Library at Stafford Elementary

Stafford Elementary School, 301 Harris, Italy, Texas 76651

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pizza Hut Book It!

October - March 

Grades K-6

 

Braum's Book Buddy

All year

Grades 1-5

 

Six Flags Read to Succeed

January-February

Grades K-6

 

Bluebonnet Book Awards

Voting in January

Grades 3-6

 

Pizza Hut Book It! Beginners

March-April

Pre-K

 

WEB QUESTS

Stafford Student Assignments

IHS Student Assignments

 

REFERENCE

Directions to OPAC

EBSCO Databases

Know Play?

Fact Monster

Internet Public Library Kidspace

Maps and Map Skills

Compile a Bibliography

Big6 (grades 3-6)

Super3 (grades K-2)

Texas Handbook Online

Texas Almanac

 

AR TEST LISTS

AR Bookfinder

 

READING LISTS

Bluebonnet Award List '08-'09

2x2 Reading List '08

Caldecott Winners '08

Newbery Winners '08

Classic Reading Lists

 

READING PROGRAMS

Scholastic Book Fair

Pizza Hut Book It!

Pizza Hut Book It! Beginners

Braum's Book Buddy

6 Flags Read to Succeed

Bluebonnet Awards Book Talk

Accelerated Reader

 

MULTI-MEDIA

AltaVista Images

PicSearch

Discovery Clip Art

DK Clip Art

School-Clip-Art

Find Sounds

Web Poster Wizard

 

ITALY ISD

Italy High School

Stafford Elementary

Italy ISD

Always "Paws" to Read

Library Hours
School Days 7:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Sharan Farmer
District Library Coordinator
972-483-7411
972-483-1500 (FAX)
Email: sharan.farmer@italy.ednet10.net

Felicia Burkhalter
Stafford Elementary Library Aide
972-483-6342
Email: felicia.burkhalter@italy.ednet10.net 

Mission Statement
"To foster students' learning and their development into active, independent members of the learning community who use information effectively, creatively, and responsibly."
Information Power, 1988

Circulation Policy 
1. Checkouts are limited to 2 items (only 1 magazine at a time)
2. Checkouts are for 5 days for books or magazines and overnight for reference
3. Any item may be renewed unless there is a hold on it. Holds must be checked out within 24 hours.
4. Fines are 10 cents per day for all items checked out, except novel class sets (regardless of reason for checkout)
    -fines waived only for absences with notes from office
    -fines not waived for days missed for field trips or ISS
5. No checkouts are allowed if student has:
    -$1 fine or over
    -under $1 fine over 2 weeks old
    -book overdue over 2 weeks
6. Lost or damaged items--pay for cost of the item

Online Card Catalog
(accessible only from school networked computers)
Stafford Elementary School OPAC
1. My Computer
2. Choose this drive: Appsvol on 'Elem-2k1'
3. cc40
4. Wopac
5. ccopac (icon of standing books with the magnifying glass)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page revised 7 April 2008

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Britannica

Spanish Britannica

Encyclopedia.com

Columbia

Encarta

InfoPlease

Wikipedia

 

DICTIONARIES

One LookDictionary

Dictionary.com

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

RhymeZone Dictionary

Idiom Site

Biographical Dictionary

Thesaurus.com

 

ONLINE BOOKS

LibriVox Audio

Childrens Books Forever

Starfall

Children's Storybooks

Int'l Children's Digital Library

Storyplace

Sesame Street Stories

Antique Children's Books

Aesop's Fables

Giggle Poetry

Classic Reader

Treasure Island

Classics for Young People

 

FOR PARENTS

AR Home Connect

PBS Reading Tips

CyberSmart Internet Safety

Teaching Study Skills

Children's Classics Booklist

Math/Reading Help for Kids

Scholastic Families

 

FOR TEACHERS

Education Appreciation

Italy ISD Novel Studies

Digital Media Resources

Web Quest Template

Web Poster Wizard

Puzzlemaker

Jeopardy Template

Easy Test Maker

Online Assignment Calendar

Rubistar Rubrics Generator

Create-a-Graph

Language Translator

Tools for Teachers

Ask ERIC

Collaboration Form

   

LIBRARY INFO

Mission Statement

Circulation Policy

Copyright and Fair Use

Classroom Use of Videos

What Is Plagiarism?

 

MEDIA

neoTribune

Waxahachie Daily Light

Ellis County Press

Buffalo Creek Cinema

Galaxy Drive-In Theatre, Ennis