Coldwater Elementary Media Center

My name is Mrs. Macoy. I love to READ! I think books are really Cool! I am married to Kyle Macoy, and we have 2 great boys. Cole is eight years old, and Landon is five. We enjoy sports, camping, swimming, and the beach.

Objective To administer a planned program that provides a welcoming environment conducive to learning and promotes students’ intellectual and personal growth.

Goal Provide access to information for students and staff that is appropriate to student development and features diversity in perspective, format and interest.

Coldwater Media Center The media center is arranged in six sections: Easy Fiction (Picture Books) Fiction (Chapter Books) Non-Fiction (Information Books) Biography (a story of someone’s life written by another) Reference (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.) Author spotlights

Examples of Easy Fiction (picture books)

Examples of Fiction (chapter books)

Examples of Non-Fiction (information books)

Examples of Biography books (a story of someone’s life written by someone else)

Examples of Reference Books

Author Spotlights Gail Gibbons Kevin Henkes Eric Carle Tedd Arnold J.K. Rowling

Media Center Computer Lab Our media center is equipped with several computers. Students utilize these computers daily to take Accelerated Reader tests. These computers are also Internet accessible and are used for student research.

Media Center Reading Loft Students love the Media Center Reading Loft! The loft is filled with fun books. Ripley’s Believe It or Not, The Guinness Book of World Records, and Oh, Yuck! are some of the favorites. The students also love to play the loft trivia games.