{"id":507,"date":"2012-06-26T13:20:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T13:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/fratney\/?page_id=507"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:00:22","slug":"library-media-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/academics\/library-media-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Media Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Library Media Center is the heart of La Escuela Fratney, and home to Wisconsin\u2019s largest collection of bilingual children\u2019s learning resources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Our collection is culturally relevant, broad, and bilingual: encompassing the best fiction and non-fiction children\u2019s literature from many generations, genres, and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; gallery_ids=&#8221;5864,5861,5853,5852&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Our bilingual library media specialist, Julie Kersting, curates this remarkable collection and hosts weekly library classes for all grades.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>K4 students spend 40 minutes in the library every week.<\/li>\n<li>K5 through sixth-grade students spend 60 minutes in the library every week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reading, Research, and More<\/h2>\n<p>Library time prepares La Escuela Fratney students for advanced bilingual studies in high school and college and enhanced career opportunities. Children browse and check out books, becoming biliterate, book-loving learners as they follow Spanish and English language arts academic standards. Technology training and classes in the Library Media Center help students develop research skills and teach them to use the internet safely.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing and developing an awareness of media literacy strengthens students\u2019 technological abilities and encourages responsible digital citizenship. Understanding the difference between primary and secondary sources of information, opinion essays and news reports builds critical thinking abilities and communication skills. Students discuss what they read, sharing their research in presentations and projects.<\/p>\n<p>Children learn better when their schoolwork is relevant to their lives and experiences, so our collection features storybooks and histories that represent La Escuela Fratney\u2019s multicultural, multilingual families. Teachers integrate multicultural, antiracist teaching practices in all subjects and our library collection does the same.<\/p>\n<h2>Hands-On STEAM Learning<\/h2>\n<p>In our Library Media Center Makerspace, students can create with Legos, circuit boards, building blocks, and robots during STEAM activities (science, technology, engineering, art, math). Makerspace creations reflect student interests and curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Through exploration, innovation, and collaboration, STEAM-minded students develop a growth mindset that promotes problem-solving and critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library Media Center is the heart of La Escuela Fratney, and home to Wisconsin\u2019s largest collection of bilingual children\u2019s learning resources.Our collection is culturally relevant, broad, and bilingual: encompassing the best fiction and non-fiction children\u2019s literature from many generations, genres, and cultures.Our bilingual library media specialist, Julie Kersting, curates this remarkable collection and hosts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":99,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>Check out our library!<\/h2>\r\n<h2>We have the largest bilingual collection of children's resources in the whole state of Wisconsin!<\/h2>\r\n<h2><strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5864\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/fratney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2024\/07\/09252023-Kindergarten-Marketing-Fratney_31-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5861\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/fratney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2024\/07\/09252023-Kindergarten-Marketing-Fratney_32-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\u00a0 Meet Ms. Julie our librarian!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5852\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/fratney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2024\/07\/10032023-Marketing-Fratney_33-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> Students in 1st-5th grades have library class for 60 minutes each week.\u00a0 Students in K3 and K4 have 30 minute classes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5855\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/fratney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2024\/07\/10032023-Marketing-Fratney_15-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> Students choose their own books to check out, read, and return in 1st-5th grades.","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-507","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/507\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/fratney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}