Hey there

We rolled out our e readers and audio-books in the library last week, much to the excitement of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

We are very fortunate at SAS to have a multitude of options to get books into our students’ hands. In our collection, we have over

*27,000 books, including a terrific selection of non-fiction and fiction, some of the most beautiful and newly released picture books and a growing assortment of graphic novels.

*11 Ipad’s with over 60 books on each of them. The beauty of reading on the Ipad is that the interface and graphics are incredible, graphic novels and non-fiction come up a treat. I am able to get new books in kids hands straight away, a huge bonus when it takes so long to ship new books to Shanghai from the States, which we only do ONCE  year! We currently check out 1 Ipad per session to each 4th and 5th grade class.

*58 Ipod nano’s with 20 more arriving next week. These Ipod’s have audio-books on them, I am able to upload the newest releases for my students, the DAY they come out. Currently we have over 60 books on each Ipod.

*60 kindles – With 20 new kindles this year, it is possible for us to check out 3-4 kindles per class to the 14 classes in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. As the demand for kindles for these grades steadily decreases throughout the school year, our plan is to allow 2nd grade to also check out kindles after Chinese New Year.

Current Check-out guidelines per class for these tech tools.

Grade 5: 1 Ipad, 2 Kindles, 3 Ipods

Grade 4: 1 Ipad, 2 Kindles, 3 Ipods

Grade 3: 2 Kindles, 3 Ipods