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Our School Library: Fostering A Love For Reading

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The PCA library has an extensive collection of over 14,000 books. The library is available to all PCA students and is open everyday from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm. Aside from being a place to check out books, kindergarten through 4th grade have a special 30-minute class in the library once a week. During this class time, students learn Bible verses, learn about books and libraries, read books together, and check out books to take home. Kindergarten through 2nd grade students learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction as well as the different varieties of books that you can find in a library. 3rd and 4th grade students learn about the Dewey Decimal system with the goal of memorizing all ten parts so that they are able find books they are looking for in any library.

Studies have shown that literacy skills are one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Our PCA teachers work hard to teach our students not only how to read, but also reading comprehension. The goal of the PCA library is to further support our teachers and teach students to foster a love for reading whether we are reading a fiction story that expands our imagination or reading something practical or historical about the world God created.

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History Comes Alive At McLeod Plantation Historic Site!

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The 5th grade students took an adventurous field trip to McLeod Plantation Historic Site last Friday. McLeod Plantation, established in 1851, is located on James Island and has witnessed some of the most significant periods of our nation’s history. Today, McLeod Plantation is an important 37-acre Gullah/Geechee heritage site that has been carefully preserved in recognition of its cultural and historical significance. While on the field trip, the students were given tours of the grounds, which included a riverside outdoor pavilion, a sweeping oak alley, the Big House, and the McLeod Oak, which is thought to be more than 600 years old.

McLeod Plantation was built on the riches of sea island cotton, which was mostly sold to Britain, and on the backs of enslaved people, whose work and culture are embedded in the Lowcountry’s foundation. The students learned about the men and women and their descendants of the plantation, and the efforts of these people to achieve freedom, equality, and justice. This was a great way to tie in the lessons of Reconstruction they are learning with Miss Jones in History class. Thank you to Ms. Jones, Mrs. Blalock, and Mrs. Shogren for a wonderful trip back in history!

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