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WCS Librarian Diane King reads to Lower School students. |
Resources
Links
- AR Quiz List
- Summer Reading Program '08
The
library is fully equipped with resources and programs that
develop reading comprehension, research skills, and reading
enjoyment in a Christian environment for students and help
teachers and parents support student efforts.
Students, teachers and parents may access 15,000 items
in a variety of formats, both print and electronic, equally
divided between two libraries: Upper School (Grades 7-12)
or Lower School (3 year olds - 6 grade). About 150-200
new items and 800 donated items are added each year. Mrs.
King, full time librarian, along with Friends of the Library
parent volunteers are happy to assist students, teachers
and parents to find the resources they need. (New volunteers
are always welcome!)
More than 2700 Accelerated Reader Quizzes support the
Accelerated Reader program, a tool that improves reading
comprehension. An important part of a successful AR program
is to buy quizzes for books the students enjoy reading,
so each year 200 – 300 new quizzes are purchased
to keep the collection fresh.
Students are further challenged with age appropriate reading
programs (2x2 for Primary Students, Bluebonnet and Crown
Awards for Elementary and Intermediate students) and incentives
abound--including a pizza party, a popcorn party, breakfasts,
the AR Store and AR Field Trips for qualifying students.
Three Book Fairs a year offer students a chance to build
up their home libraries and provide funds to pay for author
visits and special events.
Mrs. King assists the classroom teachers in teaching and
reinforcing research and library skills to both Lower and
Upper School students. Lower School students learn skills
during weekly Library Classes while Upper School teachers
reinforce these skills as needed throughout the year when
they use the library for research.
A separate section in the library is devoted specifically
to parent and teachers, providing resources uniquely for
their use.
For more information on the WCS library, please contact:
Diane King
Tel: 713-551-8100 x1044
Email: library@westburychristian.org
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