my favorite part. The book fair! Yes you heard me correctly, we are having a book fai. As some of you may know,we have not had a book fair in a couple of years and this year we are.There will not be anything like little notebooks or fake phones and posters. There will be books and bookmarks but that does not mean it won't be fun. There will be a lot of books and bookmarks. We hope to see you there. It will run from November 29 through December 9. Have a great day. Your Favorite 3rd Hour Techspert Kaidence

Book Fair Recommendation

I’m a Techspert at ESMS and I am here to tell you about are upcoming book fair it will take place the week of November 28th - December 9th. As you guys may realize that we have not had a book fair for roughly 3 years! We will have lots of books and you will love them and if you don't like reading it's not that you don't like reading it's that you have not found the right thing to read because you are reading this right now. And you could do just that (find the correct book for you) at our book fair. It will be winter wonderland themed but you do not have to where anything to go with it but there will be some awesome books and there will be a book for you. From your favorite 3rd hour techspert -Kaidence

And we're back...

Due to the pandemic and getting back on track, the blog took a short break. We will start posting blogs and book recommendations soon! Thanks for your patience with us!

Book Recommendation by Ella

Guest By: Mary Downing Hahn This book is about a girl who’s baby brother is stolen by Kinde Folke and replaced with a changeling. She takes off in search of finding the Kinde Folke and exchange back for her brother. I would recommend this book to anyone who like fantasy, surviving, or adventure books.

Staff Recognition by Josie

Student council is going to be doing a staff spotlight! Each week, we will recognize a teacher or staff member for all the hard work and dedication they put forward for our school. If you would like to nominate somebody click the link and it will take you to a google form, you will be able to fill it out and nominate a staff member for all their hard work! https://forms.gle/4ML66oennuhvbNUJA

Blog by Ella

For quarter 2 in techsperts we are going to paint around the whiteboard in the media room. We are adding a quote that’s oceaned themed with a wave. We are all making book recommendations and LC promotions. The book fair will start on November 8th and ends November 21st. We will be making virtual flyers. Student council and techsperts will make flyers for the food drive. We made special cards for all the teachers and staff and they will get food for teacher appreciation. 8th grade techsperts are making a podcast.

Blog by Emmy

Hi I’m Emersen. I am a 4th hour techspert. and I just wanted to talk about techspert and what others think of it. I have heard many people talking about techspert and how we do nothing and we just sit there and play games. well how would we have time for all of us to write blogs or do projects like painting the walls. Speaking of that, the 3rd hour techspert did so well on splatter wall paint. When you walk in the library you can see the paint next to Mrs. Kimsey’s desk.

Blog by Jaxton

This quarter is the quarter where we will have the book fair and this year the book fair will be online. You can buy the books online. The book fair will be held November 8-21. There are going to be flyers handed out bWednesday, November 3rd. There will also be posters hanging up around the school that you can see as well. Something else we have been doing is we have splatter painted the pillars in the Learning Commons and we finished the other pillar that was halfway done and we finished it. We will also be making winter themed billboards in the Learning Commons and we will present some of the new books there as well so you can see what new books there are. And the last thing going on around the Learning commons is we have a book order coming in soon. For all the students that love books there will be new series and new books coming in. We have already put all the books from the last book order away so there is a couple new books in each genre.

Book Fair by Lane

This quarter I will be writing a blog about the book fair,what we will be doing for our project and our podcast. I am going to start with what we are doing in the LC this quarter. We are going to splatter paint the blue poles. It started and we are going to finish it. We are also going to keep the LC clean. We are doing a book fair in November. It will be from November 8 to the 21 and it will be all online. Also the link will be going out for it very soon. We all hope that everybody will like the book fair.

LC Promotion by Lane

This quarter for my promotion I’m doing the read and ride program. If you don’t know what it is, it is the bikes in the LC and they are made to read and ride as something that helps you relax. There are only three bikes for the read and ride but if they are open you can use them. We hope that you like the read and ride program. The bikes will always be cleaned and sanitized by the techsperts. The bikes are also not meant to go very fast. If you hear the motor slowing down You know you went too fast so don’t do it. Mrs Kimsey also said not to do it. The read and ride program is meant to help you relax but also get a workout while you read. It’s also fun to do sometimes when I’m in the He techsperts I will ride them if I have free time. I also think that the kids there enjoy it. They are always on them and are riding them. So I hope that you can use the read and ride program and I hope you will use it.

The Buried by Gavin

This book is a good book. It's about how there are many rules for life in a bunker. There are a bunch of characters where they have to stay in the bunker and they can not leave the bunker but they are trying to survive in there with what they have. You can find this book at the scholastic book fair online. Book fair starts from the 8 to the 21.

