January+2015

// Book Fair // || Teen Read Week || Gratitude Celebrations/Story Telling // Introduce Battle // || Winter // Winter Book Fair // || Books to Movies // MLK // || (Bob Medina) || Which did you like better…book/movie || Entered into raffle FREE PIZZA || Gum drops || Tweet about your fav book to movie @ smslibrarymc/Entered into raffle FREE PIZZA || // Tell us about the cultural traditions you celebrate // || Classic Movie Tuesdays: // It’s a Wonderful Life // // Miracle on 34th St // // Wizard of Oz // || Learn how to study with Quizlet || (imovie) // Black History // || Love of Reading/Teen Tech // Women’s History // || National School Library Month // Poetry/Earth Day // // Book Fair/Poetry Slam // || Memorial Day || Graduation Flag Day || (Camo paper?) || What will you miss about our 8th graders? || __**ACCELERATED READER FAQ: **__
 * || ** September ** || ** October ** || ** November ** || ** December ** || ** January ** ||
 * ** Theme ** || Banned Books
 * ** Community Builder ** || What did you love about your summer? || Teacher’s favorite middle school book/Kid Pix || “What are you thankful for?” || Name that Teacher
 * ** Contest ** || Tweet about your fav banned book @smslibrarymc/Entered into raffle FREE PIZZA || Candy corn || Tweet about your fav cultural traditions/
 * ** After School Activity ** || Learn how to use Dropbox || Learn how to Socially Bookmark with Symbaloo || Story Telling Tuesdays:
 * ** Display Inside ** || Banned Books || Teen Read Events handouts/bookmarks || Hero books – Gratitude || NF: movie collection books || NF: movie collection books ||
 * ** Sandwich Board ** || Welcome back || Teen Read Events || Grateful…? || I read a Latte ||  ||
 * ** Display Case ** || Banned Book information || Teen Read Week advertising || Which hero are you thankful for and why? || Cuddle up with a good book || Oscars: Books to movies/nominees? ||
 * || ** February ** || ** March ** || ** April ** || ** May ** || ** June ** ||
 * ** Theme ** || I Love This Book!
 * ** Community Builder ** || Pictures of favorite books into one large heart || Read and Release || “What do you love about your library?” || What do you love about your freedom?
 * ** Contest ** || Candy hearts || What is it? Old Tech- match game String with name? FLASHDRIVE || HR: Library Card contest || Red white and blue M&Ms/peppermints read and white || Beach bag ||
 * ** After School Activity ** || Learn how to collaborate with friends online with Padlet and StormBoard || Make door signs || Learn how to//Storyboard// that || Guest speakers -Veterans || Create a Go Animate for presentation ||
 * ** Display Inside ** ||  ||   ||   || War books ||   ||
 * ** Sandwich Board ** ||  || Before you…THINK ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Display Case ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || Summer Reading Prize winners ||
 * ** Display Case ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || Summer Reading Prize winners ||
 * ** Notes: **
 * November: Share ** “Honoring Student Stories with faculty in mailboxes ||
 * UN and PWs can be found on the posters on the pole and walls in the PC Lab. __UN: First initial first four of last name JCAPU__ __PW: first initial first two of last name JCA__
 * Take as many tests as you want
 * Tests are not timed
 * Cannot go back and change an answer
 * Can only take a test on a certain book ONCE the entire time @ SMS
 * Don't start any tests 5 minutes before the end of a class
 * Points are kept in personal accounts
 * vouchers are awarded at the end of the MP and given to HR teacher
 * vouchers are used as cash in the community
 * lost vouchers are not replaced
 * PW: butler

