August / September 2017

Welcome to a New Year at Willard

Due to the diligent work in the library and IT departments, library books went home on the first day of school.  Kindergarten and first grade students are each allowed 1 book while students in grades 2 – 5 may check out two. Library books are always due back during the student’s library class and can be renewed if a student needs more time. Popular books may only be renewed once.

If a student forgets a book, he or she may put one “on save,” which means that we will hold the book for up to three days. The student can exchange the overdue book for the “save” book first thing in the morning.

This month in Library Classes:

Students will be acclimating to a new school year. Students in kindergarten will be learning about book care and library procedures. Students in grades 1 – 4 will be reviewing how to find things in the library.

Fifth graders will be starting their two big library projects.

Each year the 5th graders at Willard School participate in the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award presented by Salem State College. Each student is required to read 5 books from the list by the end of February break. For each book that they read, they will write a short response and post it to the assignment in Google Classroom. Each student who reads all 25 books from the list will be invited to a special breakfast party in the library. All necessary information, including the reading log, is posted in Google Classroom.

They will also be launching their campaigns for this year’s Library President. Students in grades 3 – 5 will be voting for the library president later in the fall.