Library Summer Hours
Here are the summer hours for the DC Homeschool & Independent Studies Library!
Self-Service Times
Feel free to come in and browse, return books, and check out materials using the green, self-checkout binder.
Tuesdays: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (self-service)
Thursdays: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (self-service)
Want A Curriculum Consultation?
Meet with Jennifer in June for help selecting curriculum, assistance in finding books and materials, or to meet for any reason! Check the sign up genius below to see when Jennifer will be in the library.
Brand New Curriculum and Materials!
The DC Homeschool & Independent Studies Library is welcoming some new and exciting curriculum and resource materials. Stop by and check out these fantastic new resources like:
- IEW video-based writing courses for elementary, middle, and high school
- Notgrass middle school history: “America the Beautiful”
- Master Books multi-grade level science
- Master Books US and World geography
- High school Bible
- Much, much more!
These materials will made available soon.
Don’t forget to keep and eye out on the blog for more library updates!
Still Lots of Freebies!!!
Our giveaway table in the Homeschool hallway is still up. We have math manipulatives, novel studies, various worksheets (great for summer practice!), atlases, picture books, various math, reading history and science curriculum, High School Bible curriculum and more. Please stop by and take whatever you can use or share.
Have You Returned All Your Materials?
All Homeschool library material from 2020-2021 are now due!
Please return all library materials as soon as possible so they are available for your fellow families! If you are still using curriculum from the Homeschool library that you need to renew them for the summer, please email Jennifer Dreier at jdreier@daytonchristian.com
Curriculum may now be checked out for the 2021-2022 school year!
If you have placed items on reserve they are now available to check out.
If you’d like to request materials, please email Jennifer Dreier
All Homeschool library materials must be returned or renewed before new items may be checked out for 2021-2022.
Curriculum Consultation
Are you ready to start your Academic Planning for next year?
If so, don’t forget to set up an appointment for a curriculum consultation!
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Lots of Library News!
Who’s ready to start planning for next year?
When the robins start singing and the smell of spring is in the air, Homeschool moms start thinking about brand new curriculum and fresh new unit studies!
Are you feeling a little stuck or bored with your current curriculum? Do you want to try something new but just aren’t sure what’s available? Are you wondering about state standards or what topics should be covered at what ages? Are you unsure about what curriculum might fit your child’s learning style? Would you like recommendations for the best books to read? Are you concerned about what to teach in middle school to prepare for high school? Do you need some encouragement or inspiration? I am available and would love to sit down with you to discuss any of these questions and more! Please sign up to schedule a curriculum consultation during the month of April.
Browse the Library
The Library is open and available for browsing! We are continuing to follow the school’s current Return to Community Plan, so please email me at: jdreier@daytonchristian.com to schedule a time to come in and browse. You don’t need to sign up on the Signup Genius just to browse, but we just need to be sure that we have you scheduled for an appointment and can notify the front desk.
Library Hours for April are:
- Thursday, April 8 – 1:00-3:00
- Friday, April 9 – 9:30-3:00
- Monday, April 12 – 1:00- 3:00
- Tuesday, April 13 – 9:30-2:30
- Wednesday, April 14 – 9:30- 2:30
- Thursday, April 15 – 1:00 – 3:00
- Monday, April 19 – 1:00- 3:00
- Thursday, April 22 – 1:00 – 3:00
- Friday, April 23 – 9:30-3:00
- Monday, April 26 – 1:00- 3:00
- Thursday, April 29 1:00-3:00
More Library Hours
In addition to our regular hours, the Library will be open and available for browsing during standardized testing, April 13-14 from 9:30-2:30. I will also be available for curriculum consultations during testing as well as during EXCEL on April 9 & 23.
Additional Information
- All library materials are due on May 31, 2021
- Books and materials can be checked out for the 2021-2022 school year starting June 1, 2021
- Books and materials can be placed ON HOLD for the 2021-2022 school year at any time, so if there is something you know you’d like for the 2021-2022 school year, let me know now, and I can place it on hold for you to check out on June 1.