1/5- HAPPY NEW YEAR! Emma: Please see me about creating brochures.
 * Destiny is down, let's keep checking throughout the day. Use the lined pages to check out and renew books. Due date is: 1/20.
 * Please cut snowmen for the birthday pole with the Ellison machine in the closet. Use all colors. Construction paper can be found on the shelf near refrigerator under the desk. -TS
 * R.L. Stine QR codes can be placed on the R.L. Stine books on the carousel. Also check the "S" shelves to see if they are done as well. -(TS & gm finished carousel. Shelves still have a few more that need their codes)
 * Place fine notices in homeroom teacher's mailboxes -(gm)
 * Check the "AR Wait List" to see if any more books have become Accelerated Readers.-(gm)
 * Holiday decor can go back in closet -EA
 * Re-shelve books behind the white skelton mask ONLY. MG
 * Martin Luther King Jr. display. Hang poster on window by 8th Grade books and replace books with MLK jr. and civil rights books. Find a new place for the 8th grade books. EA
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book.

1/6- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wow, yesterday's bunch was busy busy busy and so much was accomplished our first day back! Thank you SOOOOOO much!
 * Fine notices were given out yesterday, as you can see by the return bin. Be prepared for payments throughout the day. I'm not printing a fine list until Thursday. Then I will closed the portal and send to guidance.
 * R.L. Stine QR codes can be placed on the R.L. Stine books on the carousel. Also check the "S" shelves to see if they are done as well. -(TS & gm finished carousel. Shelves still have a few more that need their codes)
 * Emma is rocking as always, creating new brochures for us: War, Adventure, Holocaust. Are the kids asking for anything else?
 * Diana, continue working through the biography collection :O Thank you!
 * Scan the Biography shelves to check for lower case spine labels.
 * Cut more bookmarks. Already printed out. - done (drp)
 * Catalogs filed in back closet
 * Periodicals logged in - done (drp)
 * Pull "Career" books and put on cart for Phys Ed teachers.
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book.

1/7- HAPPY NEW YEAR
 * Fine notices were given out Monday. Be prepared for payments throughout the day. I'm not printing a fine list until Thursday/Friday. Then I will closed the portal and send to guidance.
 * R.L. Stine QR codes can be placed on the R.L. Stine books on the carousel are done but some on the "S" shelves need to be done as well. -
 * Emma is rocking as always, creating new brochures for us: War, Adventure, Holocaust. Are the kids asking for anything else?
 * Pull "Career" books and put on cart for Phys Ed teachers. Grab the beige cart in the back by the white board behind the Mac Lab JA
 * Janet: Please take a look at the "Read Box" . New books have arrived!
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book.
 * I have Library Advisory Board meetings during lunch today and will be teaching a lesson with Periods 2 & 3 6th grade in the PC Lab.

1/8- HAPPY NEW YEAR


 * Fine notices were given out Monday. Be prepared for payments throughout the day. I'm not printing a fine list until tomorrow. Then I will closed the portal and send to guidance.
 * QR Codes are done!
 * Emma is rocking as always, creating new brochures for us: War, Adventure, Holocaust. Are the kids asking for anything else?
 * Please process the donated books in the bin: stamp, barcode, page 17, double check AR,etc.
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book.
 * I will be teaching a lesson with Periods 2 & 3 6th grade in the PC Lab.

1/9 HAPPY NEW YEAR! EMMA:
 * Fine notices were given out Monday. Be prepared for payments throughout the day. I'm not printing a fine list until tomorrow. Then I will closed the portal and send to guidance.
 * QR Codes are done!
 * Emma is rocking as always, creating new brochures for us: War, Adventure, Holocaust. Are the kids asking for anything else?
 * Please process the donated books in the bin:in need of spine labels, dots and genre labels before covering - done (Diana & Jill)
 * Genre labels - see list in task folder. Please put on just over the tip of the red dot. Thank you. - done (Jill)
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book.
 * I'm looking for the original list of genre labels (Historical Fiction and Fantasy. On that list, I also had Books to Movies and Novels in Verse. I know I have it somewhere, just not sure where. Have you seen it?)
 * Please note pages in Sign In book (both PC and Mac Lab) for the PARCC test. See PC Lab March 2nd for a sample of what I'm looking for. You'll need to note March 3 - 27 and April 27 - May 22.

