This Week in the Library: Sept, 12 - 16

Our first full week on school.  Since square dancing is on the horizon (next week), we focused on creating shelf markers (1-6 gr).

Kindergarten: Met Mr. Sonnen, the librarian.  Each student shared their name and their favorite foods.  We learned about the expectations when listening to a story. We heard "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.  We talked about how making fun of someone's name can hurt their feelings.  We also learned about the procedures for fire drill and earthquake drill in the library.

Grade 1-6: We decorated shelf markers.  Shelf makers help us in the library because they...
1) Help checkout go faster...we scan the barcode on the marker instead of typing the name and this saves time.
2) Marks the spot where the student removed a book, so after they preview it, then can put it back in the correct spot if they don't want that book.
3) Keeps the shelves in order.  This is helpful because if you use the search computers and the books are not in order you will have a difficult time finding the books you want!

Then we had book selection time and silent reading.

Professional: Attended a collaborative team meeting with the other specialists (we reviewed plans for square dancing week and created 1/2 day specialist schedule) and the building leadership team meeting (we discussed math assessments).  I attended the first meeting of the Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Books at the Shoreline Center on Saturday (9/10).  I heard some great reviews and picked up books to review for the group.  I participated in a Webinar: "Makerspace Projects for School, Public, and Academic Libraries." I organized the best book program and created library passes for recesses. I reviewed the agreement for the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. I also updated my library brochure for curriculum night and began to work on redistribution of classroom laptops to reflect this year's enrollment.