Library
Welcome to the Orca Library!
Greetings from Ms. Appleyard!
My goal as Orca’s Teacher-Librarian is to provide a safe and dynamic space for reading, researching, and interacting with a variety of information resources. Students come to the Orca library once a week with their classes for a library lesson and to check out books. Middle school students come individually or in small groups during their Language Arts classes. The library is open during lunch recess on Mondays and Fridays for 3rd-8th graders. Volunteers are welcome in the library!
Come and see me in the Orca Library! You are always welcome.
Book Related Projects
Throughtout the year, Ms. Appleyard will publish some student created projects.
This year our 3rd-5th graders created an online book using Book Creator.
Phi Ho’s Class Celebrates Influential Women in History and Literature!
Library Class Schedule
Monday
9:15-9:45 Mr. Zimmerman
9:45-10:15 Mr. Hoefer
1:00-1:30 Mr. Evan
1:35-2:10 Ms. Ray
Thursday
12:30-1:00 Teacher Tyler
1:45-2:15 Ms. McDonald
2:30-3:00 Teacher Maria
Friday
10:35-11:15 Ms. Supaydah
11:20-12:00 Phi Ho
1:00-1:40 Ms. Bryan
Seattle Public Schools Online Resources
Seattle Public Library
All students K-12, can now access SPL resources and books without a library card! You need a library account number and a PIN. I’ve included some information below on how to do it!
Library Account Number : 990000 (four zeroes) followed by your 7-digit student ID number to create a 13-digit number. If your student ID is 1234567, your Library account number is 9900001234567
(If you’re not sure of your student’s ID, please reach out to me or your teacher. It’s found on the source, on progress reports and all teachers have access to it on PowerTeacher.)
PIN You will need a four-digit PIN to log in to your account. A PIN was created automatically when your account was set up. PINs are the student’s birth month and day. For example if you were born on November 7th, your PIN is 1107.
Coding at Home!
Computer Science at Home offers a nice range of coding activities from pre-reader games to online courses for older students.
Schoology How-to’s
Here are some directions for accessing Schoology.
- How to get to Schoology and to Log In All students have accounts. They don’t need to create them. They just need to find Schoology and log in.
- How to create an account as a parent This is not necessary, but some parents want to create an account as well.
- How to get to Schoology from a cell phone
Online Books Available at Seattle Public Library
Here are some great sites that you can access through the Seattle Public Library. You don’t even need a card! You do need your your ID#. This is found on the Source. You can also ask your teachers, or you can ask me for this information.
Additional Resources
Author/Illustrator Websites
- Draw Everyday with Jarrett J. Krosoczka – author & illustrator
- Grace Lin author YouTube page
- Kids Ask Authors podcasts
- Real Authors. Real Illustrators. Real time! Starting March 23rd
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Chris Van Dusen He will be reading his books regularly.