Weekly Programming
Library Visit & Storytime
Program Details
By grade level.
Every class in grades K-6 will visit the library for 30 minutes each week.
Read aloud selections will be made based on monthly themes, the needs and interests of students, and in conjunction with learning standards for each grade level. Special attention will be paid in selecting diverse, high-quality books to read aloud throughout the year.
When appropriate and time allowing, activities, songs, games, and lessons will be incorporated.
Book circulation will also take place during library visits.
Support & Staffing:
Per district guidelines, classroom teachers will remain with their classes in the library and are responsible for class management.
Expenses: $0
No budget expenditures required.
Ong, F., (Ed)., (2011)
Weekly Schedule
MONDAY
8:15-8:45 am KINDERGARTEN
9:00-9:30 am KINDERGARTEN
9:45-10:15 am KINDERGARTEN
10:15-10:45 am 1st GRADE
10:50-11:20 am 1st GRADE
12-12:30 pm 1st GRADE
TUESDAY
8:15-8:45 am 3rd GRADE
8:55-9:25 am 3rd GRADE
9:30-10:00 am 3rd GRADE
10:15-10:45 am 2nd GRADE
10:50-11:20 am 2nd GRADE
12-12:30 pm 2nd GRADE
WEDNESDAY
8:15-8:45 am 4th GRADE
8:55-9:25 am 4th GRADE
9:30-10:00 am 4th GRADE
10:15-10:45 am 5th GRADE
10:50-11:20 am 5th GRADE
12:30-1:00 pm 5th GRADE
THURSDAY
8:15-8:45 am 6th GRADE
9:00-9:30 am 6th GRADE
10:15-10:45 am 6th GRADE
Make-Up Visits by Appointment
FRIDAY
4-Day Week: MONDAY SCHEDULE
5-Day Week: Make-Up Visits by Appointment
Reading Buddies
Program Details
This program pairs students to read together each week.
Kindergarten & 5th grade
1st grade & 6th grade
(Pairs remaining in attendance at the school for consecutive years will retain their partnership for continuity and familiarity.)
In addition to their personal reading choices for book check out each week, 5th and 6th graders will choose a picture book to read with their Reading Buddies on Friday mornings.
This program runs weekly, on Friday mornings, September-May. Each Friday morning, 5th and 6th graders will visit with their K and 1st grade Reading Buddies to read together.
Support & Staffing:
This program is a cooperative effort with K, 1st, 5th, and 6th grade teachers.
Expenses: $0
No budget expenditures required.
Yearly Special Events:
September: Meet Your Reading Buddy Pizza Party (K & 5)
May: Bowling Field Trip (1st & 6th)
Readers Recommend
Program Details
3rd & 4th Grades on Wednesdays at Lunch
5th & 6th Grades on Thursdays at Lunch
This is an informal program for students who love to read. Students will meet weekly, during lunch, to discuss books that they are reading. Participants will eat their lunch in the library and discuss and rate books they have finished using The Readers Recommend Book Review form. Book reviews will be kept in a binder, organized by genre and book type/level (picture, intermediate, chapter, non-fiction, or graphic), at the circulation desk. This binder will be available for other students to access to use for reader's advisory.
The Readers Recommend students will curate two weekly book displays in the library: one by 3rd & 4th graders, and the other by 5th & 6th graders. Each displayed book will include a Book Review written by a Readers Recommend member.
Students must be nominated by their teacher to participate in Readers Recommend.
Support & Staffing:
No additional staffing required.
Expenses: $0
No budget expenditures required.