Library Checkout will not be as often as it has been in the past at River Dell. Students will be spending a full week with each Enhancement teacher this year so the time in between each Enhancement will be much longer than before. With this new schedule our time in the Media Center has changed. Mr. Contos has set a check out schedule for each grade level so students are still able to check out and return books weekly.
2nd grades checkout day and time will be:
Every Tuesday morning from 8:30-9:05am.
Since all 8 classes have the same time slot each week, Mr. Contos has asked that we send only a few students at a time to control the flow of traffic that morning. I have created Media Center passes for the students to take with them letting Mr. Contos know they have checked in with me that morning and they have permission to visit the library. As student return with their pass, this will allow another student to go.
Mr. Contos has also set up a calendar where teachers are able to schedule 15 minute blocks of time during the school day to have whole class check out. Time slots are limited so the second grade team will be trying to schedule every other week so all classes have a chance to visit. We are able to sign up on a monthly basis so I will be announcing to the students when we will be going to whole class check out the afternoon before we go.
Students have the option to keep their library books at school in their Read to Self Book Baskets or take them home. Please remind your child of library day on Tuesday mornings each week as I will be discussing this with the class each Monday.
Thank you for understanding the changes and supporting Mr. Contos with his busy schedule this year.