USD 265 Goddard Public Schools
Clark Davidson Elementary
Library
Administration
Ruth Wood, Principal









Margo Rakes , Media Specialist
Karen Haynie, Library Clerk

Phone:  (316)794-4260 Fax: (316)794-4280


Parents:  Check out this online math site!  Log-in instructions below:
www.mathstories.com
username:   swanlake
password:   x

All small letters.

Click on the member’s log-in icon.
Click on the word problems in English options.
Do NOT enter your name when you are asked to enter the username. 
Enter the username given to you above in SMALL letters.
Enter the password in SMALL letters.

CBS Early Show called MathStories.com the nation's top math web site. Los Angeles Times called MathStories.com one of the best math web sites. The goal of this math website is to help elementary school (Grade 1st through 6th) children boost their math problem solving and critical-thinking skills. MathStories.com has over 15,000 online and printable NCTM compliant math word problems for children to enjoy! MathStories.com is comprehensive and easy to navigate.

Includes Thematic Problems (i.e. nursery rhymes, holidays, children's books, history and science)
Classified according to grades and topics (place value, number line, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, estimation, measurement.



Are you looking for a fun alternative to your child’s nightly reading routine? CDS is excited to announce that our families now have home access to TumbleBookLibrary at home!

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

It’s easy…To start“ Tumbling”, simply go to www.tumblebooklibrary.com or go to our CDS website and click on the icon to get a direct link.

First, enter our school’s username: cds1 and our password: books in the correct space on the blue banner across the top of the home page. Next, click on the icon representing the application you would like to explore. Examples include story books, puzzles and games, new books, language learning, and more.  Happy Tumbling, CDS!


CDS LIBRARY GENERAL INFORMATION
Hours of Operation: 
Monday-Friday during school hours
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten through 4th Grade
Volunteers needed:
anytime from 9am-4pm
Utilizes Accelerated Reader in cooperation with the classroom teachers
Scholastic Book Fairs:
held twice a year during parent/teacher conferences
Student Access:
Students have one scheduled library time per week which includes a library lesson and check-out time.
Students are always encouraged to visit the library at any time with their teacher's permission to check-out a new book or find needed information. Students who lose or damage books will be asked to pay for them.  There are no fines, however a student cannot checkout any more books until the overdue book(s) are returned.  Overdue notices will be sent home with the student 3 times per week.

 

Click on the following links to view the
Clark Davidson School  ACCELERATED READER LIST
sorted by

TITLE
READING LEVEL
AUTHOR NAME
(Adobe Acrobat File -click here to download free Acrobat Reader Program)

This list shows all the computerized AR tests that are available to take at Goddard Clark Davidson School.  This does not mean that the CDS library has every one of these books.  As hard as we try, there are still some books that are out of print or that are damaged or lost that prevent us from having all of the following books.

Please feel free to find these books anywhere - public libraries, bookstores, bookshelves at home, etc.  As long as a student has read the entire book by the same author, they can take the AR test at the CDS regardless of where they found the book.  Please note that the student must read the entire book.  Watching movies or only reading parts of the book do not count and will result in a lower AR test score.

To find out more about the Accelerated Reader program, go to the Advantage Learning website at www.renlearn.com


Helpful links to other internet sites:
Just for Kids!
Web Sites for Kids  - books, research & games
Yahooligans!  - research on everything from A to Z (for kids)
Ivy's Search Engine for Kids
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - children's literature reviews & activities
Kids' Search Tools
Award Winning Books
Caldecott Award - most distinguished picture book award given to the illustrator
William Allen White Award - favorite book chosen by Kansas students in grades 4-8
Newbery Award - most distinguished chapter book award given to the author
Search Engines
Ditto
Easy Searcher
FindSpot Tutorial
InfoPeople Best Search Tools
Parent / Teacher Resources
Families and Learning - the newest developments in education
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - children's literature reviews & activities
Smart Parent - internet safety issues
Family Education Network- information on how families can be involved with education
TekMom's Tools for Kids