Week in Review: 5/6-5/10

We had to be _{very quiet} this week in the library to avoid disturbing the diligent AP test takers. Take a look at how they reorganized the space.

We’re confident the students tried their best and were trained well, and we’re so proud of all their hard work this year. Next week will conclude AP testing in the library, and then we’ll be back to our bookish business. In the meantime, we did carve out some time for activities even while sequestered away in our office.

Throughout the week we got goodies galore from the Parents’ Association as part of staffulty appreciation week. We certainly felt spoiled this week with sumptuous smoothies, energizing espresso drinks, parfait buffets, and much more beyond! They even put up some cute stars on our door. Hollywood Walk of Fame here we come!

We had a visitor on Wednesday! Librarian Sarah Davis from the Viewpoint School in Calabasas stopped by for a tour and a chat. It was such a fun opportunity for comparing notes and collaborating with another 6-12th grade independent school librarian.

We uncovered something shocking on Thursday. In spite of the donut theme Ms. Melinson’s adivsory has taken on this year, neither Kamron nor Ashly are particularly fond of donuts. (Both still ate the donuts that Linda brought for Advisory this week.)

On Friday we celebrated the Librarian for a Day winner, 5th grader Emmett. He and Ms. Michel had a fun-filled day of checking out books to students, reading aloud to kindergartners, quiet reading with the head of the school Lee Thomsen, and more! We enjoyed a very serious business lunch with him and three of his friends in the Conference Room. We discussed such consequential topics as which roller coaster is the best to ride multiple times in a row and whether we have a secret rooftop pool somewhere on campus.

Have a wonderful sunny weekend Country Day. We’ll see you back next week!

Weeks in Review: 2/26-3/1 and 3/4-3/8

We were a librarian down the last week of February and never felt more aware and grateful of everything Ms. Melinson does to keep this ship afloat.

Mr. Wells and Mr. Comer’s US History classes stopped in for some learning about databases, primary and secondary sources, and annotations. They’re gearing up and getting started on research for their final paper, an essay on a topic of interest to them from the late 20th century. Students are looking into some interesting areas of research, including the rise of Surrealist art following WW2, the significance of the famous boxer changing his name from Cassius Clay to Mohammad Ali, and the lavender scare of the 1950s.

Tuesday was the 100th day of school, so we got to witness an adorable parade circling our library.

At lunch on Wednesday the Black Student Union hosted their Living Legends panel here in the library. The event shone light on a few of the remarkable Black leaders we have here in the Sacramento community, including Rob Archie, the owner of Urban Roots; former basketball star and current coach David Ancrum; Lynette Hall (’99), the Community Engagement Manager with the City of Sacramento. The panel was moderated by Sundiata Dumisani of the BSU and Dr. Christian Bradford.

Friday was our favorite library event of the year, Read Across Country Day! We built a blanket fort in the Bermuda Triangle, cleared away all the tables to make room for cushy comfy reading spots, and offered tea and hot cocoa to all our patrons. Then, from 2-2:15 everyone on campus dropped what they were doing to read for pleasure. Huzzah for the celebration of reading and all the joy it can bring!

Throughout the day, we also caught sight of Waldo in some fun locations. Did you see them anywhere, Country Day?

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This Monday, we finally got our librarian back, so if you heard celebratory whoops, now you know the source. The APUSH classes joined us on both Monday and Tuesday for the kick off of their own spring project, also looking at databases, historical source classifications, and article annotation.

Tuesday we held High School book club, so if you’d like to know more about what we discussed be sure to check out the post about it here.

Wednesday was the C-Day meeting for Juniors. Ms. Perla spoke with them about narrowing down which schools they will be applying to come Autumn. Apparently 45 schools is too many.

On Thursday, the Candy Fairy appeared to deliver sweets to all the advisories who sent us selfies of them reading during the all school read on Read Across Country Day. Click through the slideshow to see some of our readers in action!

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Happy Friday, Country Day, and happy International Women’s Day! We hope the students appreciate their three day weekend. You could always check out one of our thousands of books authored by women to celebrate the important contributions women make in our society.

Week in Review 2/12-2/16

This week the Matthews Library was full to bursting with activity and bustling with students.

The 7th graders in Ms. Kahn’s class came by again this week, although none came be-costumed this time. They continued their research on thinkers during the enlightenment period, this time connecting it to present day issues.

On Tuesday, the second graders of room 2C sang to the library assistant, Ms. Z-S. They were so cute! A big thank you to Ms. Melinson for ordering the singing telegram.

We held a Book Club meeting on Wednesday, and talked a bit about Valentines Day reads. Check out our Book Club post here for a more in depth description of what we discussed. As it was both Valentines Day and Wednesday, we caught plenty of students wearing pink.

On Thursday, the 6th grade got to hear from another professional in a scientific career. Valerie Termini, the chief deputy director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, spoke to the students about working in wildlife ecology.

Most importantly, on Friday we added a new picture to our pets of Country Day wall. Thank you Sarah Parrish for the contribution!

We did it, Country Day! We made it to another vacation. We hope you enjoy the week off immensely. See you back at the end of February, and get ready for Read Across Country Day on March 1st!