École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School

The Jean Fouts Memorial Library is a literary haven that houses a large collection of both English and French books. It is open every morning at 8:30 a.m. for students to exchange their library books.  Students may also choose to go to the library at noon for quiet reading.  Classrooms visit the library once a week during their scheduled period to check-out books which they may borrow for up to one week.  After one week the books are overdue and they must be returned to the library before students can choose another book.  Incentives for those students who consistently return their books are ongoing.  Our library provides students with access to the internet, research materials and books for enjoyment in a bright, cheery atmosphere.

Our library has a Bison puppet mascot named "Sir Booksalot" that travels to classrooms who have returned their books on time.  We have lots of contests and fun activities over the course of the year.

Our school has a subscription to Tumblebooks.  This is an interactive story site with flash animation, literacy activities and more.

The web address is http://www.tumblebooks.com/library

Please contact the librarian for the school's username and password. 

Our library spotlight picks are:

Where Are You Going?  To See My Friend!  by Eric Carle & Kazuo Iwamura

Told in both English and Japanese, this book follows a dog on a journey to meet his friend.  Along the way he invites other animals along the way.  A wonderful book of friendships for K - 2.

The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

This novel tells a story of Mrs. Olinski a sixth-grade teacher who returned to teaching ten years after being paralyzed in a car accident.  She chooses a group of four students to be on an Academic Bowl team.  The students meet and become friends before being chosen for Mrs. Olinski's winning team through a series of Saturday afternoon teas hosted by Julian, one of the students.  It is a wonderful story in which all the students come to recognize and value kindness. For students in grade 4 and up.

Check it out at the library!