1/12 EMMA: Did you use the last of the cartridges under the printers? There were a bunch there and now there is only one? Please pick toners up y Vicky for the copier behind me.
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book. Several pages are created that need to be fixed. Authors need to be added to each page and some of the books need to be deleted. Check the "Task" folder to see what needs to be taken care of. The series binder is hanging on the wall at the beginning of the Fiction section.
 * I'm looking for the original list of genre labels (Historical Fiction and Fantasy. On that list, I also had Books to Movies and Novels in Verse. I know I have it somewhere, just not sure where. Have you seen it?)
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.

1/13
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book. Several pages are created that need to be fixed. Authors need to be added to each page and some of the books need to be deleted. Check the "Task" folder to see what needs to be taken care of. The series binder is hanging on the wall at the beginning of the Fiction section. Please let me know where we are with this. Are we finished? All books have been ordered so if kids ask, they are on their way. I have spend all of our money for this year. All other large book orders will have to wait until the budget is passed and we can spend money July 1. My next large order will be to update the biography section.
 * I'm looking for the original list of genre labels (Historical Fiction and Fantasy. On that list, I also had Books to Movies and Novels in Verse. I know I have it somewhere, just not sure where. Have you seen it?)
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * Fine notices and reports in HR teachers' mailboxes. Notices need to be cut and paper clipped. - done (drp)
 * Please search the shelves for books without QR codes. The shelves A-F (on the left wall) have been done.
 * EMMA: Please pick toners up y Vicky for the copier behind me.

1/14- Joanne and Debbie, thank you for being here to cover today!


 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book. Several pages are created that need to be fixed. Authors need to be added to each page and some of the books need to be deleted. Check the "Task" folder to see what needs to be taken care of. The series binder is hanging on the wall at the beginning of the Fiction section. Please let me know where we are with this. Are we finished?
 * All books have been ordered so if kids ask, they are on their way. I have spend all of our money for this year. All other large book orders will have to wait until the budget is passed and we can spend money July 1. My next large order will be to update the biography section.
 * I'm looking for the original list of genre labels (Historical Fiction and Fantasy. On that list, I also had Books to Movies and Novels in Verse. I know I have it somewhere, just not sure where. Have you seen it?)
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The shelves have been checked for books without QR codes and those books are on the table in front of the circ desk. Please go through the QR code folders to add the codes to the books. If you cannot find one, look in the "originals" packet, which is clipped together in each folder. DON'T CUT THEM, photocopy the page and cut the photocopy. KR (stack on desk complete)
 * I'm teaching Periods 2 & 3 in room 128 if you need me. 6th grade.

1/15

1/16- TGIF...Emma is not in today. She is not feeling well :(
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book. Several pages are created that need to be fixed. Authors need to be added to each page and some of the books need to be deleted. Check the "Task" folder to see what needs to be taken care of. The series binder is hanging on the wall at the beginning of the Fiction section. Please let me know where we are with this. Are we finished?
 * All books have been ordered so if kids ask, they are on their way. I have spend all of our money for this year. All other large book orders will have to wait until the budget is passed and we can spend money July 1. My next large order will be to update the biography section.
 * Check the "AR Wait List" to see if any books have become Accelerated Readers. Website/Accelerated Reader Link/Book Finder
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * Periodicals need to be logged in and catalogs filed in the back closet.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * Shelves can always be edged and tightened with a nice hard cover book at the end of the shelf if there is room.
 * I'm teaching Periods 2 & 3 in room 128 if you need me. 6th grade.
 * Continue to work through creating pages for the Series Book. Several pages are created that need to be fixed. Authors need to be added to each page and some of the books need to be deleted. Check the "Task" folder to see what needs to be taken care of. The series binder is hanging on the wall at the beginning of the Fiction section. Please let me know where we are with this. Are we finished? - DONE (jm)
 * All books have been ordered so if kids ask, they are on their way. I have spend all of our money for this year. All other large book orders will have to wait until the budget is passed and we can spend money July 1. My next large order will be to update the biography section.
 * Check the "AR Wait List" to see if any books have become Accelerated Readers. Website/Accelerated Reader Link/Book Finder
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * Shelves can always be edged and tightened with a nice hard cover book at the end of the shelf if there is room.
 * I'm teaching Periods 2 & 3 in room 128 if you need me. 6th grade.

