Library
Welcome to the Wolves' Den
SFA features an open-access media center that serves all students with a collection of over 7,437 books. The library is located near our kindergarten class rooms. Grades 3K-6th have a scheduled weekly library class period. Grades 7-8 can come to the library with their teacher or on their breaks to check out books or browse.
Grades 1-5 take part in the Accelerated Reader program in order to improve students' reading comprehension skills. An equally important goal is our desire to kindle a lifelong love for reading. Research overwhelmingly shows that students only become better readers by actually engaging in independent reading. A.R. tests taken upon completion of a book are a way of demonstrating that students comprehend the text and are growing as readers. This is one of the ways we test their skills, teachers use other forms as well.
Each January SFA host a spring Scholastic Book Fair. This is the main fundraiser for the library and the proceeds typically enable us to add 100 books to our collection.
Library Policies--
Students in 3K-5th grade are allowed to keep their book(s) for seven days. Students in 6-8th grade are allowed to keep their books for 2 weeks. No overdue fines are charged. However, for books that are lost or damaged, the charge is the price of a replacement book. Report cards are withheld for students failing to take resposibility for lost or damaged books at the end of the year.
AR Points Values Grades 1-5
|
Grade Level |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|
1st |
25 |
15 |
10 |
|
2nd |
40 |
25 |
15 |
|
3rd |
70 |
45 |
25 |
|
4th |
100 |
75 |
45 |
|
5th |
140 |
100 |
65 |
Mrs. Cynthia Lopez
SFA Librarian
cynthia.lopez@sfawolves.org
