For Parents/volunteers
Students at Penny Road Elementary visit the school library with their class as a part of their Specials rotation. Kindergarten visits on a four day rotation. Grades 1-5 rotate on a block schedule (5 days in a row) and come every 4 weeks. During our 45-minute class time, students engage in media and technology lessons that help support the North Carolina Information and Technology Skills Essential Standards. Students at every grade level learn about the best examples of children's literature, how to conduct research, evaluate print and digital resources, use the appropriate technology to create projects, and practice ethical digital citizenship.
Students are encouraged to visit the library to check out books any time throughout the school day with their teacher's permission. The media center is also open before school (8:45-9:15) for student check out.
Children who can choose their own books become better readers. As a result, we teach and encourage students to be as self-sufficient as possible in the media center. Starting in 1st grade students are taught to:
Library Policies:
All books are due fourteen school days from the date of checkout. Students can bring books to the media center to be renewed.
We never assess fines for late books. However, we do ask that families pay for any lost or damaged books. Before sending in payment for a book you believe to be lost, please make sure your look in some of these common places for lost library books:
Looking for suggestions for good books for your child on their reading level? Check out these excellent resources from the Wake County Public Libraries:
Want to help our media program but don't have time to volunteer? Here is our WISH LIST of common needs:
Interested in volunteering in the media center? We'd love to have you join our team! Please complete the WCPSS Volunteer Registration at school and email Michelle Platts at mplatts@wcpss.net to be put on the volunteer schedule.
Students are encouraged to visit the library to check out books any time throughout the school day with their teacher's permission. The media center is also open before school (8:45-9:15) for student check out.
Children who can choose their own books become better readers. As a result, we teach and encourage students to be as self-sufficient as possible in the media center. Starting in 1st grade students are taught to:
- check in their own books
- find books of interest to them using a variety of methods (e.g., out online catalog, shelf signs, browsing bins, book displays, etc.)
- find the highest-quality children's literature (e.g., Caldecott, Newberry, and NC Children's Book Award winners)
- reserve books online
- check out their own books
Library Policies:
- Kindergartners - 1 book at a time
- 1st grade - 2 books at a time
- 2nd - 5th grades - 3 books at a time
All books are due fourteen school days from the date of checkout. Students can bring books to the media center to be renewed.
We never assess fines for late books. However, we do ask that families pay for any lost or damaged books. Before sending in payment for a book you believe to be lost, please make sure your look in some of these common places for lost library books:
- in your child's backpack, desk, or classroom cubby
- on your child's bookshelf at home
- under beds and in closets
- in siblings' rooms
- in your car (e.g., backseat, seat pockets, under seats, trunk, etc.)
- at the public library
Looking for suggestions for good books for your child on their reading level? Check out these excellent resources from the Wake County Public Libraries:
Want to help our media program but don't have time to volunteer? Here is our WISH LIST of common needs:
- Amazon gift cards for books and games
- iTunes gift cards to purchase apps for our media center iPads
Interested in volunteering in the media center? We'd love to have you join our team! Please complete the WCPSS Volunteer Registration at school and email Michelle Platts at mplatts@wcpss.net to be put on the volunteer schedule.
