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Library News...
Terri Franz
Library Media Specialist
e-mail: tfranz@goddardusd.com
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LIBRARY
Terri
Franz, Media Specialist
Pat
McElroy, Library Clerk
Phone:
316-794-4211/Fax: 316-794-4220
Happy Spring! Lots of new books have arrived in the library so reading
is breaking out all over! Many of these were purchased with the profit
we made during the book fair, so thank you for your support.
A big thank you also to PTO for their purchase of library books for
our Oak Street students.
Keep your kids reading over the summer by visiting your local public
library. They all have great reading programs for your students to participate
in.
Speaking of reading programs, the KU reading program comes to an end
in April. We will be giving out the awards during announcements some time
in May. If your child has participated in the program, be watching for
an invitation to the presentation.
We are also starting a Literary Lunch Bunch for fourth graders during
the first two weeks of April. This is a book club that will meet twice
a week during lunch. Students who are interested gave me their name and
then I drew 10 from a hat. To be successful this works best with small
groups. If there is enough interest (and it looks like there is). We may
do a second round the last two weeks of April. I’m excited about this new
adventure!
Books and Breakfast
Friday, May 2, 2008- 7:50—8:45 a.m.
All Library Books Are Due
Friday, May 9, 2008
More information will be coming home soon.
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What’s happening in the
Oak Street library?
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aughing out loud as Leonardo tried to scare the tuna fish out of Sam. |
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nvestigations as national landmarks, insects and “who did its” were
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iking across France, Spain and Portugal with H.A. and Margret Rey. |
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eading, reading, reading. |
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wesome book talks by Oak Street Readers. |
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eaching and striving for the KU Reading goals. |
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oung minds developing a life long skill. |
The Oak Street Elementary Library
strives to ensure that students are efficient and effective users of ideas
and information. Reading is an essential building block for success
in these areas. Children who are read to who read with others and
who read independently will become readers who are able to use and enjoy
ideas and information. Students are always welcome to visit the library
at any time with their teacher's permission to check out a new book or
find needed information.
Accelerated Reader (AR) is used by Oak Street
Elementary as one way to assess and promote reading. Click on the
following links to view our Accelerated Reader Lists.
Accelerated Reader Book/Test
Lists:
(The lists are in PDF - click
here to download free Acrobat Reader Program)
These lists show all the computerized AR tests that are available to
take at Oak Street Elementary.
This does not mean that the Oak Street 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 Oak Street Elementary
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.advlearn.com.
Helpful links to other internet sites:
| Parent / Teacher Resources
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| Just for Kids!
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| Award Winning Books
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| Other sources of information:
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