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At the Heart of the School

At the Heart of the School. Thom Garrard Discovery Elementary Mukilteo School District. Beliefs. All students can become good readers, listeners, and critical thinkers. All students should have plenty of reading material that interests them.

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At the Heart of the School

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  1. At the Heart of the School Thom Garrard Discovery Elementary Mukilteo School District

  2. Beliefs • All students can become good readers, listeners, and critical thinkers. • All students should have plenty of reading material that interests them. • Library resources must support instruction in all subject areas. • Students learn best from doing well-designed projects. • Teachers will implement successful projects if they have help and support from their school librarian. • The library should be a place where responsibility for the environment is modeled. • The library should be at the heart of every school.

  3. Discovery Elementary • Grades 1-5 • 24 classes, 593 students • 77 % free and reduced • 1/4 ELL – 21 languages, mostly Spanish • Full time librarian, very part time aide • Covering 1 planning period per day • In improvement - Step 1

  4. Actions • Daily checkout • AR reading club • Kid-friendly collection • Dollar Bookstore • Grants • Green Schools • Earth Day grocery bags • Atmosphere • Themes • Lunch with librarian • Chess club • TV Turnoff Week • Book Bingo • Ties • Storytelling

  5. Atmosphere • Cozy reading corner • Drop ins welcome • Shelving Actions

  6. Storytelling • Visualization • Participation • Connection • Carryover Actions

  7. Lunch with the librarian • AR: 35 point prize • Kids bring their lunches • Small treat provided • Talk about books! Actions

  8. Chess club • Weekly • Lunch recess • Equipment from grant Actions

  9. Earth Day Grocery Bags • Paper grocery bags from Albertsons • Kids decorate them with Earth Day messages • Store gives them out with grocery purchases • Photos posted on website Actions

  10. Kid-friendly collection • Goosebumps? • Graphic novels? • Spongebob? • Scooby Doo? • Easy non-fiction? • Books in Spanish and other languages? Actions

  11. Dollar Bookstore • Increase student book ownership • All books $1 • Thrift stores, donations, Half Price clearance • Open once per week at lunch recess • Startup grants • PTA Actions

  12. TV Turnoff Week • Go screen-free for a week (5 or 7 days) • April • About 200 participating students • Special calendar of events • List of activity ideas • Extra library book • Public library role • Book Bingo on one evening Actions

  13. Book Bingo • Use the titles of 75 popular and classic books • Print bingo boards with titles instead of numbers • Prizes are mostly donated books • Try to make every kid a winner • Attendance averages 100 Actions

  14. First grade daily checkout • Goal: develop the reading habit • Low first graders chosen by teachers • 35-40 enrolled • CKI/CKO at beginning of each day • One book (plus books with class) • Special bags • Special cards – attendance record Actions

  15. Second grade AR reading club • Second grade dismissal at 2:30 • Students stay at school for an extra hour • 3 days per week • Tier 2 • Read and take AR quizzes • 10-20 students at a time • Attend for part or all of the year Actions

  16. Green School certification • Formed a staff and student team • Took action on indoor air quality, outdoor air quality, waste reduction, and water use • Assessed energy use and took action • Reduced energy use by 10% • Certified at level 1 Actions

  17. Grants • Supporting Student Success CBA • BECU • Mukilteo Schools Foundation • Picturing America • Page Ahead • Walmart • Everett Rotary Actions

  18. Ties! • A tie for every occasion Actions

  19. Themes • Flip over books/dolphins. • Go wild for books/jungle. • Blast off with books/astronauts. • Driven to read/race cars. • Read ‘emcowboy/cowgirl/hats. • Reach for the world/globes. • Flock to books/birds. • Give reading your best swing/baseballs. • Read. Return. Repeat/T-shirts. Actions

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