Reading Fun
Celebrate our ROCKIN' READERS!
Kailua Elementary School Library
Library Online Catalog (print and digital books)
There's something magical that happens when we read ink printed on paper!
Browse Kailua Elementary's collection, place a hold on books you want to borrow. and Mr. Tanaka will deliver them to your classroom!
(NOTE: as COVID-19 related guidelines change, printed book circulation services may also change.)
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Video demonstrating how to place holds on library books
How to place holds on LS2.mov
eBooks via Sora
Wide selection of digital books for all ages, ready to download 24/7 (some books subject to availability)
DIRECTIONS:
soraapp.com
Find my school
Type: "Kailua Elementary School"
Click "This is my school"
Username: your student id#
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How to download a Sora eBook.webmHow to download ebooks with Sora
Help our school rack up reading minutes in a friendly competition with other Hawaii readers. Teachers, staff, and students are welcome.
Sign up for the latest challenge in the Beanstack app and log your minutes of reading.
See if you understood that great book you just read! Earn points and Mr. Tanaka will recognize your efforts each quarter!
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How to take an AR quiz 9_10_2020.mp4How to take an AR quiz
Other Libraries
Use your library card to place holds on books through the Library Take Out.
https://www.librarieshawaii.org/2020/05/23/library-take-out/
When your books are ready to be picked up, swing by the library branch and get your books & media.
Book Lists
(Grades 4-6)
https://www.neneaward.org/ Statewide, kids-choice list; students annually celebrate the current year's winning book with creative projects, and annually vote on next year's winner from a list of nominees.
Current Nominees (web); printable list (pdf)
Past winners from 1964-2020
Newbery Medal and Honor books
Named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery; awarded annually by the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2020 Newbery winner and honor
Past Newbery winners
Newbery Award
Caldecott Award
PreK-1 (favorites by Kailua El students)
Grades 2-3 (favorites by Kailua El students)
Grades 4-5 (favorites by Kailua El students)
Grades 6+ (favorites by Kailua El students)