Check Out Our New EBooks!

The District recently purchased a collection of over 150 eBooks! You can read this selection of both fiction and nonfiction books on any computer!


Try this link to access: 
https://sites.google.com/a/beaverton.k12.or.us/bsdlibraries/ebooks/ebookselem
  

FAQ
How do I find the eBooks?

• Books can be accessed through each school's iPac Library Catalog. 
• Find our school name in this list of library websites and select it.
• Click on the iPac Library Catalog image.
• Do a Super Search for "ebook" or "ebooks" to find all available titles.  
• Click on the hot-linked title to view more information about the book.  Then find the message "Click here to read this eBook" and select the link to read the book online. 
• Another option for browsing through titles is to click on the eBooks tab in iPac and select Marshall Cavendish.
• In elementary school libraries, the Marshall Cavendish link under the eBooks tab allows you to browse by Everybody Books, Fiction, Nonfiction and Reference.

Can I access these eBooks from home?

• Yes. Use the standard library resources login. It is available on this Brochures page if you have a Beaverton Google Apps account or contact your library staff.

Can I read these eBooks on a handheld device such as an iPad?

• Unfortunately, the eBooks are in Flash and the vendor doesn't currently support the use of handheld devices. 

Grace Lin Visit

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Grace Lin Visits

I am happy to announce that award-winning author and illustrator 

Grace Lin is coming to our school this Thursday, March 1st!!

Her Newbery Honor book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, is our current One School, One Book choice here at Sexton. All of the teachers have been reading the book aloud to their students, and the PTA was gracious enough to purchase a copy for each family. I hope you have been enjoying this fabulous story at home!

OBOB Begins

Battle of the Books

        The Oregon Battle of the Books is a statewide reading motivation and comprehension program. Students, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. The goals of the program are to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote academic excellence.

         At Sexton Mountain, 145 4^th and 5^th graders are getting ready to participate in over 45 battles!  Each team will answer a series of questions based on 16 chosen books. Preliminary battles will be held from February 21-March 2 during Library Class time and then Final Battles will be given a special timeslot in the second week of March. A more precise schedule with pictures of each team is posted on the bulletin boards in the nonfiction section of the Library. All parents are welcome to attend and support their teams! The ultimate winning team will move on to Regional Battles at Sunset High School on March 17. 

Good Luck to all participants!

Did you know you can manage Library Accounts from home?

Parents, you can use our Internet Public Access Catalog (IPAC) at home to help students check their own accounts, renew books, see what our library owns, and/or place holds on popular titles. This year our IPAC even includes a picture of the book cover and some readers' star ratings. Navigate to our Library Resources page through the Sexton Mountain website (click on Media Center). If you want to bookmark it directly, the address is: http://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/home/schools/library/

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about this process:
johanna_johnson@beaverton.k12.or.us

November 21-30, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving Week!
Before students leave for the Thanksgiving Break, we are spending time in the library on some fun, educational activities related to the holiday:
     *Kinders and SRC - singing along with The Pilgrims Are Marching songbook
     *First and Second Grade - listening to Who Were the Pilgrims?, a nonfiction booklet, and answering questions about this fascinating part of American history
     *Third Grade - completing a Scavenger Hunt in both the Everybody and Fiction bookshelves, including finding one of our Thanksgiving titles
     *Fourth and Fifth Grade - locating 3 "secret words" on the covers of three different books, which involves using their computer lab skills plus knowledge of the library

October 24-28, 2011

Thanks for checking back in to Mrs. Johnson' Journal which hits the highlights of the goings-ons in our Sexton Mountain Library!

This week we are celebrating the arrival of our Fall 2011 Scholastic Book Fair. This Fall we have a goal of putting 2,000 books into the hands of kids. If we reach our goal, that would generate 367,000 minutes of reading! In addition, a percentage of the money earned goes right back to our Library for the purchase of new library books. As the district no longer provides funds to us, this is the only way for us to raise money for the Library. Please help our school reach its goal by shopping at our Book Fair! Our Fall 2011 Book Fair schedule is below:

Monday, October 24 8am-4pm

Tuesday, October 25 8am-4pm

Wednesday, October 26 8am-4pm

Thursday, October 27 8am-6pm Conference Day

Friday, October 28 8am-10am Conference Day

We also have the Book Fair online this year! Visit us at www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.