Montclair Library News
August, 2015
Welcome to the New School Year!
-Please sign up to bring your class in for a 30 minute library orientation and check out. The sign up sheet is located on the bulletin board outside the library office. Orientation and check out will be held during the first week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I would love to see all classes on one of those 3 days. Friday will be our 1st smarts day.
-Reminder: we have listening centers and document cameras available for checkout.
-We have 6 centers in the library this month: Tumble Books listening center, 3-D books and glasses, bookmark center, independent reading, chess & checkers, and Monty's Makerspace (origami).
-I am looking forward to collaborating with all grade levels. E-mail me topics your grade level would like support with this month, or I will contact team leaders for a convenient time to join your team planning.
-Thank you to Mrs. Davis for creating attendance and reading signs for all of our new staff. She also provided you with a poster checklist. Please return the checklist so we can provide you with anything you might be missing.
-September 8th is International Literacy Day. Check out this link for information and activities for your classroom. http://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/ild/activity-kit.pdf
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Library Procedures
-We have open checkout. Students may come to the library at any time you permit during the school day to check out, play chess, or do a center.
-Please set up a library return box or basket in your classroom. Books should be returned by 10:00 a.m. so we can get them checked back in. This is a great classroom job. Thank you!
-I will send home a library newsletter with students in Monty folders on the 2nd week of school outlining our checkout policies. Kindergarten may check out 1 book at a time, 1st & 2nd grade may check out 2 books, and 3rd-5th may check out 3 books. Playaway permission slips will also be going home with 4th and 5th graders, and SOAR book donation fliers will go home for August & September birthdays.