January - Deep Run Library

Jan. 6-10

We worked with Mrs. Rogers classes on using http://www.mixbook.com to build a story about student's childhoods scanning pictures with the library scanner to build their stories

We worked with Mr. O'Dell's classes to complete their mineral lessons using http://www.smore.com website to display their information. This class was a collaboration with Mr. Metcalf (ITRT), Mr. O'Dell (teacher), Ms. Caldas (collab. teacher) and Mrs. Smart (Librarian)

We worked with Mrs. Perego/Mr. Zimmerman's (long term substitute) class on a lesson about the History of Computing using a timeline and students had to do independent  research using our library databases and then add that information to the timeline and prepare for a speech presentation to their classmates.

We meet with Mr. Gouldthroupe to collaborate on a lesson for his Spanish II classes in March. We have decided we will use a Google tool called story builder to develop this lesson.

We also meet with Mr. Dickey and collaborated with him about a lesson for his leadership class. They will do a project where they have to promote the LIBRARY.

Mrs. Smart working with a student

Mr. Metcalf checking student's work

Ms. Caldas helping a student

Mrs. Smart giving timeline directions

Databases students used for Research

Students adding to the timeline

Jan. 13-17

We worked on the agenda and a presentation, through emails and phone calls for an upcoming meeting this week with our specialist and other secondary librarians in the county.  See video above.
We had a hide and lock drill this week for safety.
We read professional articles and emailed them to the committee chair person to include in our staff development librarians website.
Mrs. Smart recreated the computer timeline and laminated the new version for future classes.
Mrs. Lopez worked on student portfolios as part of her professional growth plan.
We hosted along with the PTA, who sponsored an author visit. Anne Westrick, author of "Brotherhood" presented to students in the auditorium.

Students reading in the library during their lunch periods.

Mrs. Westrick speaking about primary sources and her book. She had lunch with us in the library prior to her presentation. Mrs. Westrick presented to Mr. Dickey's class, Mrs. Coleman's class, and Mrs. Carpenter's class. 

Mrs. Westrick & Mrs. Coleman having lunch

Presenting to students

answering questions

Talking about her book

Jan. 20-24 - Snow, Snow, and more Snow
Students were out of school all this week due to snow and icy roads. Exams were cancelled. 

Jan. 27-31- Snow Again!
Monday Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. Smart attended the unconference at Glen Allen High School. It was a conference about using technology.
Students were out of school for snow Wednesday and Thursday.
Students who wanted to take exams were given the chance to take exams on Friday and Monday in the library all day.
We read book reviews in School Library Journal magazine, and decided which books to add to our Titlewave book order.
We were scheduled to see on Thursday and Friday Mrs. Matthews classes to do the computer timeline lesson, These lessons will be rescheduled since we are proctoring make up exams in the library. 

We had  scheduled to have our book club, "Page Turners" meeting on Tuesday after school. We discussed the book "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore. We had a round table discussions with questions about the book. We will reschedule this meeting, since all afternoon events were cancelled for weather.

There were 18 teaching days in January

4 days were  used for mid-term exam reviews
There were 2 teacher work days this month

6 days students were out for SNOW
2 days were used for makeup exams in the library

We were scheduled to teach 13 classes this month

We collaborated with 6 teachers this month

We collected $4.25 in fines this month

We collected $27.70 for student color printing this month

We set up and hosted an Author visit this month

We scheduled an after school book club meeting this month
We attended a day long technology conference this month

December- Deep Run Library

December 1-6

We worked with 2 of Mr. Clarkson's classes on a Poetry hypertext lesson using Google Sites. To see the lesson click here: Poetry hypertext lesson
An example of what the student's end project should look like:

We worked with 2 of Mrs. Gibson's classes on Fahrenheit 451 and censorship using a scavenger hunt lesson. To see the lesson click here :Scavenger hunt lesson

We worked with 3 of Mrs. Stockdale's classes on research for the civil war and making group stations for their classmates. To see the lesson click here: Civil War learning stations lesson

December 9-13

We continued to work with 2 of Mr. Clarkson's classes on their Poetry projects.
Mrs. Dickey brought in 3 of her classes for book checkout.
We continued to work with 3 of Mrs. Stockdale's classes on their Civil War project.
We had a collaborative meeting planned and rescheduled for early January with Mr. Gouldthrope about a January lesson with his Spanish classes.
We had a collaborative planning meeting with Mr. O'Dell about a lesson we would help teach on Minerals using a technology website such as www.smore.com to build a digital information flyer. Click on the example here:

Minerals the Smore the better.                 

Mrs. Smart's sample site to show students-




We attended mandatory training on the new "Power School" that will take the place of WinSchool later this year.
Mrs. Smart and Mrs. Lopez both attended Library Committee meetings off campus after school, Virtual School Task Force and Mentoring committee meetings.

December 16-20

Mrs. Stockdale's 3 classes completed their Civil War learning stations lesson and rotated through all the stations in their groups. Here are a few examples of some of the stations:

Midwest Station

Border States Station

Virginia Station

Student's working at Station

We enjoyed the after school holiday celebration with all staff. All the library staff won door prizes.
We had a "Page Turners" holiday party after school, see what fun we had.