LC Promotion by Willa

The learning commons is full of new and exciting features that many students haven’t heard about, and for this quarter we are starting a podcast! Every week we are going to be putting out a podcast that is full of wonderful information such as LC promotions, book recommendations, first chapter reads, and school activities. We have been planning to make sure that these weekly podcasts will be the best resource for you to listen to. These podcasts will be informational, and a great way to share news. These podcasts will also be entertaining, full of jokes or fun news. This podcast will be posted out on Google Classroom for everybody to listen to. You may be wondering how these podcasts will be helpful for teachers to use, but there are many ways for teachers to use these podcasts. One way for teachers to use this is to share it out to their students, and it's an easy way for kids to listen and understand information. These new podcasts are also perfect inspiration for teachers to start their own podcasts. Mrs. Kimsey has a podcast resource doc that shows the steps of how to start your own podcast. Making a podcast is a fun, and easy assignment to, and would be perfect to assign to students. I think the podcasts will be fun, and easy for teachers to use and make their own. The learning commons podcast is also a perfect new feature for students to use. These podcasts can be very entertaining and funny, and not every podcast has to be informational. The podcast will be easy to use, and it will be easy to listen to. Podcasts are fun, and I personally love listening to podcasts in the background while working. The first chapter reads will also be relaxing and fun. I think these podcasts will be fun, easy to listen to, informational, and many other cool things. Make sure to be looking out weekly for our podcasts!

Innovations Lab by Gavin

Innovation labs The innovations lab could allow you to do many things like read the right drawer and other cool things. It also helps you express your creativity and express your feelings through drawing or any other crash like papier-mâché and other grass like you could create anything you want with a paper. Also the animations lab allows you to enjoy your time while you’re in the learning Commons. It is located in the back of the learning Commons with a sign that says innovations land and all you have to do is ask Kimsey if you can go in there for a little bit and have fun and create stuff and let your mind run free. This space is like a makerspace and allows you to let your mind roam free and let all the creativity and you also can have a chance to hang out with friends or other classmates.

Innovations Lab by Sylas

LC promotion I would like to promote the Innovations Lab. The innovations lab is a space in the learning commons with books and crafting supplies. Teachers, you can use this space to get craft supplies for an activity in your classroom. Your students can go in there to make a craft or concentrate on something. Students, my fellow students, you can go in there to concentrate on something like a project. It is a calm and peaceful place and I recommend you go in there to take a look. I personally like the room a lot because I am one of those people who can’t really work with a lot of people talking so I sometimes go in there to concentrate. When I go in there it makes me feel truly peaceful. If you wanna be peaceful you should go there. It is by Thing 1 And Thing 2, on the left.

LC Promotion by Regan

Recently, you may have noticed that there are three stationary bikes in the Learning Commons. These bikes are part of a program called ‘The Read and Ride Program’. The title sounds pretty self explanatory, however, for anyone who may be confused, it’s basically where you can read while you ride on the bikes. Teachers, as well as students, can use this resource. Teachers can come in while their students are in electives or, they could even use them while their students do an assignment in the LC or find books to read. I have personally seen several teachers using the bikes and enjoying a book. A great way for students to use the bikes is, after they check out, they can use them while others are still looking for something to read. Another time that students can use the bikes is during free reading time if your class has come into the LC. An amazing thing about the bikes is that they allow students to be active while still reading. This can be especially helpful if students have extra energy that day or if they’re particularly fidgety. Overall, the bikes in ‘The Read and Ride Program’ are a great resource for students and staff alike.

LC Promotion by Sylas

I would like to promote the Innovations Lab. The innovations lab is a space in the learning commons with books and crafting supplies. Teachers, you can use this space to get craft supplies for an activity in your classroom. Your students can go in there to make a craft or concentrate on something. Students, my fellow students, you can go in there to concentrate on something like a project. It is a calm and peaceful place and I recommend you go in there to take a look. I personally like the room a lot because I am one of those people who can’t really work with a lot of people talking so I sometimes go in there to concentrate. When I go in there it makes me feel truly peaceful. If you wanna be peaceful you should go there. It is by Thing 1 And Thing 2, on the left.

LC Promotion by Jameson

Techsperts are helpers to Mrs.Kimsey and to others around the school. We help out in the Learning Commons most of the time and we can help teachers do things We help out teachers by doing things like cutting out papers or making a video for the class on how to make a foldable. We also help by delivering IPads to students that have problems with their IPads, so the teachers don’t have to mess with it. We also help out the students by helping them find books they need for projects or helping them with any IPad problems that they have. We also help by putting books away so they can find them way easier than it being scavenged around.

LC Promotion by Emma

Have you ever wanted a quiet place to work? Most people would say yes including myself. The media room is a perfect place for students to work. There are many flexible seating options for the student’s that need to move around when they work. The media room is located in the learning commons. Many students would say the Media room is their favorite place to be in the learning commons. It’s right by Thing 1 and Thing 2. It’s the door on the right. Have you ever just wanted to work in a quiet space? Many people would’ve said yes including myself. The media room is a calm and quiet work space. This makes it great for working on projects. There’s flexible seating in the media room which helps people focus on what they’re doing. Some people need to fidget and move in order for them to be focused. So there’s many options for the people that need to move around when they work. There are also options for the people that don’t need to move around when they work. It’s also a very organized space. Which can be beneficial to the student that doesn't like to work in messy spaces. Classes go in the media room all the time to learn and or do projects. There’s a decently sized white board that all the teachers use. I have seen teachers pull groups at one of the many tables. Sometimes they just go into the media room to read or catch up on work. It really just depends on what the teachers want you to do for that day. This makes a great resource for all. In conclusion, the media room is a very useful and well loved space. There’s many different things that it can be used for. It’s a very well loved space by students and teachers. It’s a quite yet fun place to be at. I hear students all the time talking about the media room. So what's your favorite part of the learning commons?