Happy Summer, Friends!

I very much enjoyed our time together this year, even though it was much shorter than it should 
have been. I hope that in our time apart you enjoyed the activities I passed along and read some
wonderful books. Please keep reading over the summer; enjoy the wild adventures we find in
stories and help your mind continue to grow!  Below are some links to help you on your summer
reading adventures. As always, if you have questions or would like recommendations, please
email me at GDamanti@sjvs.net. I can’t wait until we can read together again!

Happy reading!

Mrs. Damanti

Summer Reading Resources and Recommendations

Please note that although these are reputable and useful guides, not all titles are appropriate for
all readers.  Reading level only determines if the words used are able to be read by a particular
age or grade level; it does not necessarily address the content or subject matter appropriateness. This is particularly the situation with many graphic novels. 

Facebook and Instagram have many story reading services provided by users. Most noteable is #SaveWithStories, a partnership of actresses Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams along with Save the Children and No Kid Hungry, that hosts videos of celebrities reading children's books.

Peter H. Reynolds is one of many authors who has also taken to social media to share stories.

"Goodnight with Dolly" is a weekly story session with Dolly Parton.  The link is for the first one.
Scroll through to see more.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9fv_ELbnE



It’s wonderful to have stories read to us, but it’s also important that we read on our own.
Sometimes it can be hard to find a book. Here are several sites that offer age-leveled reading lists. 

BrIghtly has many different lists to look through. This link will bring you to lists of books recommended for kids by kids. 
https://www.readbrightly.com/topics/kid-approved/

PBS Kids has several book lists for picture books organized by theme.  
https://www.pbs.org/parents/page/read/booklists

Start With A Book offers an interactive reading list where you choose a theme and then scroll
through books by age. 
https://www.startwithabook.org/

The American Library Association and Horn Book also offer grade leveled reading lists. 
http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2020-summer-reading-list
https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=2020-summer-reading-list

Book store websites, such as Scholastic, also offer many ways to search for books by
interest, age, and reading level. 
Scholastic https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce
If you choose to shop at Scholastic, remember to link your account to St. John Vianney School
to help raise money for our school. 
Barnes and Noble also offers a free book giveaway for students in grades 1-6 who read 8 books over the summer. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/summer-reading-for-kids/_/N-2mpiZ2mir
 

Online Card Catalog 

To be directly connected to the card catalog, go to  https://saintjohnvianney.follettdestiny.com.

Once at the site, click on "St. John Vianney School."

At this point, you may browse the card catalog as a guest.  As a reference, when viewing call numbers, all E and JF books are located in the upstairs library.  F books are located in the downstairs library.  Non-fiction books are in both libraries based on levels.  We have many more books to be added into the card catalog, so if something appears to be missing, keep checking back each week to see if it has been added. 

Grades 3 - 8 have the option of logging in.  Doing so will allow you to view if you have any books checked out and when they are due.  You can also place a hold on a title you would like.  To log in, once on the search menu, click the "Login" box located in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Username is the student's first initial and last name (no spaces); some students have modified usernames.  The password is the same that the students use for Google in school.

If you have trouble logging on, please send me an email at gdamanti@sjvs.net.

To Place a Book on Hold

1. Log in to the card catalog.
2. Click on the title of the book you want.
3. Click “Hold It”. (DO NOT select to put the book in a list.)
4. Confirm the book is held by clicking on the “My Info” Tab at the top of the screen.