Seaton Library April Newsletter

Each month the library will highlight one reader leader from each grade level that demonstrates a love of reading by checking out books on a regular basis, independently reading, or showing leadership in the library. You'll also find monthly library statistics, resources, special events, and the library schedule in the newsletter! - Ms. Janka, Librarian - karen.janka@k12.dc.gov

Seaton Readers are Leaders!

Reader leaders consistently checkout, read, and return books. How can your reader being a reader leader? They can bring back their books every week and check out books!

Tristen

PK3

Nora

PK4

Aria

First Grade

Yessy

Third Grade

Melanie

Second Grade

Joel

Kindergarten

Pariya

Fifth Grade

Kade

Fourth Grade

Maedot

Third Grade

March Seaton Library by the Numbers

DCPS Library Usage Ranking: 11th (out of 117 DCPS)

Book donations: 40

Classroom visits or field trips: 61 Class Visits

We circulated 1610 books.

We circulated 695 ebooks.

May is Asian American Heritage Month!

Checkout good reads on SORA. You can also find more information at the Library of Congress.

How to access SORA

Go to Clever - clever.com/in/dcpsk12

Username: Student ID Number
Password: Dc+Birthday (in format: Dcmmddyy)

All of your students’ ID numbers and birthdays are sent to Clever from DCPS's student information system, Aspen. If you are unsure of a student’s ID number or birthday, you can look it up in Aspen. If you do not have access to Aspen, please work with Ms. Janka to get help logging in.

micro:bit projects completed! What is micro:bit?

Our fourth grade students worked with the Kid Museum to build their own creation using a micro:bit. The micro:bit is an low-cost programmable device that allows students to get hands-on with coding and digital making.

Ivan & Eva

Made a digital McDonalds.

Madison & Taylor

Made a micro:bit robot.

Book Checkout Schedule

First grade through fifth grade students can return their books to the library any day of the week. However, students can only checkout library books according to their library class. PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten students checkout library books as a class and keep them in their classroom to share.

5th grade students can visit the library during breakfast.
Monday - 3rd Grade Ms. Dunlap, 2nd Grade Ms. Langston
Tuesday - 3rd Grade Ms. Jackson, 2nd Grade Ms. Cruz, 4th Grade
Wednesday - 1st Grade Ms. Taylor
Thursday - 1st Grade Ms. T
Friday - 1st Grade Ms. Rodman

ALL Library Books & Other Resources are on Clever

A button has a clean look to it, and gives you more space to share a summary or set of directions with your readers. You can write an eye-catching headline, too :)