Media
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Welcome to Sandymount's Media Center
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The Sandymount Media Center houses over 10,000 items, including books, magazines, videos, and professional journals. The media center has 16 computers available for student and teacher use. Applications include Internet access, word processing, Kidspiration, Microsoft Power Point, and Video Editing. In addition to checking out books, students who visit the media center are engaged in a variety of activities designed to strengthen their research and critical thinking skills. |
The goal of the media program is for students to become independent users of the library and of information. Students receive instruction in research and library skills, media literacy, media production, and reading. This instruction is integrated with classroom instruction as much as possible. Students in first and second grade visit the media center once a week for 30 minutes. Students in third, fourth, and fifth visit the media center every other week, during ILA, to check out books.
BookfairSandymount's PTA sponsors an annual Scholastic Book Fair, held in the media center. This year's Book Fair will be held from March 16-20, 2008.
Students at Sandymount can checkout a stuffed Chipper to take on their travels, to celebrate a special occasion, or just for a visit home. Chipper is well traveled, and has been to places as far as Germany, Hawaii, and Mexico. He has also been to a lot of birthday parties, thanksgiving dinners, and soccer games. 
Students are asked to share their adventures with Chipper by bringing in one of the following:
- Pictures of their adventures with Chipper (print or digital)
- Power Point slide show
- Written account (handwritten or typed)
- Video clip
Chipper stories are displayed in the media center or on WMUNK News.
To checkout Chipper, pick up an application in the media center and take a look at Chipper's scrapbooks!
Display CasesStudents have been sharing their collections at Sandymount. Students sign up to decorate the display cases in the media center and in the main hallway. Displays may include anything that would be of interest to Sandymount students. Some of the collections we have had in the past include: Star Wars collectibles, Beanie Babies, American Girl dolls, rocks and fossils, trains, John Deere tractors, motorcycles, Baltimore Ravens, army, skateboards, and many more.
If you have a collection you would like to display, drop by and see Ms. Boggs
Media Assistants and Volunteers
Students in fourth and fifth grade volunteer as media assistants in the morning and afternoons. Students are responsible for straightening shelves, checking in and out books, routing magazines, shelving and processing books, and making deliveries. Interested students can pick up an application from Ms. Boggs.
Parents can volunteer regularly in the media center or just drop in to put some books away. We need parent volunteers to help check in and out, shelve books, assist students, process materials, and to help with a variety of other tasks. Please call or drop by the media center if you are interested in becoming a parent volunteer.
Meet the Media StaffMs. Boggs is our media specialist. Ms. Boggs enjoys traveling, reading, writing, photography, videography, painting, hiking, and spending time with her daughter, Maya. Her favorite books are The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, The High King by Lloyd Alexander, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, and Napoleon by Kim Kennedy.
Mrs. Kelly is our media clerk. Mrs. Kelly enjoys raising guinea pigs and gardening. Her favorite books are Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks, Corduroy by Don Freeman, and Stuart's Cape by Sara Pennypacker.
Photography Contest and Media Festival
The Sandymount Photography Contest is part of the Carroll County Schools Media Festival. The Media Festival gives students the opportunity to try their hand at a variety of media production techniques. The winning entries at Sandymount will be sent on to the county wide competition.
Students may enter contests in the following categories:
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Photography - Entry form, entry label
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Slide Show Stills - Entry form
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Live Action Video - Entry form
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Multimedia Video - Entry form
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Graphic Design - Entry form
Click here for a copy of the Sandymount Elementary Photography Contest and Media Festival brochure.
For more information about the contest rules, see Ms. Boggs in the media center.
WMUNK news is Sandymount's news show. Fifth grade students produce the weekly show which highlights news around the school. Each crew consists of 10-12 students. The students take turns learning the roles of news anchor, weather person, sports caster, camera person, video mixer, sound mixer, DVD and CD operator and computer technician. The students are responsible for writing the scripts and video taping the news segments. Ms. Boggs, Media Specialist, Mrs. Kelly, Media Clerk, and Mr. Yount, Guidance Counselor are the faculty sponsors of the show. The show airs live on Friday mornings at 9:15. Parents are welcome to be a member of our live studio audience in the media center. Stop by the media center to pick up an application to become a member of our WMUNK news crew.
Click here to find out when WMUNK will be on CETV, Channel 21.
