CHECK OUTS HAVE ENDED FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR
For Hybrid and Distance 1st-5th Grade Students Until we can be together again in the shared library space, I am excited to offer contact-less book check outs to 1st-5th grade students (offer not available for TK/K students at this time). Here is how:

• The student ID number will be needed to log in to the catalog
• View this video (created by Mrs. Primm, Meadows Library Resource Specialist) that explains the hold process
• The process is the same; select the Grand View library catalog when prompted rather than the Meadows library catalog
• Place a hold on up to two books at a time
• Requested books will be delivered to the classroom door ASAP
• Distance students will be notified by email when requested books may be picked up from the front office
• Return books to the front office during school hours
• Returned books will be quarantined following American Library Association guidelines and cleaned before being checked out again
• Questions? Email Heidi Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org

Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for MBUSD elementary students, by OverDrive. Read and listen on any device.

• MBUSD elementary students and staff log in to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District portal using their mbusdapps email and password.
• Do not enter Sora via the Manhattan Beach Middle School or the Redondo Beach USD portals, which may show as options the first time Sora is accessed.
• Because Sora offers books for school age children up to and including the high school level, parents should monitor their child's use of this resource.

Questions? Email Mrs. Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org. 

As of November 24, 2020, the fulfillment of library hold requests has been suspended. 4th and 5th grade students may continue to place hold requests through the online hold process as described below. The requests will be filled as soon as possible after winter break. Thank you for your patience.

Grand View Library began checking out books to 4th grade students Friday, 11/6, and will extend the service to 5th grade students Friday, 11/20. We will add more grade levels as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience. 5th grade students will be taught the hold process on 11/17 during their Library Zoom sessions. Here is a video explaining the hold process created by Mrs. Primm, the Library Resource Specialist at Meadows Elementary. The process is the same, just select the Grand View Library Catalog when prompted, rather than the Meadows Library Catalog.

• Holds may be picked up every Friday from the bench by the GV front office, from 11:15am-12:30pm.
• Face coverings must be worn. Maintain social distance.
• Holds will be wrapped to maintain cleanliness and will have the student's name on them.
• Books may be returned Monday-Friday to the Book Drop outside of the front office between 8:00am-1:00pm.
• Returned books will be quarantined following American Library Association guidelines and cleaned before being checked out again.

Questions? Email Heidi Snively at hsnively@mbusd.org.

Distance Learning 2020-21 in MBUSD This document reflects the collaborative work of the MBUSD Steering Committee, Secondary Subcommittee, and Elementary Subcommittee for presentation to the MBUSD Board of Trustees on July 29, 2020.This is a living document that will be revised and expanded as laws change. The District will augment with additional details as they become available. Contents include:

• MBUSD Instructional Vision
• Distance Learning in MBUSD
• Student Expectations
• Parent Engagement and Support
• Schedule Ideas from Instructional Groups
• Lower Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (TK-1)
• Upper Elementary Curriculum and Instruction (2-5)
• Middle School Curriculum and Instruction (6-8)
• Mira Costa Curriculum and Instruction (9-12)

Help for Parents Teaching Math at Home The California Math Festival Program and California Math Council want to help parents teaching their children at home during the shelter-in-place COVID-19 pandemic. The free Math at Home booklet -- click here for English and click here for Spanish -- includes these sections and more:

• Making Math Part of Your Family's Life
• Giving Your Child a Good Start in Math
• Discovering the Math in Your Home
• Connecting Math and Reading
• Helping with Homework
• Building a Math Tool-Kit
• Engaging English Learners in Math

BORED AND ON A BUDGET? Here's how to read for free while social distancing. Publishers and audio entertainment companies have offered a deluge of free ebooks and audiobooks to keep readers of all ages engaged while hunkering down at home. Read the article published by the Los Angeles Times on March 25, 2020.