- If you currently have items that you’d like to renew for the 2021-2022 school year, let me know and I’d be happy to do that, provided no one else has already requested the item.
- If you need a list of items your currently have check out, please email Jennifer at: jdreier@daytonchristian.com and I’d be happy to send that to you
-Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
So many Easter Books Left
Did you know that TOMORROW is the last EXCEL before Easter??? Really! I know! I can’t believe it either! So please, stop by tomorrow and pick up a book or two to read together over Spring and Easter break! I’d be delighted if they were gone by the end of the day!
These books are special to me. Many of them are titles I’ve collected with my own children over the past two decades because more than anything I want them to know that Jesus loves them SO MUCH that He died on the cross for them on Good Friday and ROSE AGAIN on Easter Sunday! I would love to share these stories with your family too!
Does your family use Resurrection Eggs in your Easter celebration? Benjamin’s Box is a wonderful story written specifically to go along with those Resurrection Eggs. Benjamin is a little boy who collects all these mementos as he walks through the events of Passion Week. You’ll love it!
So please! Stop by tomorrow and check out some wonderful Easter resources!
-Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
Spring Resources
Hello families!
The sun is shining, the snow is melting, and Homeschool kids are outside playing in the mud! That must mean that spring is almost here and because we all know how much Homeschool moms need to plan ahead, I have gone ahead and put our spring and Easter collection on display in the Homeschool Library! We have a number of wonderful, Christ-Centered books and resources to help your family focus on our RISEN SAVIOR this time of year!
As a reminder, although the DC school building remains closed to visitors, you may make an appointment with Jennifer to come in and use the library during open hours, or you may sign in with Miranda on EXCEL mornings and come on up. If you see a photo of something you’d like to check out, please let me know and I will send it home with your student after EXCEL (March 5), or arrangements can be made to bring it to your vehicle if you prefer curbside pickup!
Homeschool library hours are:
- 1:00 – 3:00 Monday and Thursday afternoons
- 9:30 – 3:00 EXCEL Fridays
Please contact me at: jdreier@daytonchristian.com to make an appointment or request books.
-Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
Here Comes Easter!
Sunday’s Coming! Easter Sunday that is!!!
Are you looking for a fun and easy way to prepare your family’s hearts to worship our risen Savior this Easter? How about an engaging story about a little boy who finds himself on a series of adventures where he meets a man named Jesus? Amon, a young Jewish boy, encounters the jubilant crowds on Palm Sunday, is present during the betrayal of Judas Iscariot, and witnesses the ultimate sacrifice made on Good Friday.
This captivating story with 28 read aloud chapters and short devotionals will help make the celebration of Easter a meaningful season of worship and reflection for the whole family.
We currently have 2 copies in the Homeschool Library. I would recommend checking them out soon in order to end the story around the time we’ll celebrate Easter this year.
Let me know if you’d like a copy and I can send it home with your student on Friday (2/26/21) after EXCEL, or stop by the Library to check it out yourself!
Find more information HERE
Also, look for our Easter collection to be on display next week! We have lots of wonderful Christ centered books for your family to enjoy!
-Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
Hot Off The Presses
New addition to our Reading Curriculum: Readers in Residence Vol. 1 by Apologia!!
“Your children have learned to read, now it’s time to read to learn!”
Readers in Residence is designed for students in 4th– 6th grade and will help students to:
- Read for deep understanding and consider literature in light of God’s Word
- Recognize overarching patterns through such elements as character development, plot and theme
- Build rich vocabularies
- Identify connotations and figurative language
- Develop expert reading strategies
We now have this resource available in the Homeschool Library along with many of the required and recommended books.
Remember: The library is open Monday and Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00 and 9:30-3:00 on EXCEL Fridays. Jennifer is available anytime by email for curriculum questions and suggestions.
-Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
Free Resource!
Would you like a FREE dictionary or thesaurus to add to your collection of teaching materials?
If so, contact the Homeschool Office for a FREE, paper or hardback copy!
Why would I need a physical copy of a dictionary when I could look it up online?
