Library Books

How to place a hold on books

• Go to the library program here 
• Click on login and enter your child’s AR username and password(1st-5th).
• Your child’s username is the first letter of their first name and the first four letters of their last name. Their password is the first letter of their first name and the first letter of their last name for kindergarten through second grade and a three or four digit code for third through eighth grade.
• Search for the books you want and when you locate a book you want to place on hold, click on the title.
• Click on the hold icon(book with a hand)
• Click on place hold and then OK

Please email Mrs. Mefford at pam.mefford@sacredheartwdm.org if you have any questions.


AR Testing at Home


Our number one goal is to encourage reading and the experiences you can have while reading with your children.  In addition to reading books of their choice that help them grow as readers, they also have an opportunity to complete AR quizzes that help monitor their progress when they are out of school. This is an optional opportunity for you to participate in while at home with your children.

Tips for families to support student learning at home:

• Use ARbookfind.com to search for books you may have at home or can read digitally.
• Sit with children and read (especially important for children in grades 1-3).
• Work with your children to monitor progress.
• Access AR at this link.

Reminder: While it’s important to share reading experiences with your children at any age, it is equally important that children complete their AR quizzes independently so we can effectively monitor their growth and identify areas of need that we can address.

Thank you for all you are doing to support your children’s reading growth.

Book Activities/Read Alouds

Storyline Online-Screen Actors Guild members reading children's books.

Bruce Hale Writing Tips-author of Clark the Shark and Class Pets shares his writing tips

Melinda Long-author of How I Became a Pirate reads her books and shares activities to do with her books. 

Kate Messner-author of Ranger in Time and All the Right Answers has collect videos of various authors reading their books.

Scholastic Learn at Home-utilizes BookFlix to learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction and has activities to do with each of these resources.

Jarrett Krosoczka-author/illustrator of the Lunch Lady series has a daily drawing session and has many resources to go with his books. This author visited Sacred Heart a few years ago.

Jarrett Lerner-author of Enginerds shares variety of comic strips to finish or create. I am not familar with this author's books but they look interesting.

Grace Lin-author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon shares her books. She also has several activities related to her books and her Chinese heritage.

Lynda Mullaly Hunt-author of Fish in a Tree shares chapters from her books and her writing process.

Melissa Stewart-author of science nonfiction books shares her writing process. She also shares activities on similies, text features, verbs, and voice. 

Mo Willems--author of Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon books has a fun webpage.

Storytime With Ryan & Craig-these two guys are hilarious in reading some very popular books.

Storytime from Space-astronauts read books from the International Space Station.

KidLit-read aloud books, drawing, storymakers, podcasts, book trailers, crafts and activities.

Audible-free audiobooks for all ages and languages.