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Library
Welcome to the library! We have a lot of fun activities planned this year. Below is a snapshot of what’s to come.
Kindergarten students will enjoy many opportunities to explore and enjoy literature. The goal for our library kindergarten program is to ensure that students:
- Love books and reading.
- Learn how to explore the library and choose books.
- Learn how to care for library materials and share with others.
- Develop awareness of the parts of a book.
- Become familiar with a variety of authors and illustrators.
- Discover and participate in various ways to enjoy stories; including books, digital media, felt boards and more.
- Discover their creativity by exploring makerspaces.
- Develop awareness of what it means to be a lifelong learner.
First graders will have the opportunity to strengthen their reading and listening skills. The goal of our first-grade library program is to ensure that students:
- Love books and reading.
- Develop awareness of different types of book genres.
- Develop awareness of the parts of a book.
- Learn how to explore the library and locate materials.
- Learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
- Become familiar with a variety of authors and illustrators.
- Discover and participate in various ways to enjoy stories; including books, digital media, puppets and more.
- Engage in makerspace activities.
- Learn to become independent readers.
Second graders will sharpen their reading and critical thinking skills. The goal of our second-grade library curriculum is to ensure that students:
- Continue to love books and reading.
- Understand how to locate materials in the library.
- Sharpen their awareness of various genres.
- Participate in story time discussions.
- Explore nonfiction text features.
- Engage in makerspace activities.
- Begin to formulate, record and share opinions.
- Understand the basic steps of the research process.
- Connect research to green screen technology
Everyone is invited to participate in our Birthday Book donation program where parents can donate a book to the library in recognition of their child's birthday.
OPALS
We are excited to announce that we have a new library system. Introducing OPALS, OPen-source Automated Library System! OPALS is a 24/7 information source for students and teachers to use and access wherever they are. Some of the key features include:
-Single sign-on for all databases
-On-campus Google searches
-Specific searches (title, topic, author…)