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Parents' Handbook 2019 – 2020 23 If books or other borrowed items are lost or damaged, please notify the Librarian and a replacement fee will be charged to the student's account. WEST CAMPUS (PK-GRADE 7) Every week, students visit the library and, beginning in JK, students have the opportunity to choose a book or DVD to take home, on loan for a one-week period. Books can be returned or exchanged by students before or after school. Books that go missing or are damaged will be replaced by the school and a replacement fee will be charged to the student's account. PENTURN LIBRARY AT THE SENIOR SCHOOL (GRADE 6-LEVEL V) The Penturn Library contains a dynamic bilingual collection, including non-fiction books, DVDs, CDs and magazines. A wide selection of fiction titles is available in French and English. Through the library homepage, students have access to online encyclopaedias and databases, as well as the library catalogue. Hours of operation, Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All students have access to the library before school, during lunch and during the afternoon break. Only students in Levels I-V may come to the library after school. Students may communicate with the librarian or documentalist at penturnlibrary@tfs.ca. BORROWING BOOKS Students must use their scannable student ID cards to borrow books from the library. LOAN PERIODS Print resources circulate for three weeks. DVDs/ magazines circulate for one week. Computers (iPads and MacPro laptops) are available for two-day loans. All materials in the circulating collection may be renewed unless requested by another borrower. All reference material is for library use only. OVERDUE AND LOST LIBRARY MATERIALS The fine for circulating collection material is 25 cents per day per overdue item. Borrowing privileges may be suspended if library materials are not returned when due and fines remain unpaid. Please review the fines at the Penturn library website. In case of loss or damage to library materials, please notify the Librarian. Student accounts will be charged for lost or damaged books. HOMEWORK Research shows that engaging in homework of high instructional quality has a positive and statistically significant effect on student achievement, particularly so from grade 6 to the end of high school. For younger grades, the purpose is more to teach positive habits, strengthen the parent-school partnership as well as to reinforce and practice learned skills. In older grades, its focus is to improve student achievement. Some of the positive outcomes for quality homework can include: - Allows students to deepen content knowledge via review and practice - Hones academic skills and increases student achievement - Prepares students for upcoming learning - Teaches students to work independently and develop that habit - Develops self-management, builds self-discipline and responsibility - Moves facts from short term to long term memory for more efficient retrieval when needed. Builds automaticity (i.e. addition and subtraction to 20, multiplication tables to 12, reading and writing grade appropriate vocabulary and/or high frequency words) - Helps students learn and practice study skills to prepare for assessments such as tests, quizzes and exams demonstrating their understanding - Allows teachers to gain insight into student understanding, working speed and fluency