LIFE IN THE MIDDLE
Polk Middle School Library Report - Last Nine Weeks
Student Achievement
- Book Fair Book Trailers
- Book Fair - ALL GRADE LEVELS
- Checked out relevant maker-space books for Ms. Graham in 7th grade science.
- Checked out maker space items (sphero and makey makey) to Ms. Guest for her Escape Room in 7th grade science. Also, demo'd materials before hand.
- Made available Barron's Profiles of American Colleges to Avid and Life Skill teacher - students also utilized the book in house on their AVID college projects
- Pulled verse novels and poetry books for Poetry Month (April)
- Showcased maker-space books available for checkout by students
- Created a 3D dinosaur using our Dremal 3D printer to 7th grade IDS
720 - computer use by students in the library
Students use the library to complete homework, work on projects, and play Minecraft.
Items Circulated Last Nine Weeks
7th grade: 2,995 (22 books still outstanding)
8th grade: 2,219 (26 books still outstanding)
MackinVia E-Book Checkout
- 344 e-book checkouts
1,245 - Total Teacher Checkouts
660 - books added to the collection
1525 - total number of books weeded from the collection. Reasons for weeding include - irrelevant information, hasn't been checked out in 2+ years, publication date older than 10 years, condition of the book, and misleading information present. This also creates room for newer and more relevant materials that support curriculum.
90 - Annual Lending Library Checkouts
Stakeholder Confidence
Annual Japanese Cultural Exchange
- Hosted and scheduled event
- 6th grade SS students visited the different stations during class period
Carrollton Public Library Summer Reading Program
- Hosted and scheduled the public library's visit to our campus
- 6th and 7th grade students learned about all the awesome summer reading activities available in their community
Scholastic Book Fair
- Hosted and scheduled the annual spring book fair
- Scheduled classes to visit during their LA class period
- Showcased to students the book fair video to generate interest
MEMBERSHIPS:
- All Girls STEAM/Makerspace Club
- Campus Management Team
- 8th Grade Advisory
Library Aides & Morning Library Volunteers
6 Library Aides
10 Volunteers/Advisory Board Members
Students check books in/out, shelve materials, help set-up for Book Fair, create displays, and help with decorations & contest ideas.
Email: delarak@cfbisd.edu
Website: http://polklibrary.wix.com/polklibrary
Phone: 5606
Twitter: @mrskdelara