Our First Book Checkout!!
All of our students checked out books this week. In Kindergarten, the books are checked out from the library and remain in the classroom; they do not go home. This gives us a chance to practice checking out and returning, as well as good stewardship. For first and second graders, I wanted to share with families the same information I shared with students in the library since they will be taking books home. Please talk to your student about the list below - it is the same information that is on their bookmark. You can also find this information here on the Media Center website.
Library Day by Class
Students will always come to the library weekly with their class. After our September break, first and second graders may visit the library daily to exchange books.
Monday - Eason; Tuesday - Hicks, McCool, and Gordon; Wednesday - Tavel, Simpson, and Reid; Thursday - McElveen, Lambert, and Blackwell; Friday - Westbrook
Be a Good Steward of Our Books
Bring your books home or leave them at school. Students are not required to bring their books home. The most important thing is to read at home. If they have access to books at home and are worried about forgetting or losing their library books, they are welcome to keep them in the classroom to read during school.
Read with your family. If your student brings library books home, please talk to your student about the books and read together. I will be sending out more information about this throughout the school year.
If you take the books home, find a safe place in your house to keep them. Please help your student find a safe place for the library books. This might be a special shelf, bin, or even in their backpack.
Make sure your water bottle is tightly closed in your backpack. I love that our students have reusable water bottles! Please help remind them to make sure the lid is tightly closed if it's in the main part of their backpack. They can always ask a teacher for help.
After school, leave your books in your backpack until you get home. I love when the students get excited about their library books; however, if your student attends an afterschool program or goes to a friend's house, they should wait until they get home to take the library books out of their backpack.
How to Identify Our Books
Here are some examples of our Winnona Park library bar codes. We still have a few "vintage" books that originally belonged to other elementary schools or have a "City Schools of Decatur" bar code. In addition, we have "Winnona Park Elementary School" stamped in the front and often the back of the books.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Ilene Zeff, Media Specialist
izeff@csdecatur.net
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