Westview Middle School

1805 Scofield Lane | Austin, TX 78727 | 594-2200

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WESTVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY

Our first Blog!

Visit Mrs. Michulka's Book Mark

http://mrsmichulka.edublogs.org/

Please participate often! Our place for the reading of good books to incite evaluative, thoughtful discussion! It is open to all members of the WMS Community.

Happy Reading!

Serving the learning needs for our students,

parents, teachers, and staff of the Westview Community

Events Programs Books (AR list) Use Resources

Cheryl Michulka, Librarian Gracie Ramirez, Library Assistant Cheryl.michulka@pflugervilleisd.net Gracie.ramirez@pflugervilleisd.net

Phone (512) 594-2271

The WMS library continually gathers materials and develops programming to

reflect the learning and recreational reading needs of our widely diversified

community. Our collection of Bilingual materials has increased to include both

fiction and non-fiction works in a variety of languages. We subscribe to over 40

periodicals, representative of our curriculum and the interests of our student

population.

READING EVENTS

Book Fairs

"Babies in Bookland " (Scholastic book fair) will be open the first week of December.

Students will be able to purchase books, hot beverages, and miscellaneous items

The Spring Book Fair will be held the week of May 19-23, 2008

100 Point Club Trip

Reward field trip to Austin Parks 'n Pizza Wednesday, May 14., 2008

Last day to earn points: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

READING PROGRAMS

100 Point Club

Accelerated Reader books have a YELLOW dot/label on the spine.

Students earning 100 AR points are eligible to participate in the 100 Point

Club reward field trip to Austin Parks 'n Pizza.

Last day to earn points: Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Blue Star Readers & Lone Star Lines

Earn prizes for reading Lone Star and Bluebonnet books!

Enter the Lone Star or Bluebonnet books you have read and passed the AR test (70% or higher) in the Blue Star Binder to earn prizes.

Fill out a "Lone Star Lines" form and turn it in when you return your library books.

If your "LSL" is chosen for the announcement and/or posted in the library main hall windowyou can come to the library to choose your prize from the "Winner's Prize Box".

The Corner to Remember

“The Corner to Remember” is a comfortable reading nook, with a selection

of books purchased by the community and dedicated for a variety of reasons,

and kept for future readers.

To see a list of dedicated/donated books, please click here:

Corner to Remember dedicated/donated books

Brag Box (collection display)

Students and staff are invited to bring in their collections to be displayed for a week or more in the Brag Box.

Library Vending Machine Prizes

Pens, pencils (both regular and mechanical), and notebook paper are available for purchase in the main hallway. There will be one item in each box with a "You are a WINNER" sticker. If you get an item with the "You are a WINNER" sticker, bring it to the library to choose an item from the "Winner's Prize Box".

READING BOOKS (LISTS)

Accelerated Reader is now online!

To access Renaissance Place, for test taking purposes, click on this link: Accelerated Reader Testing

Parents may request to have an account set up so that they can check their students' testing and scores at home. Students cannot test from home, but parents can see what their child is testing on and how they are doing. To make this request, email the librarian: cheryl.michulka@pflugervilleisd.net

AR Test List

To access the AR list, click on this link.

Depending on your browser, this may take some time to open, as there are over 7,000 titles.

Last update 02/11/08

2007-2008 Lonestar Books

The Texas Lone Star Reading List is a reading list developed by public and school librarians to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.

http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestar.html

2007-2008 Bluebonnet Books

The Texas Bluebonnet Award Reading List is a reading list developed by two committees in the Texas Library Association. Established in 1979, this program "encourages Texas students in grades 3 through 6 to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books."

http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html

READING ROOM (LIBRARY) USE

Students, parents and family members can access the WMS catalog by clicking here:

Westview Middle School On-line Library

Student Access

During Class Time: Students may come to the library with their class or individually with

a signed pass from their teacher. Students coming individually must sign in.

During Lunch: Students may come to the library with a pass signed by a teacher.

Students must sign in.

After School: Students do not need a pass, but must sign in.

At all times, students should have their ID with them.

Student passes should be stamped when they leave the library.

Students may use computers with a pass from a teacher.

Parent accounts are available-contact the library

Check Out Policy

Students may check out books, magazines, videos, audio books and reference materials.

Students may have three items checked out for a two week period, unless:

The item is marked “Overnight Use Only”

The item is a periodical

The student has items overdue

The student has fines from overdue/damaged books

Books can be renewed as often as desired, unless the item has been reserved by another student.

Check In Policy

Books can be returned to the Purple Mailbox outside the library doors, or placed in the book return at the circulation desk.

Students are expected to return materials on time. We give a three day grace period, and then charge a dime a day (capped at $2.00) for overdue materials. Materials not returned must be paid for. Overdue notices are normally distributed through Language Arts classes the third week of each month.

READING RESOURCES

Catalog

Click here to access the WMS Library Catalog of materials

http://library.pflugervilleisd.net/common/welcome.jsp?site=211

Web Links

Pflugerville Community Library

Explore the services the Pflugerville Library provides by visiting their site.

Wells Branch Community Library

Explore the services the Wells Branch Library provides by visiting their site.

http://citationmachine.net/

CitationMachine is a free bibliography maker. Type in information about a source, and Citation Machine does the rest!

http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/RFL/default.html