Reading Lists:
Jr. High Approved Reading List (Lexile) 2009-10 | Teacher Written RC Titles
Students at FCS are taking up the challenge to read over 7,000 books this year. It's all part of a reading incentive program developed by the teachers and school principal, Mr. G. Click here to read more.
May 17th-21st is Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair and the last week to earn Scholastic Reader points. Meeting the grade level goal earns students a ticket into the Reading Rocks concert featuring our very own “Rooster McG” on Thursday May 27th!
Foothill Christian School features a spacious, bright, inviting library with over 23,000 volumes available for student and staff use. Our collection includes a wide variety of titles, with both secular and Christian works, and is continually growing as new titles are released. We are committed to provide materials which support Christian standards and are morally acceptable and God-honoring.
The library is open before school, Monday through Friday, from 7:45-8:15 A.M., and immediately after school for book check-out until 3:30 P.M. (2:30 P.M. on Wednesdays). The library has extended hours which allow students in childcare to do homework in a quiet environment. The homework hours are:
Our card catalog system if fully acomputerized. Students may go on-line from any computer, even from home, and access our card catalog to search for titles and check on their availability. To access the FCS Card Catalog, click on this link: FCS Library World
The FCS Library and Media Center serves early elementary through junior high students. Weekly library time is scheduled for grades kindergarten – fifth grades. K-2nd grade students check-out books every other week and enjoy story time on the non-checkout weeks. 3rd-5th graders check-out weekly and are allowed a per student maximum of two books out at a time. Although 6th-8th grade students do not have regularly scheduled library times, special arrangements are made with the Language Arts teachers to bring their classes to the library each quarter to select book report books. Junior High book report books must be selected from the prescribed reading list (link here) which is also posted in the library. All 7th and 8th grade students are required to select books in their assigned lexile levels from this list.
The Library Media Center (LMC) is becoming the hub of our educational program. Studies show that school libraries can contribute to improved student achievement by providing instructional materials aligned to the curriculum. When students are able to explore information that is meaningful to them, they not only learn faster but their literacy skills grow rapidly; they learn how to learn. With new resources added throughout the school year, the LMC is a dynamic resource center offering a broad range of materials; reference, fiction, and nonfiction. Our librarians partner with the teachers and are committed to providing opportunities for our students to achieve excellence in every area of their school experience.
FCS uses the Scholastic Reading Counts! reading program. Students in 1st - 8th grades take reading inventory tests which determine each individual’s reading lexile. From there, students select from a wide variety of books in their assigned reading levels, and after reading the books, take computerized quizzes in their classrooms. For ease in selecting books, all books in the reading program display color-coded labels which correspond to the different lexile reading levels. Students can easily see the selection of books in their assigned levels by looking for their “color” on the book spines.
Through the efforts of our parents in support of our annual fund drive, we have recently up-graded our program so that we now have access to all Scholastic Reading Counts! tests. This opens up a much broader range of titles beyond those we have in our library.
Students and parents may check to see if a particular title is in the Scholastic Reading Counts! program by going on-line to this link. Scholastic Reading
Jr. High Approved Reading List (Lexile) 2009-10 | Teacher Written RC Titles
• Reading Rocks at FCS!
Students at FCS are taking up the challenge to read over 7,000 books this year. It's all part of a reading incentive program developed by the teachers and school principal, Mr. G. Click here to read more.May 17th-21st is Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fair and the last week to earn Scholastic Reader points. Meeting the grade level goal earns students a ticket into the Reading Rocks concert featuring our very own “Rooster McG” on Thursday May 27th!
Foothill Christian School features a spacious, bright, inviting library with over 23,000 volumes available for student and staff use. Our collection includes a wide variety of titles, with both secular and Christian works, and is continually growing as new titles are released. We are committed to provide materials which support Christian standards and are morally acceptable and God-honoring.
The library is open before school, Monday through Friday, from 7:45-8:15 A.M., and immediately after school for book check-out until 3:30 P.M. (2:30 P.M. on Wednesdays). The library has extended hours which allow students in childcare to do homework in a quiet environment. The homework hours are:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-4:30 P.M. and Wednesdays 2:30-4:00 P.M.
Our card catalog system if fully acomputerized. Students may go on-line from any computer, even from home, and access our card catalog to search for titles and check on their availability. To access the FCS Card Catalog, click on this link: FCS Library World
The FCS Library and Media Center serves early elementary through junior high students. Weekly library time is scheduled for grades kindergarten – fifth grades. K-2nd grade students check-out books every other week and enjoy story time on the non-checkout weeks. 3rd-5th graders check-out weekly and are allowed a per student maximum of two books out at a time. Although 6th-8th grade students do not have regularly scheduled library times, special arrangements are made with the Language Arts teachers to bring their classes to the library each quarter to select book report books. Junior High book report books must be selected from the prescribed reading list (link here) which is also posted in the library. All 7th and 8th grade students are required to select books in their assigned lexile levels from this list.
The Library Media Center (LMC) is becoming the hub of our educational program. Studies show that school libraries can contribute to improved student achievement by providing instructional materials aligned to the curriculum. When students are able to explore information that is meaningful to them, they not only learn faster but their literacy skills grow rapidly; they learn how to learn. With new resources added throughout the school year, the LMC is a dynamic resource center offering a broad range of materials; reference, fiction, and nonfiction. Our librarians partner with the teachers and are committed to providing opportunities for our students to achieve excellence in every area of their school experience.
Scholastic Reading Counts Program
FCS uses the Scholastic Reading Counts! reading program. Students in 1st - 8th grades take reading inventory tests which determine each individual’s reading lexile. From there, students select from a wide variety of books in their assigned reading levels, and after reading the books, take computerized quizzes in their classrooms. For ease in selecting books, all books in the reading program display color-coded labels which correspond to the different lexile reading levels. Students can easily see the selection of books in their assigned levels by looking for their “color” on the book spines.
Through the efforts of our parents in support of our annual fund drive, we have recently up-graded our program so that we now have access to all Scholastic Reading Counts! tests. This opens up a much broader range of titles beyond those we have in our library.
Students and parents may check to see if a particular title is in the Scholastic Reading Counts! program by going on-line to this link. Scholastic Reading
