3Doodler Start

3Doodler Start 

This award-winning kid-safe 3D printing pen has been a big hit here at the Mepham High School Library. Even though this pen is designed for ages 6+, our high school students love how easy it is to use. We started with the 3Doodler Start Essentials 3D Printing Pen Set, which includes a 3Doodler Start Pen (Blue), 2 Packs of 3Doodler Start Plastic, Activity Guide (with over 12 projects) and Micro-USB Charging Cable. We also have the 3Doodler Create which is designed for ages 14+, but the students like the grip better on the 3Doodler Create. We have purchased accessories, such as molds and stencils now that the students have a good idea how to use this device. The 3Doodler  pens are available in the library (behind the circulation desk) for all our students to create. Just ask Ms. Stack or Ms. Gellerman. What will you make?

Mindfulness in the Library

Last year you may recall that we hosted the health classes in the library for our stress-reduction stations (you can read all about it here) and this year we are bringing back a few old favorites and changing some stations up.

Station # 1: Kindness Rocks Project
Station # 2: Board Games - Tic Tac Toe, Jenga, Chess,Checkers, & Rubik's Cubes
Station # 3: Color Me Poster
Station # 4: Button Maker / Origami
Station # 5: 3Doodler Pen / littleBits
Station # 6: Bracelet Making (to support the non-profit Reason2Smile)
Station # 7: Stick Together
Station # 8: Meditation / Virtual Reality

The holidays can be a very stressful time for teens. Most parents are consumed with their own stress this time of year, so teens might not get the level of support that they are accustomed to. It's also the end of the marking period, so some teens might be worried about grades. Most of our seniors are working on college applications as well. This is all very stressful. We need to take time to de-stress. This might be a foreign concept to many of our students. This lesson is designed to teach them to take time to focus on a singular task, to put down the electronics, and to spend time talking to their peers. It is 42-minutes for them to decompress. The thing I love most about this day is that everyone (usually) leaves with a smile on their face. They seem a little more relaxed and ready to take on the day.

Kindness Rocks

Some rocks from the Kindness Rocks ELITE event. 

Mepham students always find a way to give back. This past Monday, students showed up to the Mepham MakerSpace in the school library to paint rocks for the Kindness Rocks Project. We plan to place the rocks all around Mepham High School. Students are encouraged to take one when you need it, or share it with a friend.

Kindness Rocks Project

The Kindness Rocks Project is designed to "cultivate connections within communities and lift others up through simple acts of kindness." In honor of the release of founder, Megan Murphy's new book,
A Pebble for Your Thoughts: How One Kindness Rock At the Right Moment Can Change Your Life, we are hosting a Kindness Rocks Project here in the school library on Monday, November 19th at 2:15 pm. The Kindness Rocks Project encourages people to spread positivity by leaving a rock with an inspirational saying in public for someone to find. So come paint your own rock to leave around Mepham High School. All materials will be provided. It is an ELITE event. You can sign up here to attend.

Kindness Rocks Project @MephamHS

About the book (being released on November 15): 

It all started with a single stone on a beach in Cape Cod and now spans the globe. The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, is based on the profound truth that one message at the right moment can change someone’s day, their outlook, and, indeed, their whole life. The messages on these thoughtful pebbles take many forms: gratitude, affirmations, encouragement, and offers of hope—all signposts along the way for someone to find at exactly the right time.

Starbooks

Mepham Library Bulletin Board

We have a new bulletin board up outside the Mepham Library with one book selection from various genres. Stop by the library for more recommendations or browse our fiction section with genres labels on the book's spines.

Here are the ones listed on the bulletin board:
Memoir: Educated by Tara Westover
Realistic Fiction: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Mystery: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
Humor: Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy
Biography:Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman

Action: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

Dystopian: American War by Omar El Akkad
Novel in Verse: Swing by Kwame Alexander
Mythology: Bull by David Elliott
Thriller: Hidden Pieces by Paula Stokes
Romance: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Poetry: For Every One by Jason Reynolds

LBGTQIA+: What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Sports: Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History by Mike Pesca
Science Fiction: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Historical Fiction: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Horror: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
Non-fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Classic: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Play: The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Classic Retelling: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Coming of Age: The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan