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English, Literacy and the Library Balanced Literacy is the philosophy that guides the reading program. Students are engaged in reading, writing, listening, and speaking through guided, shared, and independent activities. Phonics is taught in the contextg of literature and student writing. Teachers use drill and practice as needed. The literacy curriculum includes writers' workshops and literature circles. Students in grades K-3 are focused on learning how to read. Those in grades 4-8 are focused on reading strategies to promote higher order thinking and comprehension. The School District of Philadelphia makes use of the Harcourt Trophies reading series from Shared Reading. Jenks' library is facilitated by a retired librarian and a volunteer retired librarian. This year, all students in grades K-5 will have a bi-weekly scheduled library period. All students must follow classroom rules of common courtesy and respect while at the library. Students must come to the library with an assigned class or bring a teacher's pass with a written purpose stated on the pass. Students are responsible for all library materials borrowed and must pay for lost or damaged items. Students who have lost or damaged library books will not receive their report card until the book has been repaired or paid for. Please see the librarian for price and method of payment. The library has four computers available for student use. Use of these computers must be educational and all students will be held responsible for the access rights and privileges, as stated on the School District of Philadelphia Computing and Internet Acceptable Use Policy. |