A QUIET WEEK

This past week has been rather quiet in the IMC. That has given your librarians a chance to work on getting more materials ready for you to check out. While I have been working on getting the audiobooks ready with new bags and checking that all the pieces are in the bag, Mrs. Wilson has been working on her part of getting new books ready for the shelves and check out. Next week I will give those new books their final check to be sure they are shelf-ready and then you will have the opportunity ti check them out. Keep your eyes on the New Book Display by the windows for some great new additions to the IMC collection.

DON'T FORGET to return your summer paperbacks. Our racks are still pretty empty as we wait for the last summer checkouts to come in. Return them next week and avoid having your librarians track you down and nag you! Your grace period is almost over. Don't lose your IMC privileges from your overdue books.

6th GRADE ORIENTATION

This week 6th graders came back to the IMC for part two of library orientation. Last week we talked about 6th grade authors and book checkout at Lakeview, followed by checking out a realistic fiction book for their book report. In session 2 we compared and contrasted the Prairieview and Lakeview IMC and how they operate. Then working with a partner (or two), students filled in a map of the IMC identifying places from a direction sheet. This gave the students an opportunity to walk around the IMC and learned where things are located.

DON'T FORGET to return your summer paperbacks. Our racks are still pretty empty as we wait for the last summer checkouts to come in. Return them next week and avoid having your librarians track you down and nag you!

IMC RETURNS TO NORMAL BUSINESS

The fall MAPS testing is done. The fall benchmarking in AIMSweb reading is done. Now the IMC can return to its library business. With everything that was happening this past week, ELA classes from all three grades found time to come to the IMC and check out books. All but one of the 8th grade ELA classes also had the opportunity to try my new and improved scavenger hunt about IMC procedures. I haven't scored the papers yet so I don't know how well they did. Special thank-yous to Mrs. Boyer's 1st period ELA class for creating new questions (with answers) for me. Hopefully, very soon, 7th grade ELA classes will have their turn with the scavenger hunt. Next week 6th grade ELA classes will return

to the IMC for orientation so they will better understand how the Lakeview IMC works. If all goes well, they will have a map activity to help them learn their way around the IMC.

DON'T FORGET to return your summer paperbacks. Our racks are still pretty empty as we wait for the last summer checkout to come in. Return them next week and avoid having your librarians track you down and nag you!

YIPPEEEE!

The IMC open on Monday as a library! During the week ELA classes will be coming in for orientation and/or book checkout. There are a lot of wonderful new books, as well as many old favorites, to read this year. Of course we want each of you to review IMC procedures. I have some new and interesting ways to do that this year. And yes, the IMC will be open at study beginning Monday and before school beginning Tuesday. Now for the schedule: 8th grade ELA comes Monday -- 7th grade ELA comes Friday -- 6th grade ELA comes Tuesday.

That was the good news. Then there is the bad news. The IMC is closed all day Thursday (including before school and study for AIMSweb Reading benchmarking. After Thursday I am not expecting any more shutdowns of the IMC until mid-term MAPS in December.