September+2014


 * 9/4- HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY LAURA (AUGUST) ( thanks!) **


 * Emma:**
 * labels on Agendas in manila folders on black cart
 * labels on book fair flyers on table
 * log in periodicals
 * file catalogs
 * dates in sign - in book
 * Laura/Joann:**
 * Check AR for books turned down on shelves (done LA & JL)
 * Shelve books
 * Create UNs and PWs for students - on hold for right now.
 * Labels for books on yellow cart
 * create lunch passes for 8th grade (JL still working on)


 * 9/5- Welcome Back Dianna and Debbie!**

Dianna
 * Print out labels for yellow cart books and book chat books
 * Process/fix books in bin (Oh my!)--that's enough to last all day!


 * 9/8- Welcome Back Trisha!**
 * Emma**
 * Marquee outside: Book Fair 9/29 - 10/ 3 Open Back to School Nights
 * Continue with dates in sign-in book
 * Cut library passes on table. Clip and bag. Everything is in the box on the table.

9/9 Emma
 * Continue with dates in sign-in book
 * Have Mrs. Peterson show you how to cover books


 * Dianna & Rose - Welcome Back!!**
 * process books in bin first please
 * Create UNs and PWs for students. Directions to left of computer.
 * Labels for books on yellow cart
 * create lunch passes for 8th grade

Emma
 * 9/10- Welcome back Janet & Kristen!**
 * Block dates in Mac Lab for Mrs. Corso's classes. Example to left of computer with September pages. Entire year needs to be done.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * Create UNs and PWs for students. Directions to left of computer.
 * Labels for books on yellow cart
 * create lunch passes for 8th grade
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * File catalogs and log in new periodicals. This info I won't post daily, just get in the habit of looking in the hanging bins each day and take care of them if they are filled.
 * Pull R.L. Stine books from turnstile that have been turned down. I'll show you how to check to see if books are Accelerated Reader
 * Pull R.L. Stine books from turnstile that have been turned down. I'll show you how to check to see if books are Accelerated Reader

9/11
 * Block dates in Mac Lab for Mrs. Corso's classes. Example to left of computer with September pages. Entire year needs to be done.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * Label books on yellow cart. Please trim them so red dots and genre labels don't have to be changed.

Emma
 * File catalogs and log in new periodicals. This info I won't post daily, just get in the habit of looking in the hanging bins each day and take care of them if they are filled.
 * Go AR Book Finder button on AR page of our website. Type in the R.L. Stine titles one at a time to see if they come up as AR books. Make a pile of yes and no and I'll show you how to put red dots on spines.

9/12 Welcome Back Debbie Harms! Thank you for being here this year..... Emma 9/15- **Welcome Back Kristen!** I'm teaching in Mr. Gilmartin's room 202 today. See the 8th grade schedule (Acad.) Students are allowed in while you are here so please remove the sign from the door when you arrive. Emma
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * Label books on yellow cart. Please trim them so red dots and genre labels don't have to be changed.
 * Process what can be processed in bin
 * Shelve books
 * Cut passes and bag them
 * finish cutting primary source slips
 * Create //Chat Book// field in Destiny by using the directions to left of the computer: //Creating Topic Field in MARC Records for Look Up Ease.//
 * You'll need to go to the shelves with the Power Puff Girl head on it and start with the "A" titles and go from there.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * Label books on yellow cart. Please trim them so red dots and genre labels don't have to be changed.
 * Process what can be processed in bin
 * Shelve books
 * Continue to create lunch passes for 8th graders. Put printed passes on counter for Emma to cut when she arrives.
 * box up recycled cartridges and create new box. You can find new boxes in closet. See me for questions.
 * continue to work through creating Destiny UN and PW for 8th graders
 * bag and cut passes

9/16 I'm teaching in Mr. Gilmartin's room 202 today. See the 8th grade schedule (Acad.) Students are allowed in while you are here so please remove the sign from the door when you arrive. Emma
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * print out labels for Follett books on table (wait for me...not imported yet)
 * Label books on yellow cart. Please trim them so red dots and genre labels don't have to be changed.
 * Process what can be processed in bin
 * Shelve books
 * Continue to create lunch passes for 8th graders. Put printed passes on counter for Emma to cut when she arrives.
 * Continue to create CHAT BOOKS in Marc records- thanks Emma!

9/17 I'm teaching in Mrs. Cisko's room 244 today - see Acad. on 8th grade schedule for times. Students are not to stay in here while I'm out. There will be no 7th grade passes issued today as a result of my teaching schedule.


 * Continue your work on CHAT BOOKS you're doing great!
 * Emma, the cash drawer wasn't locked last night because I assumed you locked it while going through the End of the Day Check List
 * The recycling boxes are in the back closet. Straight ahead, narrow brown box with white boxes folded inside.

9/18 Joanne
 * Cut and bag lunch passes. We're done!
 * Process books on table. I'm working on printing off spine labels for them.

Emma
 * Continue your work on CHAT BOOKS you're doing great!

9/19 Hi Girls! If you could both work on spine labels and genre labels for Chat books, that would be great. Emma with spine and Dianna, you can follow with genre.

9/22- Monitor password for Accelerated Reader is //namaste. THIS IS A SECRET. DON'T LET THE KIDS KNOW. IF THEY FIND OUT, I'LL CHANGE IT SO JUST TELL ME IF YOU'RE SUSPICIOUS.// Emma: Please continue to work through CHAT Books, thank you!

Trisha
 * See me about changing passwords in Accelerated Reader

9/23 Emma
 * Now that you are a rock star at creating QR codes, please see the pile that is to the right of the stacked black in-boxes and try to find codes for those authors in the files. If not, please create them. Let me know if you encounter any authors without sites. Were there any from yesterday?
 * Keep moving through the CHAT books

Dianna
 * Thank you for training our new volunteers today!!! :) <3
 * Can you please look for a space in the back closet with an outlet for the fridge and microwave

Rose
 * Please work on creating new passwords for our students in Accelerated Reader. See me for directions and set up.

Welcome Lila!
 * 9/24 - I am in Ms. Martin's room today on this floor (208). Following the 8th grade schedule under (Acad).**
 * Reminder: When we run out of lunch passes, we're to full capacity and cannot write any more.**
 * If Mrs. Peterson is in with you today, she can show you how to check in the books in the return bin. Otherwise just wait for me to return and have fun looking around.
 * I am in Ms. Martin's room today on this floor (208). Following the 8th grade schedule under (Acad).
 * If students want to check out books, the due date is 10/8. Let them know they may have the book for two weeks and they can renew if they need more time.
 * Have them write their name and the book barcode on the lined paper.

Emma:
 * Please check to see if there is anything to go into teacher mailboxes and bring mail back up. You'll find my box in ABC order all the way to the left.
 * Keep moving, you know what to do!

Trisha
 * Hi Trisha, Rose picked up where you left off with the AR passwords. Please continue working through them. Thank you for coming in today and covering for Kristen.

9/26 Emma
 * Before continuing with the Chat books, please work on the UN and PW in the book to the left of the computer. The directions are on the binder.
 * If there are any books in need of QR codes, I'll leave them with a post it to the left of the CD player for you to take care of. NO MATTER WHAT YOU COVER, always put to the code in the top left corner with a little margin top and left.

Dianna

I need to call Destiny to find out what up with the spine labels so please give me some time to do that.


 * 9/29- BOOK FAIR WEEK!**


 * Emma:**
 * Please finish changing the passwords for Medina and Lloyd. There were some PWs that were skipped by accident so they'll need to be changed as well. I went over each page and highlighted them in blue. Just change the ones highlighted. Those that aren't are 8th grade classes and we're not changing them.
 * QR codes on your pile
 * CHAT books
 * Spend some time out at the book fair so you're familiar with how it runs.
 * I'd like to chat with you about getting extra hours this week by working the fair at night during back to school nights.

Thank you very much!
 * All Volunteers today:**
 * All of your time today would be best appreciated outside with the book fair. There is directions for everything out on the table.

9/30- Book Fair- Enough Said. Do your best to stay in survival mode and help to make the day run smoothly.

Reminder: Monitor password for AR is: //namaste//