Welcome to the Friendship Learning Commons!
Our mission is to provide information services that support the learning and teaching of all members of our school community, promote blended learning and the enjoyment of literature, and to ensure that all students become effective users of ideas and information so that they may become independent, lifelong learners. To find out more information about our media program and student opportunities, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/hallco.org/feslearningcommons/home
Access our summer reading Google Site to learn about many opportunities that you can participate in this summer! CLICK HERE!
Your Media Specialist is Laurie Costello. She has been in the Hall County Schools since 2005, and this will be her second year at Friendship. She was selected as Davis Middle School’s campus teacher of the year in 2009. Additionally, she was selected as Friendship’s 2025-26 campus Teacher of the Year as well as Hall County’s Media Specialist for 2025.
Your Media Clerk is Kat Trainor. Mrs. Trainor has served as a kindergarten para and is joining the Learning Commons for the 24-25 school year.
FES Learning Commons Instagram
Our 4th grade students are learning to record themselves in Canva to narrate and explain their national park research. @hallcountyschools @friendshipelementaryschool
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The Wild Robot on the Island! Students came in to the Learning Commons to hear the new picture book and then participated in six stations tying in STEAM and literacy. It was a great day at FES! @hallcountyschools @friendshipelementaryschool @thebookwrangler
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It was a great first month in the Learning Commons! Here are our top titles in each category. Keep reading, Falcons! @hallcountyschools @friendshipelementaryschool
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Our kindergarten students enjoyed their first Bruster’s Blue Pop! Thank you to Bruster’s in Gainesville for this amazing partnership! @friendshipelementaryschool @hallcountyschools @brusters_gainesville
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