Welcome back to school!
I am thrilled to join hands with such an inspiring, progressive and supportive team of professionals. And equally excited to share my passion for literacy and literature with our thoughtful, kind Mustangs! In the library space, we aim to provide a welcoming, inclusive place for students, staff and families to explore, discover, and develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. This site is a central place to review library news & updates, participate in monthly school & library themes, engage in optional library programs, access databases and additional resources. Be sure to check back often! **Site tabs are under development. What Happened in the Library this Week? August 19 - Sept. 3 Overarching Theme: Habit of Mind: Listening with Empathy; Kindness Library Education: Library use; Labor Day Units of Study support: K - Patterns K-1 - Read It, Don't Eat It! by Ian Schoenherr; Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Brian Martin Jr. & Eric Carle; Vocal pattern ditty: There Was a Little Turtle... 2-3 - I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët & My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero; Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (3rd only) 4-6 - Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson & Brave Girl Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel All: Followed by book browsing and check out. What's Next? Overarching Theme: Habit of Mind: Listening with Empathy; Kindness Library Education: Celebrating National Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month; Jewish Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; Battle of the Books introduction (grades 4-6) and NEW library books display! Weekly Library Class Schedule: Monday: K - Allison & McMahon; 2 - Craine & Compton; 5 - Noble and 6 - Weil Tuesday: 2 - Brighton; 3 - Monson; 4 - Soderborg & Gallup; 6 - Alker Wednesday: K- Stokes; 1 Gonzalex; 6 - Berman Thursday: 1 - Marsh & Cloud; 3 - Hammer & Trent; 5 - Nimitarnun & Carrington Friday: 3 - Luna; 4 - Bruski; 5 - Brown General Information & Policies: Library Hours: 8:15am-3:15pm Library Class visits: In addition to browsing and checking books out each week, students will take part in monthly school and library theme discussions, learn how to get involved in optional library programs, practice database navigational and search skills and engage in a vast collection of high interest fiction and non-fiction titles. Checkout Policy: K-6 students may each check out 2 books. Book Return: Books become overdue after 2 weeks. Students may return books earlier in order to check out 1-2 new library books. The expectation is that each student will check out at least 1 library book. If a student is in the middle of a book, they are welcome to bring it to read while others are browsing. Holds: 1 book may be held for 2 days before it is returned to the shelf. Donations: We appreciate relevant, hard back fiction/nonfiction book donations that are in good shape and in the following categories: picture books, early readers, middle grade (no YA please).
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