Library
Reading is absolutely central to school and the Mabel Paine school library and media center serve as a support to each child's literacy development. All students Kindergarten - 5th grade are scheduled to visit the library weekly. Students are encouraged to select books of personal interest in both the fiction and non-fiction genres. The school library also serves as a support to classroom areas of study and teachers often assign reading or research to further support those areas.Students are responsible for books or periodicals they check out and are held financially liable for materials that are lost while checked out to them. The school would much rather have the books returned however, than "fine" the student or family so we encourage students and their families to be careful of these resources and to look very diligently should they become lost. Financial support for school libraries has dwindled dramatically in the last few years and our library is always in need of new and updated books.
Our library is always in need of parent volunteers who can donate 30 minutes or more each week to facilitate a valuable library experience for all students. Our wonderful volunteers may help by assisting student locate books, reshelving books, or teaching students to use the computer catalog system. If you can give at least 30 minutes per week, please contact the school librarian to volunteer.
Birthday Book Club
The Birthday Book Club is one way parents can support our school library. On your child's birthday, if a parent donates a book to the library in the child's name a special "Birthday Book Club" bookplate is affixed to the book that states the book was donated in the child's name in honor of their birthday. To participate in this program, just log on to Amazon.com and click on "Wish List" and type in Mabel Paine Library. A list of books our library is in need of will pop up. You may purchase a book and have it shipped directly to the school at Mabel Paine Elementary School, 4444 Plumosa, Yorba Linda, CA 92886. The name of the person purchasing the book is included in the order. You may opt to put your child's name in this place so that the credit for the book is given to them. For further information you may contact the school librarian.Accelerated Reader Program
Mabel Paine students in grades 1st - 5th use the Accelerated Reader (AR) program. This is a vocabulary and comprehension based reading development program designed to help students choose books that meet their personal reading abilities. Students are given a reading placement quiz on-line that identifies their level of independent reading. The program identifies a range called the zone of proximal development, or ZPD, that encourages each child to read in a range appropriate to their current ability while also encouraging them to read just above their level. The student takes a Reading Practice Quiz after reading their book that promotes reading for comprehension. This is a 5 or 10 question quiz that tests retention of the information presented in the story. We believe, and studies show, that this program is a valuable tool to build students' reading confidence while reading selections tailored to their individual needs and interests. Our library currently subscribes to the new online Accelerated Reader Enterprise program. This means that students can access the program from any computer on campus and have access to more than 110,000 Accelerated Reader Quizzes! You may have many books already in your home library that will meet your child's AR needs. You can check the Home Connect website to conduct book searches to determine the reading level of a book, how many points the book is worth, or to determine if there is a quiz available for a specific book. You can also search by AR level to find appropriate books at your child's level.Some teachers participate in Home Connect and will have given you a letter with the password information. If this information has not been provided by your child's teacher you may still access the AR Book Find option by going on-line to www.arbookfind.com. This site will tell you if there is an AR quiz for a particular book. Or, you can also click on the advanced search and search for books by AR (ZPD) level. Please remember that just because a book is listed as having a quiz, it does not mean the book is available in the school library.
AR is a highly motivational program that encourages students to read and that students generally enjoy participating in.