The Bentheim Bee from the Library Media Center at D.L. “Dusty” Dickens Elementary School Vol. 1 No. 1
Welcome!
Parent Access
Website
We love to have parents in the LMC
We are happy to announce the
It is hard to believe another school
for book browsing and check-out, as
launch of our new website. You
year is upon us! We’ve been work-
well as for reading to children. It’s
can
ing hard at the Dickens Library Media Cen-
best to provide some advance notice, but if
www.MrsBentheim.com. There is a variety
ter (LMC) this summer to plan wonderful
you can’t, please make sure you check in
of information available for parents, stu-
events and activities for students, parents,
with the front office before coming in to the
dents, and teachers—and we encourage
and teachers! I’m excited about the up-
LMC.
everyone to check it out!
coming year here and hope you’ll be ac-
get
there
Birthday Book Club
by
going
to
Grading
Students are being provided with
Students earn a library grade based on their
Birthday Book Club invitation let-
performance. Please see the reverse side
The LMC is open from 8 a.m.
ters. The way it works is kids choose a
for grading criteria.
to 3:30 p.m. Monday through
book they want to adopt as their birthday
Friday. Students may visit during class time
book. The parent donates funds to cover
The appropriate use of 21st-century tech-
with a pass from their teacher, or any time
the cost. We put a placard inside the book
nologies is at the core of our library media
during operating hours before school, dur-
with the child’s name and he or she is the
center curriculum. Please read the LMC-
ing lunch, or after school. Your child’s class
first to check it out! All funds support the
specific permission slip that your child
will formally visit for a media literacy lesson
development of our collection here at the
brings home and consider allowing his or
and book check out once per week.
Dickens LMC.
her participation in our tech-related activi-
tively involved in our program! Hours
Technology
ties.
What's New?
Remember This!
• 5th graders are eligible to be
• 8-24-09
First Day of School
part of the Friends of the
• 9-9-09
Open House
Library Club as apprentices. See Mrs.
• 12-4-09
Book Fair Begins!
Bentheim for more information.
Mark your calendar!
• Please consider being part of the Dickens LMC Review/ Selection Committee. If you want to help build our school library media center program, we need you!
• We’ve got reading buddies! When students come to the LMC, they’ll be able to cuddle up with one of our life-sized reading buddies while they read!
Did you know … … that schools with actively involved library media specialists report significantly higher test scores than those without? … that LMC curriculum includes more than books? That’s right. It includes media literacy: technology, print, research, online conduct, reading and writing, and more!
How to Contact Mrs. Bentheim Email—cbentheim@interact.ccsd.net Phone—702.799.3878 x4025 Fax—702.799.3871 Web—www.MrsBentheim.com
Grading Criteria E (Target)
S (Acceptable)
N (Unacceptable)
Student consistently Student sometimes inquires, Student rarely inquires, inquires, thinks critically, and thinks critically, and works to thinks critically, and works to works to gain knowledge. gain knowledge. gain knowledge. Student consistently draws conclusions, makes informed decisions, applies knowledge to new situations, and creates new knowledge.
Student sometimes draws conclusions, makes informed decisions, applies knowledge to new situations, and creates new knowledge.
Student rarely draws conclusions, makes informed decisions, applies knowledge to new situations, and creates new knowledge.
Student consistently shares knowledge and participate ethically and productively as a member of our democratic society.
Student sometimes shares knowledge and participate ethically and productively as a member of our democratic society.
Student rarely shares knowledge and participate ethically and productively as a member of our democratic society.
Student consistently pursues Student sometimes pursues Student personal and aesthetic personal and aesthetic growth. personal growth. growth.
rarely pursues and aesthetic
This rubric is based on the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners, which was adopted in 2009. The AASL Standards for 21st-Century Learners document is available for free download at http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards.