Our IRC is located in the middle of our school so all students can easily access information for learning and thinking. We encourage the development of a lifelong joy of reading and teach children to use information literacy strategies and critical thinking skills as they access information from our own collection, other sources and the Internet.
Our Program
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The IRC welcomes all children, Kindergarten through Sixth grade. It is a place to select books to read for pleasure, a place to access information for learning, and
a place to be challenged and effectively use resources to solve problems.
Primary students come to check out books and listen to a story during scheduled visits. Middle and Upper students have flexible access to the IRC and can come whenever they need or want materials.
Books are checked out for one week and can be easily renewed. Using Destiny, our online card catalog system, our students can access our entire collection from any computer in the school.
Lunchtime IRC is a program available to students in grades 3-6. During lunch recess, they can come to the IRC to read a book, use the computers for learning or take Reading Counts tests or practice keyboarding. It's also the perfect time to look through the shelves and browse through our collection to discover new authors or subjects of interest.
Thank you, Canyon View PTA, for your financial help! Because of you, we are able to purchase new materials and our collection continues to grow and support our extensive curriculum. Without you, we would not be able to enjoy the variety of materials we can offer our teachers and students.
The IRC Parent Volunteers are important partners in the functioning of our program. We thank them for helping with shelving, assisting students and all the other things you do to make---
The IRC is the Place to be!
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Special Learning Activities
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There is a strong learning connection between the IRC and the classroom. The strength of our program is the collaborative effort between the IRC Coordinator and the grade level teams of
teachers. We plan and team teach together to provide students with standards-based instruction that integrates the curriculum with information literacy and critical thinking.
The classroom teacher, IRC coordinator and IRC clerk become
learning facilitators that support and challenge students
through their problem solving activities.
Students are presented with an Essential Question (EQ) that will require them to solve a problem by accessing information and using it to answer their specific challenge. Our mission is to teach students to go beyond "data collection and reporting" We want them to access information, analyze it's appropriateness to their EQ and apply the data to help create a solution to their challenge question.
The activities are exciting and students must present their solutions and justify their decisions. Students develop skills that help them be more proficient listeners, thinkers and speakers.
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 IRC Helping Hands
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had students who loved to read and shared that enthusiasm with others? Well, we do! Helping Hands are students from the 5th and 6th grades who have been recommended by their teachers and have the ability to work well with others. When selected, these Helping Hands students receive special IRC training and regularly attend meetings with Mrs. Kidder.
These students assist Kindergarten, First and Second grade students. They help students find new books, take Reading Counts tests and even read stories to small groups!
Helping Hands are wonderful examples of the special students
we have at Canyon View. We are proud of these helpers and
appreciate the service they give.
IRC Personnel
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Mrs. Kidder,
IRC Program Coordinator |
Mrs. Tyson,
IRC Clerk |
| Because she has taught all grade levels, Kindergarten through Sixth grade, Mrs. Kidder finds the IRC a perfect place to be! She is able to work with different grade levels and different teaching teams throughout the school. She has a Master's Degree in Reading, is a Reading Specialist and has served as a site-based technology mentor. She has received extensive training in the BIG6 problem-solving process and thinking strategies. She enjoys children responding to learning challenges and developing confidence in their ability to problem solve and explain their decisions. Her responsibilities at Canyon View include coordinating the IRC program and collaborating with teachers to integrate technology, information literacy and critical thinking into research projects.
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Mrs. Tyson has been an active member of our community for over 16 years. Most of those were spent raising two children and helping her husband run their technical bookstore here in Irvine. Before moving to Irvine, she earned a BS degree in Biology from UCLA and worked for 10 years as an Accountant for the UCLA Student’s Store, enjoying the campus environment. Volunteering has been a big part of her life. She volunteered in the Library at her children’s elementary school and served as Treasurer and VP Fundraising for PTSA. Currently she is a member of National Charity League, a mother-daughter organization. Through NCL she logs many hours volunteering with her daughter. Some of her favorite philanthropies are The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
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Online Reference Help
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Office: (949) 936-6900 
Fax: (949) 936-6909 
