OHMS Library Newsletter
Inform Integrate Inspire | Fall 2015
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -- Unknown
Small Steps Towards a Learning Commons
The big news this fall was the changes made in the library space. Take a look below at some Before and After photos!
Library Renovation Fall 2015
Lessons & Learning
6th Grade Library Orientation
New Oak Hill students were introduced to their new library!
6th Grade Geography Vocabulary
Students created a crowdsourced visual dictionary on geography terms and even wrote a little ditty to help them remember.
ELL Library Orientation
ELL students learned how to find books in the library and spent some time discovering genres and sharing.
6th Grade Human / Environment Interaction
Students used the new Google Drive tool LucidChart to map their notes.
6th Grade Lunar Calendars
Students researched how a lunar calendar is different from our solar calendar.
What are our students reading?
Top 25 Book Checkouts
Did You Know . . ?
Every holiday season, the Newton Free Public Library creates a fantastic list of great reads for middle schoolers? Books make great gifts!
Resource Spotlight
Sharing and Saving Gale Database Articles to your Google Drive!
Your (and your students') Newton Google account and the library's Gale Databases have recently created a great partnership. Now, you can save an article straight into your Google Drive or send an article to your Google Classroom account. Easy to share, save, and use.
To learn more, read about it here.
Quick Facts
Hosted 3 Parent Coffees
Hosted Peer Leader Training
Hosted Middle School Social/Emotional Parent Meeting
Hosted Mentors and New Staff Meeting
1433 book checkouts
- 1156 Macbook Air checkouts
Librarian Activity
Currently Updating Fiction Collection
Attended 6-1 Field trip to Blue Hills Reservation
Attended Content Facilitators meetings
Attended District Librarian meeting on the Massachusetts eBook Program
Attended MS Librarian GLD meetings
Led OH Staff Meeting for Project Teams
Attended and Presented at the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Columbus, OH
- Attended one PTO meeting
The Oak Hill Middle School Library
Laura Beals D'Elia, Library Teacher
Email: delial@newton.k12.ma.us
Location: 130 Wheeler Road, Newton, MA, United States
Twitter: @ldelia