Pleasant Hill Resource Center

Pleasant Hill Resource Center  office phone: (847)963-5907

Mrs. Garro’s email address  garrok@ccsd15.net

The focus of the Learning Resource Center Program is designed to

assist learners in their ability to access, generate, evaluate, and apply

information which will help them to function effectively, individually, and cooperatively in  a global society. Through technology integration we are committed to continuous

 improvement and dedicated to quality.

Destination Book Fair

 

A big thank you to Mrs. Radochonski,  Mrs. Schmit, Mrs. Pankratz, and Mrs. Farrahar for all their hard work in sponsoring our Book Fair. This years’ theme, Destination Book Fair, was out of this world! Our resource center gained 171 books right from the book fair. From the Scholastic catalog, we received  a 2009 edition of the New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedias, two sets of graphic novels, and other  fun books.  We also received a “Books Can Take you Anywhere,” carpet, and seasonal welcome mats. The additional profits from the book fair were used to purchase 132 new AR books for our resource center. I would also like to thank all the other parents who volunteered and helped make our book fair such a huge success. Our students are very lucky to have such a supportive community.

Kelly Garro

Learning Resource Center Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

Resource Center Mission Statement

Monarch Book Award

Pleasant Hill Students in grades 4-6^th, are invited to participate in the Rebecca Caudill Book Award. The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award was developed to encourage children and young adults to read for personal satisfaction. It is an Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people and is sponsored by the Illinois Reading Council. Each year 20 books are nominated for this award. Pleasant Hill’s Library has two copies of each nominated book. All 4-6^th grade classes listened to book talks about this year’s nominated books.  After reading one of the books, students should fill out a short summary of the book and submit it to Mrs. Garro. After turning in a summary, the student’s name is posted on our Rebecca Caudill bulletin board under the title of the read that he/she has read. Students are encouraged to read at least three books on the list and then they will be eligible to vote for their favorite book  on February 14^th.  Votes are sent to the award committee, which compiles the final tally. The winning title is announced in March. This year’s nominated books have been flying off the shelf.  These books can also be found at our public libraries. Think about checking out a Rebecca Caudill nominated book to read over the winter break.

 

Rebecca Caudill Book Award

Pleasant Hill Students in grades K-3^rd  are invited to participate in the Monarch Book Award. The Monarch Award is given annually to an author and/or illustrator of a book voted as their favorite by participating K – 3^rd grade children in Illinois. The award is sponsored by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) and is designed to encourage Illinois students to read critically and to become familiar with children’s books, authors and illustrators.
The award is named in honor of the Monarch Butterfly, Illinois’ state insect. The name Monarch was chosen because of its familiarity to K-3^rd grade children and to symbolize the growth, change and freedom that becoming a reader brings.  Each year twenty books are nominated for this award.

All students in K-3^rd grade listened to a presentation about the award, and were able to see all of the nominated books. Pleasant Hill’s Library has two copies of each of the nominated books. One set is for teachers to check out so that they can read them aloud to their students. The other set is for students to check out.  On February 14th, students who have read or listened to at least 10 of the books, will be able to vote for their favorite book. Our voting results will be sent into the committee. We will receive the statewide results and winner of the award in March.