Making Holiday Wishes Come True!

The fourth annual Craft Fair will take place on Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday, December 23 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. We have all new crafts this year! Participants can learn to design their own headbands and bracelets. We will once again have crocheting lessons. You can make wonderful gifts just in time for the holidays. The money that we raise always goes to a worthy cause. This year the funds collected will be given to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Art Museum Image Gallery

This new database from H.W. Wilson, houses a collection of art images and related multimedia (rights-cleared for educational use) gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world. This is a password-protected database that our school subscribes to, so please stop by the library to get the username and password.

Just in Time for Holiday Shopping!

Our fourth annual Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the school library from Monday, November 30 - Wednesday, December 2 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Our “ONE for BOOKS” donations will raise money to purchase books for children’s charities, including Toys for Tots, Kids in Distressed Situations Inc., and National Center for Family Literacy. Books enrich our student’s lives – and we all reap the benefits.

Study Guides and Strategies

Since 1996, the Study Guides and Strategies Website has been researched, authored, maintained and supported by Joe Landsberger as an international, learner-centric, educational public service. Permission is granted to freely copy, adapt, and distribute individual Study Guides in print format in non-commercial educational settings that benefit learners. Please be aware that the Guides welcome, and are under, continuous review and revision.

Some of the topics include:

• Time Management
• Problem solving/Decision-making
• Learning
• Learning with others
• Online learning/ communicating
• Thinking
• Studying
• Classroom participation
• Reading
• Research
• Project management
• Preparing for Tests
• Taking Tests
• Writing Basics
• Writing Types
• Vocabulary/spelling
• Math
• Science and Technology

FLASH POWER!

Do you have the power of a flash drive? A flash drive is a data storage device that can hold all your Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoints, Publisher documents, images, music, videos and more. You no longer need to send documents back and forth through email. A flash drive is about the size of your thumb and fits easily into backpacks and pockets!

Flash drives are now on sale in the school library for $10 each! The money raised helps support the activities of the National English Honor Society. These 2GB maroon and silver flash drives are designed with a very attractive Mepham H.S. Pirates logo and keychain. Get yours while supplies last!

Read Beyond Reality @ your library®

Today’s teens seem to have less and less free time, and there are increasingly more activities for them to take part in during what little leisure time they have. That is why it’s important to encourage teens to set aside some time to read. Teen Read Week is Oct. 18-24, with a theme of Read Beyond Reality @ your library, encouraging teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.

Parents of teens are encouraged to celebrate Teen Read Week at home. Mrs. Stack offers these ideas:

• Visit the public or school library with your teen to attend a program or to check out books.
• Set aside time each night for the family to read.
• Give books or magazine subscriptions to your teen as a gift or reward.
• Share your favorite book with your teen.
• Surf the web with your teen to learn about new books or authors. A good place to start is YALSA's Booklist's page.
• Join a book discussion group at your public library.

Author Returns to His Roots

Yesterday after school, Lee Krinsky, a '97 Mepham graduate and first-time author returned to his old stomping ground. The National English Honor
Society (NEHS) hosted an author visit in the school library with a book discussion, Q&A, book raffle, and book signing. This event was our best-attended author visit so far with over 130students in attendance. Five students were randomly-selected to receive a paperback copy of Krinsky's novel.

Tragically, like one of the main characters in Krinsky's novel, The Longest Fall, one of the runners from the Wellington C. Mepham High School cross country team died in Krinsky’s junior year. The NEHS presented Krinsky with a check for $100 towards the Troy Depass Scholarship Fund. Each year this fund awards $500 each to a male and female student from Wellington C. Mepham High School. In order to raise additional funds for this scholarship, Krinsky is selling t-shirts with the "Atlantic" logo (the team from the book). To purchase a t-shirt, please see Ms. Stack in school library.