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Working Together to Promote Reading

Media Center Orientation for Teachers

Theme for School Year

• “Read S’More Books”• Reading Kick-Off: August 22 with Tommy

Johns – Morning Session• Tommy Johns is a reading motivational

speaker from Atlanta• More info on theme activities and parent

letters will follow later

Media Center Hours• TeachersMonday – Friday: 7:30 – 4:30• StudentsMonday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 – 3:30 Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 – 3:30

• Exceptions to normal operating hours will be recognized during special events in the library, such as during book fairs.

• Lunch for media staff is 12:00-12:30• The library will work from a fixed/flexible schedule. Teachers

will be given a schedule at the beginning of the school year, so classes can be scheduled during designated blocks of time.

Student Book LimitKindergarten

• One book per week• Teachers may choose to come in one other time during

the week for only a whole class checkout without a lesson, if they want their students to have more than one book per week

• Kg students will check out books during weekly class visits/lessons

• Students may/may not take books home at their classroom teacher’s discretion

• Parapro and/or teacher must accompany class to assist with lesson and/or check out process with students

Library Discipline

• Bulldog Behavior will be introduced to Kg students during orientation

• Kg students will be encouraged to develop good library behavior skills

• Kg students who do not follow the Bulldog Behavior policy in the library, may lose library privileges for the day

• Repeat offenders may lose library privileges for more than one day

Orientation ClassesSept. 2, 3, and 4 for Kg Classes

• Kindergarten students will be introduced to the library and get 1st book

• Kg classes will resume after the book fair• Kg parapros and teachers both need to

attend orientation with their students

Media Classes• Kindergarten classes will be held weekly with

checkout • Teacher and/or parapro must stay with the

class during the lesson• Kg students will use cards for check out• A file will be kept for each class at the desk

with a sheet of current students…please let Mrs. Bryant know if there have been any students who have unenrolled or any new students

Media Services• Please include media in planning, if your grade level wants a lesson on a

specific topic/subject/skill.• Some media lessons for Kg this year include: Book Care, Fiction vs.

Nonfiction Genre, GCBA Nominees, Parts of a Book• Please allow 2-3 days to pull materials for your units/lessons. If a shorter

notice is given, the availability of the book/material cannot be guaranteed for the desired time needed. Also, please sign up in advance for videos. If a child is sent to the library with a sticky note requesting that a video be played at that moment, there is no guarantee that will happen, depending on what is happening in the library at that moment.

• Please sign up to use the center for small groups to test or research-please do not just send students…the center needs to be shared by all of us effectively! Since we do not have a media clerk, it is difficult to monitor open checkout, teaching classes, and monitor students on computers all at the same time. They need supervision!

• Movie Licensing: We do pay for a license, so you can show movies for rewards or at recess without breaking copyright laws.

• Please let me know of your needs. • If you have a book or material request, I will

place it on the consideration list, and will order as funds become available.

Media Requests

Fall Book FairFriday, Sept. 5 -12

• Kg students will visit with teachers for whole class visits beginning on Friday, Sept. 5…a schedule will be made to accommodate classes at their preferred times

• Kg students will begin independent visits to the book fair on Monday, Sept. 8• Kg students may visit during their break time or at a time that is preferred by

the classroom teacher• Kg students may visit preferably with an adult with their money in an envelope

or ziplock bag to place their change and receipt back into after their purchase

Reading Goals

• Reading goals for Kg students will be achieved by documentation on reading logs

• Each quarter, teachers will receive a new reading log to give to their students

• Students will have a quarterly goal of 10 books read to receive a tangible reward at the end of the quarter

• Students who meet the yearly goal of 100 books read will receive a year end recognition

• Kg students may begin to participate in AR at the classroom teacher’s discretion, but only reading log goals will be recognized for quarterly rewards and end of year awards by the library

Media/Technology Committee

• The Franklin County BOE policy states that each school site must have a media/technology committee established.

• This committee must be in place to handle book challenges, change in policy, etc.

• Each grade level must be represented, so please begin discussion with your grade level to determine who will be the Kg representative.

• Policy handbook was revised last year and is currently posted on the LES website

• First meeting will take place at the beginning of the year after members are determined and then as needed during the year.

HAVE A GREAT YEAR!AND

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.Mrs. Bryant – LES Library Media Specialist

[email protected]