Paula Harris, Librarian
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2007-2008 Printable PDF* Documents:
Computer Lab Schedule
Kindergarten and First Grade Schedule
August Library Newsletter |
Author Visit to our library - Lou Brinegar on Friday,
April 25th, 2008
Everyone Welcome!
AR STORE open: April 28 - May 2
Book Fair: May 5-12
ALL BOOKS must be turned in by May 5th
Library Inventory begins May 13
We have opened up an Exciting World of Reading for our
students at Meek Elementary!
We recently added Accelerated Reader Enterprise, a web-based
program, at Meek Elementary. It offers unlimited access to more
than 100,000 quizzes on books from publishers around the world.
With so many fun, motivational quizzes to choose from, our
students will be able to read most any book they choose—from
home, from the school library, from the public library—and
immediately take the associated Accelerated Reader Enterprise
quiz. We now have unlimited access to all of them, as well as
any new ones as they are created.
Mrs. Harris helps 1st graders become authors!
Swimmy is a new addition to
the Library. He is a steel blue Betta Siamese Fighting Fish,
sometimes called a Japanese Fighting Fish. A warrior by nature,
his aggressive behavior is to fight other male Bettas in order
to protect his territory.
Philosophy and Role of the Meek Elementary Library Media
Center
The Meek Elementary School Library Media Center's primary objective
is to implement, enrich, and support the educational program of the
school. The media specialist will use information literacy, the
ability to find and use information, to help create a foundation for
lifelong learning. The media specialist will cooperate with the
students, faculty, staff, administrators, and parents to integrate a
firm library media program that will provide opportunities for
students to become skillful users of technology in the twenty-first
century. The goal is to help all students acquire the skills to
become productive locators and evaluators, to solve problems, and to
understand and promote independence and respect, and to become
lifelong learners who achieve intellectual proficiency and personal
fulfillment in our society today.
Library Schedule
K-1st Grade Library Schedule for 2007-2008:
Karen Guthrie Tuesday 11:00 – 11:45
Evon McCurley Thursday11:30 – 12:15
Cheryl Rickett Friday 11:05 – 11:50
Kristi Whitman Wednesday 2:00 – 2:45
Renea Adair Wednesday12:15 – 1:00
Ashley Farley Thursday1:00 – 1:45
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE - ALL Students are allowed to check out/check in
books at any time during the day from 8:00 – 3:00
Library aides: Ashley C, Megan S, Brittney T, Amanda B, Kristina H,
Hayden A, Katie M, Ashley A, and Alisha B
Donations are greatly appreciated and very much needed. State and Federal funding is based on our teacher units and each and every year it only goes so far. There is not enough money to buy one new book per student per year. That is very sad when we have children that only have the luxury of reading what we have at school, but not at home. On average our students read more than two books on any given day. I am asking as the school librarian to please give from your heart whenever possible.
"How to evaluate a web site for research"
1. Source and reliability
Where did this site come from? Who created it (author)? (University,
education, professional or expert, etc...) Is it accurate? Are the
sources
sited? Is the information believable?
2. Accessibility
Is it updated frequently? Who is in charge of the updates? Is the
site easy
to access?
3. Links
What other links will this site take you to? Are they appropriate
for
children?
4. Content
Is there a good amount of text or is it mostly graphics? Is the
content
organized into meaningful categories? Does the site cover the
subject in
sufficient depth?
5. Evaluate
Does the site have a clear focus? Is the information valuable to the
research project?
Book Return Policies
Kindergarten and first grade are allowed to keep their
books for one week.
Second through sixth grade are allowed to keep their books for two
weeks.
There is a $.05 charge for everyday a book is overdue. Students are
responsible for the total cost of the book if the book is lost or
totally destroyed. Students are also responsible for a damaged book
and are charged accordingly.
Hours and Facility
The library is open each day from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. We have
26 computers, which allow students to search our on-line catalog,
use CD ROMs, word processing, scanning, take AR quizzes, and search
the Internet. Our library is automated with the Destiny program on
the school's network, which allows our patrons to easily locate
needed materials.
Meek Elementary Collection
The Meek Elementary School Library has a collection geared to the
needs of both our school’s students and staff. Our collection
includes 8,700 books and over 400 audio-visual items including
videos, DVDs, audiotapes, and CDRoms.
Meek Elementary Library Media Program
A strong library media program is an essential component of an
effective elementary school program. Teachers must be able to use
the media center and its resources as an extension of the classroom
at the time of need. Therefore, the media center program should
allow flexible access to students and staff at all times rather than
operate on a schedule of fixed periods. Flexible access facilitates
information-skills instruction in conjunction with content from the
core curriculum. Classroom teachers and the library media specialist
work as partners to address key objectives in language arts, math,
social studies and science collaboratively. The program has a
committee which consists of the library media specialist, the
principal, two teachers, two parents, and two students.
American Association of School Librarians. (1991). Position
Statement on Flexible Scheduling. Chicago: American Library
Association. www.ala.org
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Phone: 205-221-9425