Cookie decorating

Playing games

gift exchange

Relay games

We set goals for student checkouts and classes taught for our Specialist and worked on a data spreadsheet for our Specialist about the lessons we teach and programs we do in our library, which included Time Frame, Collaboration, Subjects, AASL Standards, Indicators, Benchmarks, and SOL's for all the lessons we teach and special programs we have in the library. We each had a spreadsheet of 8-10 pages. Here is an example:

We are negotiating with an author to come and  visit Deep Run.  Anne Westrick, author of Brotherhood  will speak to Mr. Dickey and Mrs. Stockdale's  classes in January. She will tell them about how she used primary resources while doing research  for her book and the Civil War and post-Civil War Reconstruction in the Richmond area. We emailed a link to a contest to win a copy of the book to our "Page Turners" book club.  To learn more about her book chick here:
Mrs. Westrick's website

A student from Deep Run High School named Sydney Mabry entered an online contest to win a free copy of the book "Brotherhood" and she won. Congratulations Sydney and enjoy!

Happy Holidays from:

Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Smart and Mrs. Lopez

There were 15 schools days in December

We worked with 46 classes the month of December.

We had 132 books checked out in December.

Students used 471 library books with classes in December.

We collected $12.10 in library fines for December.

We collected $28.20 for color printing in December.
We loaned 11 books to other schools the month of December.

November-Deep Run Library

Deep Run High School Library- A Bridge to Student Achievement

Last Day of October seniors get to wear Halloween costumes to school. Check out what happened in the library.

Will you be my homecoming date?

Robin and Batman

Batman checks out the situation

Typical Busy Mornings in the Library 

Finishing Homework

Printing Homework

Studying

checking out a book

Students Print in the mornings
Students check out books
Students complete homework
Students study for test  

And More Checkouts

November 1-8

November is National Picture Book Month. We celebrated by having teachers read parodies of books and showed them during Advisory time and then students answered questions about library services. Click on the link below to see the video:

Picture Book Month Video

Spirit week at DRHS in the library: Duck Dynasty Day!

DRHS students in the library

Mrs. Lopez, Mrs. Leonard, and Mrs. Smart

We worked with Mrs. Stockdale's History classes this week on using primary sources and hypertext links for Google doc presentations to present to their classmates. To see the entire lesson click on this link:

Andrew Jackson Lesson

 guide and directions

example presentation site

We worked with Mrs. Oliver's and Mrs. Anderson's English classes on their 11th grade research papers and finding sources with databases and books, and using Noodle Tools for sources, citations, annotations, note cards, and outlines.

We worked with Mr. Dickey's History classes on the Enlightenment Period and students produced Round table discussion news cast to share with classmates, using cameras checked out from the library.

Students check out cameras for projects

We worked with Mrs. Dickey's English classes on the Russian Revolution, finding sources, and analyzing paintings during the period and writing about these painting and how does that relate to the novel "Animal Farm" which they are currently reading. To see the entire lesson click on the following link:

Russian Revolution Lesson

                                                                      Guide and directions

Example of painting




November 11-15


We continued to work with Mr. Dickey's History classes all week on their Round Table news cast projects.
Here is a copy of one of the finished projects, click on the following link:

  Round Table News Cast

We worked with Mrs. Skinner's English classes on Travel Poetry and using hypertext links to produce a Google site while learning poetry literary terms. To see the entire lesson click on the following link:

Travel Poetry Lesson

Guide and directions


             

                                                                example Google site


Mrs. Smart teaching how to organize a Google site with hyperlink text





We collaborated with Mrs. Coleman on lessons we will start next week using World World II stations and talked about future lessons for the Holocaust and the novel "Night" which they will read later on in the school year. To see the entire lesson, click on the following link: Cultural lesson WWII

Mrs. Coleman's class working on stations

Promoting Book Checkouts and 21st Century Technology

We worked with Mrs. Norris's technology classes showing them how to download a free APP on their smart phones to create their HCPS library card. Student's then tried it out by checking out a book. Watch the power-point presentation here : Power-Point, putting your library card on your phone

1st student using App on his i-Phone 

Mrs. Lopez teaching key ring App

Top Ten Reasons to Checkout a Library Book- on the rolling announcements and big screen in the library each morning. Look in School Space for the power-point presentation.

Mrs. Lopez attended a committee meeting for librarians in which she is a mentor to a new HCPS librarian.
Collection development, book review center, Follett book vendor, blog reviews, school library journal, core collection list in titlewave developed by the core collection committee, e-books and public library catalog were all discussed in helping choose new books for our libraries.

November 18-22

We worked with Mrs. Dickey's English classes on the Russian Revolution project they started last week.

We worked with Mrs. Coleman's English classes this week, they came to the library and worked through the World War II Stations lesson.

We sponsored Open Mic night in the library on Thursday Nov. 21st from 4:00-6:00. Students recited poetry, sang songs, and read readings of their own choosing.

Food to share at Open Mic Night

Students performing Open Mic Night

November 25 & 26

We held a "Page Turners" club meeting On Monday Nov. 25 after school to discuss the book, "The Rag and Bone Shop" by Robert Cormier. We had snacks, a discussion, answered questions and played the game of "Clue" since it went along with the theme of the book.

The Library Host Events During Extended Study

Nov. 6 - Governor's School Presentation and interest meeting

Nov. 14 - Signing Day for Athletes who have committed to play a sport in college.

Nov. 21 - Deep Run Challenge Club Meeting-decorating for Open Mic Night

Jacob, parents, coaches, and Principal

Athletic signing is always fun and exciting
in the library..........

Jacob Shaver signed with VMI to play Lacrosse


November was 17 school days and ........

We worked with 59 classes this month

We checked out 263 books this month
We had 390 books used during classes in the library
We collected $ 5.25 for fines this month

We collected $ 44.95 for color printing this month
Other schools borrowed 15 books from our library using inter-library loans this month
We visited 12 study halls with a book cart this month

Our library is a fun place to be..........................

Meet friends for lunch.......

read, or check out a book

For quiet independent study     

Or casual group work on projects