October+2014

Mrs. Yanoff's class is the only class coming today for the fair. Bailey and CJ will be coming in the work the fair (straighten the shelves not take money).
 * 10/1- Welcome Back Janet!**[[image:smslibraryhelp/bulldog.jpg caption="bulldog.jpg"]]

Emma
 * Please watch the following videos that are new and will refresh your memory about the MRC policies and procedures and Accelerated Reader tests. We didn't run the AR tests last year so this is new to you.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * 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**.You can have them turn their heads or close their eyes.//
 * please organize the lunch passes for the month in the drawer JA
 * Process JLG books. See my sample
 * Shelve books JA
 * Follow Emma with genre labels in the CHAT book section. Seek out the book from the main Fiction shelf to see which genre label I gave it and then do the same for the CHAT book. If there is not label, do not put one on it. I'll take care of it.
 * Feel free to sit outside at the fair and assist students in between waiting for Mrs.Yanoff. Students come up throughout the day to shop and it's great to just be there when classes are changing.
 * Keep on moving through CHAT books. Thank you again for last night!

10/2-


 * Follow Emma with genre labels in the CHAT book section. Seek out the book from the main Fiction shelf to see which genre label I gave it and then do the same for the CHAT book. If there is not label, do not put one on it. I'll take care of it.
 * Please watch the following videos that are new and will refresh your memory about the MRC policies and procedures and Accelerated Reader tests. We didn't run the AR tests last year so this is new to you.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * 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**.You can have them turn their heads or close their eyes.//
 * Please also make yourself familiar with the FAQ@ for AR above on this page

Emma- Nothing differrent...

10/3- TGIF!!


 * Follow Emma with genre labels in the CHAT book section. Seek out the book from the main Fiction shelf to see which genre label I gave it and then do the same for the CHAT book. If there is not label, do not put one on it. I'll take care of it.
 * Please watch the following videos that are new and will refresh your memory about the MRC policies and procedures and Accelerated Reader tests. We didn't run the AR tests last year so this is new to you.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * 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**.You can have them turn their heads or close their eyes.//
 * Please also make yourself familiar with the FAQ@ for AR above on this page

Emma- Please pull books and create a Week of Respect display on the round table, front and center of the MRC. Lists to pull are in the top inbox to the right of Circ 2 computer.- Well done, thank you!

10/6- Happy Monday!Today I am teaching with Ms. Holdsworth in room 247 (this floor). See the 8th grade //Acad//, schedule for times I'll be out of the MRC.


 * Please watch the following videos that are new and will refresh your memory about the MRC policies and procedures and Accelerated Reader tests. We didn't run the AR tests last year so this is new to you.
 * Watch new orientation on Policies & Procedures page
 * Watch [|How to Take Accelerated Reader test on AR page]
 * 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**.You can have them turn their heads or close their eyes.//
 * Please also make yourself familiar with the FAQ@ for AR above on this page
 * Please check AR status for books purchased at the book fair. They are on the yellow cart (only one side). See the "Accelerated Reader" tab and click on AR Book Finder. Type in the title of the book. Make a pile for AR books and those that aren't. Please put a note on all that you do. This helps us all know which books are which.

Emma: Please pull books for Mrs. Johnson. See the email in your folder I created for you in the files between the computers. You'll have to search for the books. You'll need a cart from the closet. There are books already pulled on top of one of the shelves in the stacks and also check out the reference section.

10/7 Today I am teaching with Mrs. Breznak's in room 224 (this floor). See the 8th grade //Acad//, schedule for times I'll be out of the MRC.

Diana and Rose:
 * Please print off spine labels for books on cart and those from Follett. I have dates hanging on cart.
 * There are some books not cataloged yet on the bottom shelf.
 * Please cover what can be covered at this point
 * Follow Emma around the CHAT section and add genre labels. If there are no labels on books in FIC section, no worries, they are Historical or Fantasy. (When are they arriving????!!!!!)


 * 10/8**
 * Lila, Janet and Kristen, thank you for being here today!**
 * Please pull all books on the Battle of the Books List found in the second tier of the black tower to the right of the computer. LS
 * please take care of all things in that box LS
 * be sure to familiarize yourself with the FAQ for AR at the top of this page.
 * Please fix genre labels to the Chat Books starting with SON- //Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie.// First check the book on the FIC shelves to see which genre it is and then overlap the genre label with the red dot. If there is no label on the books in the FIC section, it is because they are either Fantasy or Historical Fiction and we're awaiting on those labels.
 * The fantasy and historical fiction labels are IN!!!!! Please see the list of books that need the labels.(black in box)

Emma: When you complete the CHAT section, please move on to creating "Eighth Grade Reads" in Destiny like you did for CHAT BOOKS. You can begin by looking at the shelves for books with an "8" on the spine. I believe I have the directions somewhere so when you're ready, just let me know.

10/10- TGIF!!
 * Please add new patrons to the system: Back Office/ New Patron and be sure to add team and homeroom. Info on Destiny screen. Last name is the barcode.
 * Please work through completing the genre labels. List to the right in the black in box second shelf.
 * Let's work on cataloging books together to empty the bin
 * Paper from downstairs

That should do for the day...cover cover cover!
 * 10/14- Happy Monday! Welcome to our Four Day Week (for the kids!)**
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 (7th Grade Acad.) Room 191 and Period 8 (7th Grade Acad.) Room 258. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency.
 * We are in need of paper for the copier
 * BOOK COVERS ARE IN!!!! Woop-Woop!

Emma: How was your trip?
 * Where are we with the Chat Books?
 * How about the 8th grade book? I think finished?
 * I will be checking to see where we are with AR and the non-fiction section. I may send you to the store to buy red dots.