According to Scholastic.com, there are many benefits for students using a print dictionary. Print dictionaries encourage learning, and give’s students a chance to “exercise” their brains. Not to mention that students may be more focused with a print dictionary that fuels curiosity!
For more information on the importance of print dictionaries, click here.
Visit the Homeschool Library
Looking for resources in the new year? Check out the DC Homeschool Library!
Hours:
Monday – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Friday – 9:30 – 3:00 pm
Other times are available by appointment only.
Please contact Jen Dreier at JDreier@DaytonChristian.com
Curbside service will continue to be available!
The Holidays Are Here
Hello everyone and Merry Christmas!
I know that it seems early, but I think many of us feel like we are ready to celebrate!
The holiday collections of both Thanksgiving and Christmas books are on display in the Homeschool library and ready to be checked out! Since we only have 2 EXCEL days left before Thanksgiving and 1 EXCEL in December, I thought that some of you might want to get a head start on your holiday preparations for Homeschooling during this “Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”
In order to allow as many families as possible to use our limited holiday books, we are asking that you kindly check out only three holiday books at one time and encourage you to return them as soon as you are finished and check out three more!
Reminder: The Homeschool library is now open and available for browsing and check-outs during certain hours.. Additionally, if there is anything you see that you would like to check out, please send me an email and I would be happy to give it to your student on Friday at EXCEL.
Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
The Homeschool Library is OPEN!
We are happy to announce open hours for the Homeschool Library! Come in to browse our collection of available curriculum and resources. Feel free to drop by during our open hours or make an appointment to peruse.
Jennifer Dreier, the Curriculum Coordinator, will be available for consultations during these times.
When visiting the Library, please be sure that:
- You check in with the front desk at the C entrance
- Students are accompanied by a parent
- Dayton Christian’s Return to Community Plan is being followed
New Hours:
Monday – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday – 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Friday – 9:30 – 3:00 pm
Other times are available by appointment only.
Please contact Jen Dreier at JDreier@DaytonChristian.com
Curbside service will continue to be available!
Civics and Citizenship!
If your family is anything like mine, you are having lots of discussion these days about elections, government, civics, and citizenship!
I wanted to share with you a number of resources on these topics that we have available in the Homeschool Library. If you see anything that you’d like to check out, please let me know and I will have them ready for you on Friday (10/16/20) at EXCEL.
Blessings to you all!
Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Curriculum Coordinator
Our Virtual Library, Still Serving You
This week, I am SO EXCITED to have just added the BRAND NEW Notgrass American Geography Curriculum to the Homeschool library! This “Hot off the Presses” Elementary Geography curriculum is beautiful, colorful, fun, and packed with loads of valuable content.
But wait, there’s more!
We now have an additional copy of the Notgrass Elementary History Curriculum, “Our Star Spangled Story;” also exceptionally well done and (almost!) brand new!
If you are looking for a new curriculum option for studying the United States of America this year, please, check out one of these fantastic resources. We have 2 complete copies of the curriculum set for “Our 50 States,” the American Geography curriculum as well as a complete curriculum set of “Our Star Spangled Story”.
In accordance with DC’s Return to Community Plan, the library does remain closed to in-person visits for now… HOWEVER… we are still open for business and here to support you in your Homeschool journey!
We continue to add new materials each week and I will be sharing those with you via the blog and also on the “Dayton Christian Homeschool Parents Connect” Facebook page so you can see what’s new and available. You may also search the complete Dayton Christian library catalogue here and email me if you see something you would like to check out.
Jennifer Dreier
Homeschool Library Resource Coordinator
jdreier@daytonchristian.com
Virtual Library
This year our Homeschool Library will look a little different. Dayton Christian’s Return to Community Plan states that there will be no visitors on campus without an appointment.
To make the many resources the Homeschool Library offers available to you, we will be moving to a Virtual Library!
How will you browse through our many options and curriculum resources available to you?
Just go to the “Library Search” page located at the top of the blog or click the button below. Once there, you will be able to search for specific books, peruse class subjects, or browse the entirety of DC Campus and Homeschool Libraries.
DC Homeschool & Independent Studies 