Borrowing materials

Reading books from the library media center allows your child to sample books on many subjects and at all different levels.  Please help your child keep track of his/her library books.  Find a special place at home to keep them, so they don't get mixed up with your other books, or disappear under the bed!  Remind your child not to loan a library book to a friend; if the friend loses the book, you're still responsible.  And start looking for a book as soon as the overdue notice comes -- it's much easier to find it right away than will be in June.

• Students are scheduled to come to the library once a week for book exchange. 

• Generally, students in grades K-1 may check out one book at a time.  Students in upper grades may check out two or more.  If a student needs more materials for a school assignment, there will be no limit to the number of materials they check out. 

• Pre-Kindergarten children do not check out materials on a regular basis.  However, parents of Pre-Kindergarten children may come to the library with their children and check out books.  Please contact Mrs. Clemens for more information.

• No fines are charged at Tulip Grove Elementary School for overdue materials, but students will be asked to pay replacement cost for lost or damaged library materials.  Most library books will now cost at least twenty dollars. 

Internet Use

All students are expected to adhere to the acceptable use policy referred to in the Code of Student Conduct.

• Students will visit only those sites that are related to school work. 

• Students will respect all copyright laws by giving credit to the author.

• Students will log on to the computers, and keep their passwords a secret.

• Students will take care of the computer equipment.

• Students will not give out personal information such as an address or telephone number.

• Students will not use chat lines or instant messaging while at school.

When students are allowed to use computers during recess, we are more lenient about which sites they may visit.  However:

• Students may not visit any site which violates the Code of Student Conduct (sites depicting violence, using inappropriate language, etc.)

• Students may not create any accounts on any site.  This must be done at home, with parent's permission.  However, if they have an account on a site, they may use it during recess.  One of our most popular sites for second and third graders last year was "Poptropica"

• Parents who wish to restrict their children's internet use should contact the classroom teacher or Mrs. Clemens.