Check it Out!
August, 2016
How can I help you?
Welcome to all of our new and returning staff members from your library! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you! Whatever you need, from pulling books to supporting what you are doing in the classroom through read-alouds and library lessons....I'm happy to help!
Library Talk
Grades 1-3 may choose 1 library book per week.
Grades 4-5 may choose 2 library books per week. I do make exceptions at time for those students who are voracious readers and/or need an extra book for a class assignment.
KG Teachers, we will look at check out after Fall Break.
OPAC(Online Public Access Catalog)
Our Follett Destiny program allows you to search our library holdings. If you do not have a link to our OPAC on your desktop, or if you should ever need to search for books when you are away from school, follow this link
https://destiny.hopkins.kyschools.us/ and click on Pride Elementary.
If you need help navigating the OPAC, please ask me! I'll be glad to give you a quick tour!
Magazines
- American Girl
- Boys Life
- Ingredient
- National Geographic Kids
- National Geographic Little Kids(gift from Jan Carlton)
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
- Teen Titans Go!
- Zoobooks
Book Trailer of the Month
Great American Opportunities
I will begin discussing the program with your students and handing out materials on Thursday this week. The only thing I ask of you is to collect and send the booklets to the library as they are returned. I will take care of delivering prizes. Thanks for your support of this program! The funds we generate go towards the purchase of library books.
...Back to School Pep Talk...
August Contest: How Many Books are in our Library?
Growth Mindset Moment...
Coming Attraction--Book Clubs!
I am excited to be able to offer Book Clubs to 1st-5th grade students this year! The book clubs will be small groups (6-10 students) and will rotate monthly by grade levels...for example: September-1st grade, October- 2nd grade, etc. Book Clubs will meet Wed & Thurs during the 8:55-9:45 specials block. I realize this may not be a great time slot for all grade levels, but I'm hoping that being on a monthly rotation will help and we can tweak within that time slot if needed. I will send out a separate Smore with more information on this topic soon.