RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Book Fair Coming September 29th!

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Return your books when they are due, so others can enjoy them too!

Thank you for supporting the Scholastic Book Fair!  The profits we receive will be used to buy new books, equipment and supplies for the Media Center. Please come by and check out what's new! Our next Book Fair will be September 2008

CHECK OUT POLICY We do not charge fines for overdue books. however, if a student loses or damages a book, they will be required to pay for the book. Report card or records will not be issued until Book is paid for or returned.

NEWBERRY AWARD The Newbery Award was the first children's book award.  Awarded annually by the American Library Association, it is given for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.   It is named for the 18th-century English bookseller John Newbery

SEQUOYAH AWARD The Sequoyah Award is a students choice award. During the school year, young Oklahomans from grades three through junior high are encouraged to read titles from the "master list" . Students must read or listen to three or more books in order to vote. After the ballots are counted, the winning book is announced.

CALDECOTT AWARD The Caldecott Medal is an annual award named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator    Randolph Caldecott.  It is given to the artist of the book voted most distinguished picture book for  children published in the United States.         SEQUOYAH  AWAR           NEWBE RY  AWARD

ACCELERATED READER Ridgeview has over 4,000 Accelerated Reader Quizzes. Visit the AR Book Finder here.

LIBRARY RULES 1. Be quiet in all libraries.  Quietly ask person in charge for any help you need. 2. Be responsible for returning your own book and correctly choosing and checking out another book for yourself. 3. Be a helper.  use your shelf marker to put books back in place. Keep our books straight on shelves. 4. Take good care of our books. No turning down corners, tearing or writing. Keep them out of the reach of younger children and pets at home. 5. Return books on time and report missing or misplaced books. Perhaps we can find them. Hours: 8:00 - 3:30 Media Specialist: Martha Twichell Media Assistant: Julie Harter Library Media & Computer Skills Class The main goal of our class is to promote students being able to: Identify parts of a book & story elements Locate sections of library (e.g. reference, nonfiction, easy reader fiction, ...) Arrange books according to Dewey Decimal System Distinguish & identify fiction and nonfiction Recognize different genres (e.g. poetry, humor, traditional fantasy, ...) Locate & access information utilizing computer & other various resources Utilize research tools Accelerated Reading List: 1st Grade Accelerated Reading List: 2nd Grade Accelerated Reading List: 3rd Grade Accelerated Reading List: 4th Grade Accelerated Reading List: 5th Grade Accelerated Reading List: 6th & Up DESTINY