"Lion" around reading!
"Lion" around reading!
Accelerated Reading (AR) comes to Lafayette. When students are motivated and engaged in learning, something magical happens. Their confidence and self-esteem improve. They get excited about school and they achieve tremendous academic growth. AR motivates students to read and enjoy more challenging books.
| 1. | Students Read Books... Students choose books at their appropriate reading levels and read them at their own pace. Our library has put labels on our AR books.. almost 10,000 AR books are in our library collection...they are very visible! |
| 2. | Students Take a Computerized Quiz. Our library has computers for students to take tests on. These quizzes help to motivate, as well as, monitor increased reading skills. |
| 3. | Students/Parents & Teachers Get Information. Students get immediate information feedback on their reading and vocabulary progress. |
Surround our children with books
and literature.
Visit your library regularly, and make buying
new books a frequent treat. Put cloth and board books in the baby's
playpen
and keep one or two books in the car or truck for older children.
Show children that words are EVERYWHERE --
not just on the pages of a book, but also on cereal boxes, billboards, and
street signs.
Give us a NATION OF READERS!
Any Time / Any Place ... Enjoy Reading!
HOW DO YOU FIND A GOOD BOOK TO READ?
L = LOOK at the cover
I = INTERESTED?
B = BROWSE through pages or read the back cover of the book
R = READ a page or two
A = ASK others about the book or about the author
R = RIGHT level of reading for me?
Y = YES, I found a book!
OR maybe not yet, but I'll keep on looking!
Presenting the BEST of the VERY BEST
in Children's Literature!
2008 Caldecott and Newbery Winners
and the Nominees for the 2008-09 California Young Reader Books
California Young Reader
Nominees for 2008-09
Primary category:
Stanley's Wild Ride by Linda Bailey
The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
Uncle Peter's amazing Chinese Wedding by Lenore Look
Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson
Community Recognizes Lafayette's Library Angel
January 2005
Lafayette School library volunteer
Betty Harmon received a Literacy Award from the Humboldt Reading Council on
January 30th at the Humboldt County Library. Mrs. Harmon was recognized
during the "Mother Goose Tea" to benefit the Humboldt County Library
Children's Services. Betty has made an outstanding contribution to
literacy through her love for both libraries and children. She is known as
the Lafayette Library Angel. Betty volunteers 4 hours daily in our school
library, she shelves books, cleans books, and helps children find 'that special
book'.
CONGRATULATIONS Mrs. Harmon on this well deserved honor and recognition!
Welcome to the Lafayette Library, home of avid
readers and inquiring minds! Our library houses over 21,000 books, audio cassettes, math and science
manipulatives and videos. Our patrons -- students, staff, and parents check out an average of
25,000 books a year! This is a busy place!
On our shelves live Harry Potter and Beatrix Potter and many other favorites. We vote yearly on the California Young Reader nominated books and pick our favorites. We learn library skills and participate in many writing contests throughout the school year.
Our school library is opened 8 hours a day. Students, staff, and parents may check out books before school, during recesses, during class visits, or after school. All books checked out of our school's library are due back in a week; books may be renewed. Videos may be borrowed on a daily basis only. During the week our library participates in an intervention reading program called Universal Access.
Without a SHADOW of a doubt, our students love to read!
READING -- ANY TIME / ANY PLACE
"Just Do It"
Happy Reading, Mrs. Skaggs
May 2002 and
May 2008
Twice "School Library Technician, Carol
Skaggs, has been honored by Eureka City School Board and presented with an APPLE
PIN. She was recognized for her outstanding service to the students
and staff at Lafayette Elementary School."
February 2008 Lafayette PTA awards Mrs.
Skaggs with a SILVER OAK service pin .. the highest award given by a PTA.
Spring 2008 District PTA honors Library Technician Carol Skaggs with an Honorary
Service Award.
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April 2002
California's First Lady, Sharon Davis poses with Librarian
Carol Skaggs during a visit to Lafayette School, April 18, 2002. Mrs.
Davis visited Lafayette School and praised the outstanding library program and
the accomplishments of Lafayette's students who once again read over 1 MILLION
pages in a 6-month period! Lafayette entered the 2001-2002 Governor's Reading
Award Program and hopes to receive a $5,000 grant for the third year in a
row.
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Library Filing Is An Endless Job!
Thanks to the "Library Angel", Mrs. Harmon our books are always filed
and easy to find!
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Time to think about a
little Summer Reading!
