The DESTINY Library Online Book Catalog is HERE! Destiny can be accessed from home, classrooms and the computer lab here at school - anywhere you have an Internet connection. The library staff is excited about this new way to search for books in our Christ the King Library! Scroll down to "Useful Links" and click on the first link in the list!
Please check here weekly for "DESTINY DID YOU KNOW?" HELPFUL HINTS:
Did you know that you can write a Book Review for your favorite library books?
Student and staff recommendations are the best source for finding great books to read in our library. Look for the gold stars in a book's catalog entry to find book reviews created by our students and staff. All reviews are submitted through your Destiny Library account. (Mrs. Grummer must approve all reviews before they appear in the catalog. Only students' initials will appear on the review.)
Follow the instructions below to submit a review:
Login to your account with your username and password.
Search for your favorite books in the Catalog tab.
Click on the title you want to review.
Choose the Reviews tab on the right side of the page.
Click on Add Review
Answer the question: How do you rate this title? Choose the STAR rating that you believe the book deserves.
Click in the box underneath Enter your comments below… and enter your review. Please make sure you have checked your grammar and spelling before clicking the SAVE button.
If your review hasn't appeared on your book after a week, you can stop by the library and ask Mrs. Grummer to look at the review with you.
What does a good book review look like? Read this great review one of our students wrote for Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig:
"Mercy Watson is a fun, silly pig and she has very humorous adventures. I have enjoyed reading all of these books; however out of all of them I think this one is the funniest."
Did you know that you can search for Accelerated Reader Books by Book Level?
• Click on the Catalog tab.
• Click on the Basic tab.
• Click in the box next to Reading Programs and choose Accelerated Reader.
• Enter the Book Level range suggested by your teacher.
• You can expand your search by typing in an Author's name, Subject or a Series name to narrow your search.
• Press the ENTER key to begin your search.
Did you know you can save the books you want to read to a personal list stored in your Destiny account? You can print that list and bring it to the library or sign-in at school to view the list. There will be a folder at your assigned table that you are welcome to keep your printed book list in during the school year!
World Book Online is now available for our students and staff! Many thanks to all of you for shopping at our Scholastic Book Fair. Our earnings will be used to pay for our subscription to 6 wonderful online World Book Resources.
Just click on this link below:
ACCELERATED READER NEWS:
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GO TO USEFUL LINKS FOR QUICK ACCESS TO ALL THE CK ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OR Checkout the Widgets below for Culturegrams, eLibrary and SIRS Discoverer!
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GENERAL LIBRARY INFORMATION
During the school year the library is open to all students and teachers Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. It contains 6 search computers with an online card catalog, a Reference section with encyclopedias, atlases and specialized encyclopedias, educational videos and over 12000 books.
• Kindergarten students may check out 1 book and keep it for one week. Books are kept in the classroom. Kindergartners will start coming to the library in October when they will be at school all day.
• First grade students start the year with 1 book. If they return all their books on time, after Christmas vacation they will be allowed to check out 2 books.
• Second grade students start out with 2 books. If they return all their books on time, after Christmas vacation they will be allowed to check out 3 books.
• Third through eighth graders start out with 2 books, but if during the year they have projects they may have 3 books checked out at one time.
• Kindergarten and first grade students, may keep books for one week.
• Second through fifth grade students may keep books for 2 weeks. Books may be renewed twice if necessary.
• Sixth through eighth grade students may keep books for 4 weeks. Books may be renewed once.
In January of 2003, Christ the King began using the Accelerated Reader testing program. Below you will find information about the different elements of this reading program used with our first through seventh graders.
Two or three times a year the STAR reading test is given to the students. STAR is a computerized test that accurately assesses the reading levels of students, and measures growth throughout the school year. By taking the 10-minute test it helps to quickly determine each student's zone of proximal development (ZPD). This defines the reading level range from which the student should be selecting books in order to achieve optimal growth in reading without frustration. The ZPD reading range is approximate.
A student uses his/her ZPD to choose books to read for the Accelerated Reader program that is part of our reading program in grades 2 through 7. Accelerated Reader (AR) developed by Reading Renaissance, is a computer software program that helps teachers manage and monitor students' reading growth. A student simply picks a book at his or her level and reads it at his or her own pace. When finished, the student takes a short quiz on the computer. Accelerated Reader gives both student and teacher feedback based on the quiz results, that the teacher then uses to direct ongoing reading practice.
Our new Destiny online catalog makes finding just the right level AR books easy. Choose to do an AR search using the book levels suggested by your child's teacher to find all the books in that level in our library. Then create a list together with your child that can be used to check out those books during their library skills class period. Check your child's RenWeb schedule to see which day is their Library Skills Day. Send a list of the books your child would like to checkout from the library. The students can keep the lists in a table folder that stays in the library and then search for the books as they visit each week.
Our library uses AR Enterprise which gives us access to all the quizzes Renaissance Learning has ever made!!! In our library, books with an orange label over the spine label have an AR quiz. The level of the book is on the inside cover. A student can take a quiz on the computers in their classrooms or on the computers in the library since our computers are networked.
Please note that S.T.A.R. and Accelerated Reader are only a piece of the reading instructional programs at Christ the King. If you have any questions or concerns regarding S.T.A.R. or the Accelerated Reader programs, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Grummer. Just like you, we want your child to be happy and successful!
DOES YOUR BOOK HAVE AN ACCELERATED READER QUIZ? You can check for quiz availability using AR BookFinder. Scroll down to the useful links section below and click on AR BookFinder AR Bookfinder not only lets you search by title or author, but it provides you with all the quiz information about the book, a short summary and a picture of the book cover. You can add books to your bookbag and print the list, too.
