Baileywick Road Elementary School

Circulation

Baileywick Media Center is open school days, 8:45a.m. until 3:30p.m. for open circulation. All students are encouraged to visit often at their teacher's discretion. All “books are due when you are through”. Overdue notices are sent home in Monday folders as reminders. Books need not be renewed, just returned as soon as the book is read. Students in grades K-2 come to the Media Center weekly with their class for Story Time and Library Skills. All classroom teachers, K-5, plan with the media coordinator to incorporate research skills and literature appreciation into all areas of the curriculum.

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a computerized independent reading management program. We have AR tests on computer for 5500 of our library books. These books are designated by a red dot on the book's spine and the grade level and point value of each book has been marked at the bottom of the inside back cover. When students have read an Accelerated Reader book they may take the AR test on any computer in the media center, computer lab, or classroom. The test is scored immediately by computer and points are awarded according to the length and difficulty of the book. Each student reads on his own reading level and is encouraged to read increasingly more difficult books as his reading improves.

We use AR as the basis for our “Reading: The Road to Success” reading incentive program whereby students advance up the bulletin boards in the Media Center alphabetically by state. Every Friday afternoon, reports are run tabulating the total number of points each student has earned. On Monday, each child's marker (foot, train, car, motorcycle or plane) is moved up the bulletin board according to the number of points he has earned. A second grader needs 2 points to get on the bulletin board ( Alabama ) and two points to advance to each additional state. A third grader needs three points for each state, a fourth grader needs four points, and a fifth grader needs five. Students read to 13 states on the first board (represented by the 13 stripes of our flag) and then 35 states on our second board (represented by roads, medians, rivers, railroad tracks and a runway. We save Alaska and Hawaii to challenge our most voracious readers. Each child is encouraged to set goals for himself and to read to as many states as he can. He will receive a “Media Note” in his Monday folder each time he advances to another state. Be on the lookout for that first card. It contains a brief explanation of the program.

In addition to this individual incentive, we have also set quarterly goals for each grade level. Each class that reaches the goal for their grade level earns a one hour “Frequent Reader” trip to an “American Celebration.” The first one is a Trip Back in Time to Colonial America, the second is a celebration of Chinese New Year, and the third is a Cinco de Mayo Celebration.

AR Quizzes by Title

Volunteers

Parents are invited to volunteer in the Media Center throughout the day. Duties include assisting students, shelving books, processing new materials, repairing worn and torn materials, compiling bibliographies, helping with circulation, inventory, Book Fairs, and lots more. Our volunteers are a vital part of our school program and we always need more. Volunteer today!