10/15-
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 (7th Grade Acad.) Room 191 and Period 8 (7th Grade Acad.) Room 258. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency.


 * Please pull Classical Composers for Mrs.Chamberlain.There are several also in reference. KR
 * Please cut laminated pages on the counter. Slice and put in envelopes. LS
 * Please make Library Advisory Board passes. Cut first, back each on purple construction paper and laminate and cut. JA
 * Janet- Please try to print out spine labels for the Battle books (you'll have to wait for me) Very busy this morning.

10/16
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 (7th Grade Acad.) Room MRC and Period 8 (7th Grade Acad.) Room 258. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency.
 * Please begin to work on putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.

10/17- I am awaiting an answer from the LA dept. on how they would like their classroom libraries leveled. I've volunteered our help to help them out with the new Readers/Writers Workshop program. More to come on that when I have answers.


 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 & 8 (7th Grade Acad.) in the MRC here with you <3. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency.
 * Work has begun with putting on red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine.
 * Laura Ammaturo will be dropping off tape early this afternoon. If I'm not around, please be sure she reimburses herself with money from the cash drawer and leaves a receipt.

10/21- We're already out of 6th grade lunch passes.
 * Teaching in Mac Lab 7th grade Periods 5 & 7
 * 1:00 meeting with Pat Chodkiewtz
 * Work has begun with putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine.

10/22- HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA....yesterday....xo
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 & 8 (7th Grade Acad.) in the MRC here with you <3. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency only.
 * Shelve books KR
 * The black tower to the right holds folders. Each folder will have tasks to focus on. Emma has her own folder. "Books on hold" need to be pulled for those students. Don't check them out, just put aside with their name. LS
 * "AR wait List" is to check Book Finder to see if those books are AR yet and can get a red dot. "Tasks for Volunteers" will have various tasks to take care of. Directions should be in each folder.
 * Work has begun with putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out of dots, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine. The folder is to the right in
 * Books with barcodes to the left
 * box to the right to check age appropriate level.

10/23
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 & 8 (7th Grade Acad.) in the MRC here with you <3. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency only.
 * Shelve books
 * The black tower to the right holds folders. Each folder will have tasks to focus on. Emma has her own folder. "Books on hold" need to be pulled for those students. Don't check them out, just put aside with their name. I pulled books for the day today JC
 * "AR wait List" is to check Book Finder to see if those books are AR yet and can get a red dot. "Tasks for Volunteers" will have various tasks to take care of. Directions should be in each folder.
 * Work has begun with putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out of dots, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine. The folder is to the right in
 * box to the right to check age appropriate level.

10/24- Jill is not in today. Monitor Password - kinnelon
 * I will be teaching with Mrs. Reigstad in the 6th and 7th grade Health classes for the next three weeks. Periods 2 & 3 (6th Grade Acad.) Room 128. Period 5 & 8 (7th Grade Acad.) in the MRC here with you <3. Please call the rooms if there is an emergency only.
 * Shelve books
 * The black tower to the right holds folders. Each folder will have tasks to focus on. Emma has her own folder. "Books on hold" need to be pulled for those students. Don't check them out, just put aside with their name. Pulled books are between circ computers.
 * "AR wait List" is to check Book Finder to see if those books are AR yet and can get a red dot. "Tasks for Volunteers" will have various tasks to take care of. Directions should be in each folder.
 * Work has begun with putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out of dots, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine. The folder is to the right in
 * box to the right to check age appropriate level using the NoveList databse. This is a great tool to become familiar with. **- DONE (drp)**
 * please laminate posters on counter

=**10/29 -WE'RE CELEBRATING TEEN READ WEEK:**=
 * __Candy Corn__: One guess with name. Closest without going over brings jar home at end of the day on Friday.**
 * __Book Mark Contest__: Ask students to take a template and create a book mark to be voted on by the school community. The winner will be copied, laminated and handed out with books when checked out.**
 * __Top Title Survivor__: We're looking for one more title. Once all ten spots are filled, students will vote on their favorite title. Each day, two titles with the least votes will get knocked off until we have one remaining title.**
 * __Poster Raffle__: Students put their names in an envelope that matched the poster out in the "Commons". One name per poster, which means students can enter their name once for each poster hanging.**

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 * The black tower to the right holds folders. Each folder will have tasks to focus on. Emma has her own folder. "Books on hold" need to be pulled for those students. Don't check them out, just put aside with their name. Keep pulled books are between circ computers. JA
 * Please clean up magazines in the magazine rack. Leave the current month and the month before. See me about the what to do with the ones that are pulled. Please straighten the rack, organizing the magazines so the same ones are together. JA
 * Please shelve the chat books on the circ desk (behind the circ 2 monitor) JA
 * Please get more copy paper downstairs. Use a flat, black cart from the closet. Behind the main office, in the hallway by the mailboxes you will find the boxes of paper in the hallway.EA
 * Please put labels on the Professional and DVD collection in the back closet. Put materials on a cart and work on them behind the circ desk to be available for students. Once complete, you can begin on the CD collection in the display case by the front doors.(DVDs complete-KR&JA, PRO in progress)
 * "AR wait List" is to check Book Finder to see if those books are AR yet and can get a red dot. "Tasks for Volunteers" will have various tasks to take care of. Directions should be in each folder.
 * Continue to work through putting red dots on all non-fiction AR books. If we start to run out of dots, save the plastic container and we can make a run to the store and buy some more.We have 1,000 so I think we'll be fine. The folder is to the right in