1/20


 * The Series Book is COMPLETE! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for your help!
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * Shelves can always be edged and tightened with a nice hard cover book at the end of the shelf if there is room.
 * There are books to be cataloged and processed-DONE
 * Mrs. Santora donated several boxes of children's books that we need to go through. - DONE

1/21- **Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day.**


 * The Series Book is COMPLETE! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for your help!
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * Lela- Shelves can be edged and tightened with a nice hard cover book at the end of the shelf if there is room.LS
 * Janet- Please make new Read Box signs. The books on the top of the shelves, where we set up the new books, can be the ones you use.JA
 * There are books to be cataloged and processed-DONE

1/22 -**Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day.**


 * There are no more 6th grade passes. If students need to do work, NOT VIDEO GAMES, we can write them an 8th grade pass and change the grade.
 * The Series Book is COMPLETE! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for your help!
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * Joanne, please go through the AR Wait list and let me know which books don't have tests. I will should you how you can request Renaissance learning create tests for them.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.

1/23 - So long Jil!! Thank you so much for your dedication to our library! Good luck in your new venture....


 * Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day. **


 * There are no more 6th grade passes. If students need to do work, NOT VIDEO GAMES, we can write them an 8th grade pass and change the grade.
 * The Series Book is COMPLETE! Woo Hoo! Thank you all for your help!
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * See me about AR Wait list books.and let me know which books don't have tests. I will should you how you can request Renaissance learning create tests for them.
 * Create sketch books for Doodle Day! There is a sample on the circ desk with a glue stick. Five pages per sketch pad. Make about 15.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.

1/26 -1/27 SNOW DAYS!

1/28- Welcome back!!
 * Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day. **


 * When 6th grade passes are out, we can write them an 8th grade pass and change the grade if students need to do work, NOT VIDEO GAMES,
 * Remember to refer students to the series book on the wall by the "As" in the Fiction section.
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The AR Wait list has been consolidated and we have requested several AR tests to be created. No need to check for tests today, but our hope is that within the weeks to come we will have AR tests created for the ones we've requested.
 * Books just in and need to be processed. Please follow the directions on the Process direction sheet.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.

1/29


 * Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day. **


 * We were WAY too busy to write passes this morning so expect 6th graders to come in for passes. Once out, you can make out about 10 8th grade passes for them and then stop.
 * Remember to refer students to the series book on the wall by the "As" in the Fiction section.
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The AR Wait list has been consolidated and we have requested several AR tests to be created. No need to check for tests today, but our hope is that within the weeks to come we will have AR tests created for the ones we've requested.
 * Books need to be covered in the back bin. Once complete, we can begin to cover those newly designed by the Graphic Design class
 * I'll be teaching 8th grade schedule in Mrs. Heller's class Room 228
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * Lending Library Books in brown paper bag need to have call numbers.

1/30


 * Parent Portal is now closed for those students on the list to the left. Please be sure to cross off their name (ONLY IF FINE IS PAID IN FULL) and also write their name on the post it. I will take care of getting the names to guidance at the end of each day. **


 * Remember to refer students to the series book on the wall by the "As" in the Fiction section.
 * Remember to check back to the wiki periodically, I add to it throughout the day and you can always check the "task" folder for things to do if they are not posted.
 * The AR Wait list has been consolidated and we have requested several AR tests to be created. No need to check for tests today, but our hope is that within the weeks to come we will have AR tests created for the ones we've requested.
 * We can begin to cover those newly designed by the Graphic Design class. Be sure she sees then to show to the kids before they go into the display.
 * The "Task" folder is always a place to check back to as well.
 * February's Birthday calendar can go up and replace the snowflakes in the basket with the hearts
 * Please take the February passes out from the back closet and organize the in the drawer.