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The Yulupa School Library contains a collection of over 15,000 items including books, magazines and other multi-media teaching materials. The collection covers the curriculum as appropriate for the grade levels served at the school. The library collection catalog is fully automated and can be accessed via the Internet and from every computer in the district and outside the district, and there are six student computer terminals in the library that offer the automated card catalog.
Each class has a weekly session in the library. The library program consists of reading stories related to the curriculum or featured authors, library skills lessons, different book genres, book awards, diversity, and discussion of holiday celebrations and seasonal events, such as African-American History Month, The Great Kindness Challenge Week, Women's History Month, Poetry Month, Earth Day, Endangered Animals Day, etc. Every year, the students participate in the California Young Reader Medal voting.
Yulupa Contact Information: Ms. Tiersa Filippetti • Library Media Specialist • tiersa.filippetti@bvusd.org • 707.542.6272 x 243
The Strawberry School Library contains a collection of over 15,000 materials covering the curriculum appropriate for each grade level served at the school. Our collection catalog (OPAC) is fully automated and accessible via the Internet from any computer in the district and outside the district. The library and the computer lab share a building complex that allows integration of both programs giving library students access to the automated card catalogue, the Internet, and word-processing.
The weekly program is broken down into three essential parts. In the first part, specific genres or authors are highlighted and students are given a chance to recommend their own book choices. In the second part of class, students use searching skills to find books and research class projects. The last part of class is devoted to reading!
“Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so…To keep our students reading, we have to let them.” -Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
Audiobooks are a great addition to a student's reading and help with both focus and reading comprehension.
Here are a few no-cost options:
HOOPLA
Hoopla has audiobooks and ebooks. Hoopla has limited options but offers streaming, so multiple students can listen or read the same book at the same time.
Step-by-step instructions for student registration & access
Hoopla Audiobook Login Information - Google Slides
LIBBY
Libby also has both audiobooks and ebooks, however, Libby does not have licensing for streaming, so it works similar to a physical library, with only a small number of copies available at a time. Students may have to put books and audiobooks on hold and wait a short while for them to become available.
Step-by-step instructions for student registration & access
Libby By Overdrive Login Instructions - Google Slides
STUDENT ONE CARD
Don’t forget about Student OneCard, which also provides great library access for students!
Step-by-step instructions for student registration & access
Student OneCard Login - Google Slides
This link will also allow you to browse our books that have a corresponding Accelerated Reader test. When you are in the Strawberry Library page, click on the tab that says AR. From there, put in your student's book level, and search by subject or author. You can also click on the Strawberry AR Tests page link above to select a pdf file with all Strawberry AR tests, sorted either by author, subject, or level.
SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY RESOURCES
Back to School eResources from Your Library – August 1, 2023
The Sonoma County Library provides online educational resources for learners of all ages, in English and Spanish at sonomalibrary.org/school.
A Sonoma County Library card is the key to accessing the library’s free digital resources. Get a library card at any library, or try a temporary eCard to borrow electronic resources for up to 120 days.
School-Age eResources
Adult Education eResources
Yulupa Technology
Yulupa Elementary School's technology education experience is designed to help students learn and achieve the educational goals of the Bennett Valley Union School District. The curriculum involves appropriate training so that students learn to use technology as a tool for research, writing, assessment, academic skills development and practice, communication, etc. All students have access to computer technology and filtered Internet from each classroom and library. Yulupa has 1-1 technology – each student, depending on grade level, is provided a chromebook, notebook or IPAD.
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Strawberry Technology
The curriculum involves appropriate training so that students learn to use technology as a tool for research, writing, assessment, academic skills development and practice, communication, etc.
All students have access to computer technology and filtered Internet from each classroom and library. Strawberry has virtual field trip and video conferencing capability as well as wireless internet. Strawberry has 1-1 technology – each student is provided a chromebook. See additional information about the District program below.
The district's comprehensive technology plan includes a specific emphasis on supporting reading instruction, including the use of Accelerated Reader in grades 1-6, and the Follett library system in both school libraries. While technology cannot replace a skilled teacher, the effective use of well-designed technology-based supports can provide additional resources for students, especially those potentially at-risk for reading failure. Currently, the district uses technology to: match student reading levels and text difficulty for supplemental reading using Accelerated Reader; provide assessments to monitor student progress; provide additional differentiated practice in skills, strategies, etc.; provide access to informational and research sources/websites for teacher and students; and enhance communication and promote the sharing of data, problem -solving, etc. among district professionals and parents.