(I love to
read and I love to suggest TERRIFIC books to read.)
OUTSTANDING
books for those of you who
"LOVE TO
READ ALL THE TIME":
Hattie Big Sky (Kirby Larson)
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo
Our Only May Amelia (Jennifer Holm)
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Woodsong (Gary Paulsen)
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Chronicles of Narnia series (C.S. Lewis)
Book of Three series (Lloyd Alexander)
Dark is Rising series (Susan Cooper)
A Wrinkle in Time series (Madeleine L'Engle)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
Utterly yours, Booker Jones (Betsy Duffey)
Dear Mr. Henslaw (Beverly Cleary)
Shiloh (Phyllis Naylor)
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Martin the Warrior series (Brian Jacques)
Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulare (Kate DiCamillo)
SUPER wonderful books for those of you who
"LIKE
TO READ SOMETIMES":
Gratefully Yours (Jane Buchanan)
Poppy (Avi)
War with Grandpa (Robert Kimmel Smith)
Holes (Louis Sachar)
All Matt Christopher SPORTS books
Bunnicula (James Howe)
Indian in the Cupboard series (Lynn Reid Banks)
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Beauty (Bill Wallace)
Fear Place (Phyllis Naylor)
Family Tree (Katherine Ayres)
Riding Freedom (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon (Paula Danziger)
Snot Stew (Bill Wallace)
Ralph S. Mouse (Beverly Cleary)
GREAT books
for the
"I'm not sure I really like
to read that much":
Frog and Toad series (Arnold Lobel)
Mr. Putter and Tabby series (Cynthia Rylant)
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Stranger (Chris Van Allsburg)
Captain Underpants series (Dav Pilkey)
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein poetry)
Falling Up (Shel Silverstein poetry)
Light In The Attic (Shel Silverstein poetry)
Polk Street School series (Patricia Giff)
Bailey School Kids (Debbie Dadey)
Amelia Bedelia books (Peggy Parish)
Junie B. Jones books (Barbara Park)
Magic Tree House series (Mary Pope Osborne)
Ronald McDonald visits Lafayette School to promote reading and
libraries.
Thanks to our local McDonald Restaurant owners, Ronald McDonald
was brought up from the Bay Area
to help promote reading, libraries and book
care.
He was met with much enthusiasm and smiles as he preformed magic
tricks and delivered a very important message -- READ, READ, READ!
Some HOT LINKS to exciting web sites:
50 States
Arthur (our favorite aardvark)
Ask Dr. Math
Association
for Library Service to Children
Authors and Illustrators
Authors and more authors
Bill Nye
(The Science Guy)
Cool Science
Coretta
Scott King Award
Create Writing
(Make Your Own Animals & Write About It)
Dinosaurs
Discovery
Earthquakes (Recent Quakes in California & Nevada)
Eating Healthy
Flags of the
World
Fossil Zone
Frogs
Homework help (Kids Info - Current Events)
Insects
Jan Brett (author)
Jim Arnosky's Color Pages
Magic
School Bus
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National
Museum of the American Indian
National Geographic for Kids
National
Wildlife Federation
News (Time)
News (USA Today)
Oregon
Trail
PBS
Planet Pals
Poetry for Kids
Reading
Rainbow
Science
Explorer
Science
Fair Project Guide
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Top 25 Best Kids Sites
Virginia
Hamilton
Virtual
Renaissance: A Journey Through Time
Volcano
World
White House
Yuckiest Site
On The Internet
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A continued BIG THANK YOU to Mrs. Crandell for her wonderful contributions to
our school library collection. Whether it be mentor money she has
earmarked for the library, silver jewelry sales profit, or the donation of great
books, Mrs. Crandell has single-handedly increased our collection size over the
past few years..
Another sincere thank you goes to Teresa Ramos for her continued contribution of fantastic library books. Teresa is a former student at Lafayette School, who currently works for a University in Fresno in their International Admissions Office. Teresa, with the help of her sister Angie, and mother Pat, delivers 50 to 500 books at a time to our library for students to check out and enjoy! Teresa has adopted our library and we are VERY THANKFUL...
GARY STILLMAN ... Thank you for repairing our library chair! What an upholstery sewing master you are .... thanks!
A VERY BIG THANK YOU to all the students,
parents and former students who have so very generously donated book to our
school's library.
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Our Humboldt County Public Library location is 1313 3rd Street - Eureka - California
(photo by Steve Catton 2006)