Ridgecrest Library
September, 2013
"The book maek me feel hapee"
The response to "how do books make you feel?" from a 1st grader.
The Library of Congress
In July I had an amazing PD experience at the LoC about primary sources. I can't wait to study them with your students!
Toni reads to a class
I love guest readers! Last year Toni, Kim, Breann, Ann, and others read to classes. If you want to do this, let me know!
What can the library do for you?
I can...
- provide a wide variety of books that will (hopefully!) engage students in reading
- help students find books they will love to read
- collaborate in the library or classroom on research, technology, reading, social studies, primary sources, text features, book selection, etc.
- offer suggestions for read-alouds
- share books and materials during library time that connect with curriculum
- support implementation of Common Core (I purchased over 125 nonfiction books last spring in anticipation of an increased need for a variety of nonfiction)
- discuss text complexity and Lexile with staff and/or students
- purchase books to support curriculum needs
- teach about or support Google Apps, Reading Counts, Type to Learn, etc.
- support technology use
- and a lot more, just ask!
Things that help me:
- sending library helpers down with books first thing in the morning on your library day
- sending library books down at least every other day so we can stay on top of the shelving
- allowing no more than four students to come to the library at a time for check out outside their library time.
- telling me specifically what is wrong with a computer you send down (not "this computer is broken" but "this computer doesn't have any printers on the list")
- sharing what you are doing in class so I can connect with your curriculum, i.e. social studies or science or reading topics. A short email is fine, like "we are studying insects for the next three weeks" is really helpful.
Since Sept. 4th, students have checked out 2609 books.
Checkout limits
- Kindergarten: 1 book (for now, 2 books later)
- 1st grade: 5 books
- 2nd grade: 5 books
- 3rd grade: 5 books
- 4th grade: 10 books
- 5th grade: 10 books
- 6th grade: 10 books