DANA LIBRARY

2024 -2025Welcome! IF you are new to our site a laptop, charger, Social Studies textbook and Math workbook have been set aside for check out /ready for pickup in the library on your first day. A student ambassador will give you a tour of campus and bring you to the library to pick up materials. Please review this presentation for how to take care of your Chromebook ( aka "laptop" or " device"): Chromebook Care _ Dana Middle _ gr 5 and 6 At Dana you should not have any stickers on your borrowed school device - only painters tape with your last name.
Students have access in Clever for any online portions of class materials.
Library books ... please continue to:Check at home (or at relatives) for any library books or textbooks that have not been returned. Library books from another school site must be returned to that school. (Example: checked out at Dewey Elementary? please return to the main office at Dewey. (unless other arrangements have been made prior to your drop off at a different school)
A message from our district IT department: IF you have a hotspot ( wireless assist) checked out and no longer need it, find the box it came in, pack it up and bring it to school. Ask for a pass to return it to our library here at Dana.
please keep your laptop in your backpack during lunch time, remember to walk with your laptop closed if you are carrying it between classes or coming to the library for assistance Again, Please review the Chromebook care presentation

Library Hours

before school: 7:50 am to return items, pick up a book

If you placed a hold: when a book is ready for pickup you will receive an email via your @stu.sandi.net account + your ELA teacher

within the school day: ask for a pass, then bring pass and planner or your ID card from picture day

library closed first part of per. 5 (12:46-1:31)

after dismissal: until 3pm M,T,W,F / 12:55pm 1/2day (Th)

(please make prior arrangements with your ride or communicate with a family member if you intend to stop by the library after school)

Destiny

What have I borrowed from the library? What should I return ? ( return all textbooks and library books from previous years ) please login to Destiny to see what you have checked out :

📖 Destiny 📖

enter this URL: destiny.sandi.net

or click any Destiny logo or word within this webpage

select: Middle Schools , then Dana Middle School

login with your student ID and password

click on the My Info tab

note: when you are logged in the MyInfo tab will display items you currently have borrowed from a school , either ours or an Elementary site.

Please return any items borrowed from your Elementary school.

How do I know what is happening at school?

Dana School website

PLEASE READ WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS for updated school information

to receive eBlasts :

make sure parent/guardian email is correct in PowerSchool

Current textbooks and workbooks:

gr 6: Ancient Civ' (return end of year) Amplify Desmos Math ( vol 1, 2 ) (keep workbooks) gr 5: Reflections (return end of year) Amplify Desmos Math gr 5 (keep workbooks) Science Resources (in class) / return if you have one

While attending Dana: If you have lost a library book or textbook please go to the library to receive a printout and directions on how to make a donation to replace a lost item. Donations will be accepted with the assistance of our financial clerk.

Parents/Guardians:

- Please ask your child to login to Destiny and click the My Info tab to see what items have been borrowed from Dana Middle School. http://destiny.sandi.net/?site=138

Students will keep laptop and charger over the summer.

remember your laptop is a loaned item from school to complete classwork and homework assignments, please no downloads, no personalization, no gaming , please keep it in your backpack during lunch time, remember to walk with your laptop closed if you are carrying it between classes or walking with it, Again, Please review the Chromebook care presentation