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AR Quiz Site ( All quizzes listed, all levels and points)
Accelerated Readers Students in
grades 2 through 5 participate in the Accelerated Reader program. All quizzes that
have been written are available for our students as they read the books. Each grade level has determined
their own certification levels which are: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum. Tier 2 includes Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, and Diamond.
A third tier has been created this school year for stellar readers. The Star levels are Orion, Little Dipper, Big Dipper
and Polaris , the North Star. As students achieve each level, a certificate is presented
to them and medals are awarded at the end of the school year for the highest level
of achievement. Garner students in grades 3-8
Learn how to be effective users of information by asking such questions as: "Where do I find what I need to answer
my question? How do I use this resource in the most efficient way? Is it good information? Does it answer my question? What
is the best way to present the information that I find? "
Units are developed through collaboration with
classroom teachers and the teacher librarian. These units integrate library skills into the teacher's classroom curriculum
through research-based projects that take place in the media center. The research emphasizes using resources that are in
the collection in the library., but that are also available from the community as
a whole, from other libraries, and the Internet.
Learning that has meaning
for students does not take place in isolation. Skills learned in the library/media
center that have no relationship to what the students are engaged in are soon forgotten. When students come to the media
center with a purpose, i.e. to find good information that will help them answer the
questions they have developed in their classrooms, they will remember the process
of finding that information. The process carries over to other real life situations when students
are looking for a variety of answers to their personal questions.
Children in grades Pre-K-5
Children in grades Pre-K-6 have scheduled check
out once each six days. Appreciation for books and reading for pleasure is encouraged.
They become acquainted with a variety of award winning authors and illustrators . Students in grades 2-5 participate
in the Accelerated Reader program.
Our elementary students develop skills
in using the online catalog and web databases. They learn where print materials are
located in the library and how to access them. Technology is increasingly used in
the library/media center at lower grade levels. Print as well as non-print formats and the Internet are used to introduce
students to special places, character, or stories. Web 2.0 tools which are interactive
reading and writing projects, will be increasingly used as student experience
21st century technology.
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