ROSA
What should you do when you walk into the library?
Go to your assigned seat immediately
How long are you allowed to keep a book?
1 week, but you can renew it
Name one good place to read a book, and one bad place where you should not be reading your book
Good: Chair, sofa, bed, hammock, lying down, in the car
Bad: In the bath, while you're eating
What is the E section?
E stands for Everybody. This section has picture books.
Snails!
What level of voice should I use in the library
Voices are at a 1 or 2 to avoid cacophony
What should you do during browsing time if you are not planning to check out a book?
Find a book to read quietly, or write a note to fairies
If you damage a book, what should you do?
Tell Maestra Gilkey when she is at her desk and give it to her directly.
What is the Fic section?
Fic stands for Fiction. It has chapter books that are about imaginary things.
Maestra Gilkey has two children at Buena Vista. Name at least one of them and their grade
Patrick is in 5th
Fred is in 3rd
Sitting quietly, body turned toward Maestra Gilkey
Where do I put a book that I am returning?
In the slot, in my classroom, in the white basket on Maestra Gilkey's desk
How should I save my place in a book?
With a bookmark
What does GN mean?
Graphic Novel. This book is shelved with the graphic novels
You want to check out an extra book this week. Which types of books is Maestra Gilkey most likely to say yes?
Nonfiction, chapter books, books not in your home language. Books that stretch you a little. Graphic novels are almost always a no.
When Maestra Gilkey says it is time for "cleanup, lineup" what should you do?
1. Clean up. Pick up trash, push in your chair, stack iPads if we're using them. You need to clean up even if you didn't make the mess.
2. After the room is totally clean then you line up. Going forward this will be in line order every time.
Where do I put a book if I didn't use a shelf marker to remember where I put it?
Put the book on Maestra Gilkey's shelving cart
Why should I keep my water bottle and my library book in different places?
Because water bottles leak, and water ruins books
What does it mean when a spine label says SP
The book is in Spanish
How does Maestra Gilkey feel if a student interrupts the lesson to ask "can we just go get books now"?
It feels like you're saying that Maestra Gilkey isn't important and what she has to say isn't worth hearing.
What activities are appropriate during browsing and checkout? What activities are not?
Good activities: Finding a book, quietly reading a book
Inappropriate activities: Running, playing games, roughhousing, hiding
What should I do if I check out a book, then decide I don't want it after all during library class?
Place it in the white bin on Maestra Gilkey's table. It needs to be checked in before it goes back to the shelf.
If a book is really really damaged, what happens?
What does it mean if the spine label has numbers on it?
Numbers mean the book is non-fiction. I should look for the book in the nonfiction.
Maestra Gilkey has studied six languages. Name at least three of the languages that she has studied (how well she remembers the language varies....)
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish