Signal Hill Library Mission
We want to encourage all students to love books and reading for pleasure. Our library is open at recess and at lunch for students to exchange books, browse, read and do homework or research.
The purpose of the Signal Hill library program is to assist individuals in becoming life-long learners and critical thinkers. The ability to locate, select, evaluate and use ideas and information effectively is crucial to a student’s academic success. The library endeavors to be an attractive and stimulating environment which encourages the learner to explore, investigate, experiment, and take risks.
The goals of our library program are:
To connect books with students
To create avid and competent readers as well as life-long learners
To create information literate students (including incorporating information technology)
To teach digital citizenship
To collaboratively provide learning opportunities which reflect the educational goals of our school while satisfying provincial curriculum
It is the responsibility and aim of the elementary library program to provide a well-rounded range of relevant and timely learning resources to staff and students. We strive to maintain a collection of high quality materials of varying levels of difficulty that reflect contemporary interests and support the BC curriculum while at the same time supporting a varied cultural heritage.
Library Policy
Primary students (Grades K-3) at Signal Hill are allowed to take home one library book a week. Intermediate students (Grades 4-7) are allowed to take out two. The book(s) is due one week from the day it was taken out. If your child wishes to keep the book longer, it must be brought in and renewed. The children have learned about taking care of their books and finding a safe place to keep them at home. They understand that bringing books to and from home in a plastic bag keeps them dry and protected. Having a special spot at home to put a library book that is away from little children, pets, and anything wet or sticky, also keeps books safe and prevents them from getting lost. If books are lost or damaged, families are expected to pay the replacement costs. Of course, money will be refunded if the book is found. Thank you for your help in encouraging your child to use our library responsibly.
The library is open to students in the morning at recess and at lunch. All classes visit the library once a week which is also an opportunity to select library books. For a schedule of when your child's class has their library time, click here:
The library is open to students in the morning at recess and at lunch. All classes visit the library once a week which is also an opportunity to select library books. For a schedule of when your child's class has their library time, click here:
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Media Awareness
With media and popular culture having such a large influence on children today you may find yourself looking for help in gaining control of your home entertainment, how to talk to your children about media, and keeping your child safe while on the internet. A great resource for parents is Media Smarts: Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy." Go to the link at:
http://mediasmarts.ca/
Common Sense Media is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. It improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
http://mediasmarts.ca/
Common Sense Media is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. It improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
20 Ways to Grow a Reader
1. Allow the reader to have choice.
2. Provide comfortable reading areas.
3. Provide uninterrupted reading time.
4. Provide a variety of reading materials.
5. Read aloud.
6. Introduce readers to authors and illustrators.
7. Model reading; discuss what you are reading at home.
8. Regularly visit the library – both school and public.
9. Don’t make them finish every book. Not all books fit every reader.
10. Ownership is important. Create or buy bookplates for kids to put in their own books.
11. Reading is its own reward.
12. Use booklists. (See links on Student page under Websites to Discover Great Books)
13. Don’t worry about making the reader choose “good books.”
14. Write – anything, everything. Readers write and writers read.
15. Allow re-reading of favourite books.
16. Read the book before seeing the movie.
17. Play board games.
18. Follow cookbooks to create meals.
19. Use travel books to plan vacations.
20. Don’t give up. Everyone has spurts of “non-reading.”
Ford, Deborah. Books and Boys: Practical Ways to Bring Books and Boys Together to Strengthen Literacy Skills. Resource Handbook. Bellevue: Bureau of Education & Research, 2009.
2. Provide comfortable reading areas.
3. Provide uninterrupted reading time.
4. Provide a variety of reading materials.
5. Read aloud.
6. Introduce readers to authors and illustrators.
7. Model reading; discuss what you are reading at home.
8. Regularly visit the library – both school and public.
9. Don’t make them finish every book. Not all books fit every reader.
10. Ownership is important. Create or buy bookplates for kids to put in their own books.
11. Reading is its own reward.
12. Use booklists. (See links on Student page under Websites to Discover Great Books)
13. Don’t worry about making the reader choose “good books.”
14. Write – anything, everything. Readers write and writers read.
15. Allow re-reading of favourite books.
16. Read the book before seeing the movie.
17. Play board games.
18. Follow cookbooks to create meals.
19. Use travel books to plan vacations.
20. Don’t give up. Everyone has spurts of “non-reading.”
Ford, Deborah. Books and Boys: Practical Ways to Bring Books and Boys Together to Strengthen Literacy Skills. Resource Handbook. Bellevue: Bureau of Education & Research, 2009.