The library participated in this year's door decorating contest. The SADD Club has hosted the Doors for a Cause for the last two years to raise money for the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. One of the stipulations of the contest is that a hidden pirate must be part of the scene. Can you find ours?
Please join us after school on December 12th in the Mepham MakerSpace to craft your own holiday ornament from plastic cups and permanent markers. All materials are provided and all students are welcome to attend. Please sign up here.
On Monday, December 5, 2022, all students are welcome to join us in the school library after school to craft holiday cards for our local first responders. Let's show some love and support to those that care for us. All supplies will be provided including stickers, card stock, markers, crayons, glitter(!), holiday music, and so much more
Tomorrow (November 30th) the Mepham Book Club will meet to discuss our second book, Internment by Samira Ahmed. Snacks and bookmarks are available for participants. We will also choose our next book club read. It's never too late to join. All students are welcome.
On Monday. November 7th after school in the library, students will have the opportunity to decorate placemats that will be placed into the gift basket for our families in need from the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. This event draws students to contribute and give back to their community every year. As always, all materials are provided and all students are welcome. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Stack.
Tomorrow the Mepham Book Club will meet to discuss our first book, Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Snacks and bookmarks are available for participants. We will also choose our next book club read. You don't want to miss it.
Mepham's Book Club is back for year 2. We are excited to have new students join our literary circle. Our first meeting will be held in the school library on Wednesday, September 28th. Students - please join our Google Classroom; the code is below. Snacks will be provided and books will be distributed.
Back in 2017, we had a series of posts celebrating the school's 80th anniversary. The posts were throwbacks of photographs from past Mepham High School yearbooks, articles from the school newspaper, The Buccaneer, and artifacts from the alumni association. Mepham High School has such a rich history and we are lucky enough to be able to share that with you here.
I recently came across the salary schedule for Mepham High School for faculty from September 1936. Two items really stood out to me. First, there were so few teachers (obviously because there were fewer students back then). Second, do you notice which teacher was paid the most and which teacher was paid the least?
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| Salary Schedule for Mepham High School, September 1936 |
We have many new books for Fall 2022 including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, short stories, and graphic novels. There is something for everyone. Stop by to find your next favorite book!
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| Mepham High School Library Bulletin Board |
Welcome Pirates! My name is Mrs. Stack and I am the librarian here at Mepham High School. We are so happy to have you back with us this year and also want to welcome our new pirates - the Class of 2026!
The school library has a lot of resources to offer you, including books, computers, printers, school supplies, magazines, newspapers, online resources (databases), a 3D printer, scanners, charging stations and so much more! So if you are an old friend or a new student, stop by to say hello. Students are allowed to come to the library during any free period, during their lunch period, or after school. We are open on Mondays and Fridays until 3:30 PM and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 4:30 PM (unless otherwise noted on our doors). Mrs. Gellerman, the library clerk, and I are here to serve you. If you need any help, please let us know.
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| Maddie |
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| Maddie with her handler, Gail |
On Monday, May 9, 2022, the Mepham High School Library's MakerSpace will be hosting an ELITE Event after school. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to create suncatchers from plastic cups. By using permanent makers on #6 plastics, also known as polystyrene, we can bake them in the oven on broil and they melt down flat, creating our beautiful suncatchers. All materials will be provided and all students are welcome to attend. Let's start spring off right! Sign up by scanning the QR code or clicking this link here.
On April 13, 2022, I had the opportunity to attend the Long Island Diversity and Collaborative Knowledge Institute at Huntington Town Hall. This full-day workshop was designed to facilitate and foster collaboration between K-12 educators and those working in local museums, archives, libraries, and other cultural organizations that collect, preserve, and make accessible historical records. We had the opportunity to come together for a day of professional learning and knowledge sharing with the goal of working on ways to facilitate better channels of communication between teachers and custodians of local primary sources. We also explored and learned about the different ways historical records can be used in the classroom. The keynote speaker, Josephine Smith, Cultural Educator, Shinnecock Indian Education Program, spoke about the importance of viewing documents with a critical eye. We are continuing to brainstorm ways to bring historical societies and primary documents into our schools. Stay tuned for some fun creative ideas coming to Bellmore.
On April 11, 2022, after school in the library, we will be hosting an ELITE Event for National Poetry Month. All materials will be supplied and all students are welcome to attend. Sign up by scanning the QR code on the bottom of the flyer or by clicking here.
It's National Poetry Month and we are celebrating in the Mepham High School Library! On Monday, April 11th join us after school in the library to make your own Library Card Poem. Don't know what that means? Neither do we. It can be anything you want it to be. We will supply old-fashioned library cards and writing implements (pen, pencil, marker, crayon, colored pencil, etc.) and you write down your poem. When you are finished, you can take it with you or we can display it in the library. Perhaps you will write a sonnet or a haiku. It's entirely up to you!
About National Poetry Month:
Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry's important place in our lives.
Mepham's Book Club will meet in the library after school on Wednesday, April 27th to discuss Every Day by David Levithan. All students are welcome to attend this book club. Snacks will be provided.
This week we are featuring some hidden gems from Follett in an effort to "get students to read what they want - and how they want - to foster a lifelong love of reading." #AllBooksForAllKids
Follett's About the Book allows viewers to hear from authors about their background and inspiration behind some of their popular books. With over 17 videos there is something for everyone!
This week we are featuring some hidden gems from Follett in an effort to "get students to read what they want - and how they want - to foster a lifelong love of reading." #AllBooksForAllKids
Do you love books and want to know more about them from the authors that write them? Follett's Behind the Book gives you that glimpse in short videos ranging in time from 3 minutes to 14 minutes. There are over 52 videos to take a look at. We linked the ones that are specific to young adult authors, but Follett also features elementary and middle-grade authors as well.
Check out Follett's First Chapter Fridays! Looking for your next title, but don't know what to read? Over on Follett's First Chapter Fridays you can listen to authors read the first chapter of their books! Running time ranges from 4 minutes to over 30 minutes depending on the book title. All grade levels and interests are presented. Click here for titles specifically for high school students.
Submit your original poetry, short stories, essays, artwork, or photography on the theme below to win a prize and the chance to be published! Use the QR code to submit your piece.
This year for Women's History Month, student-teacher Mrs. Hirsch choose to feature graphic novels (illustrated texts) written by or about women. Check out our display. If you are looking for more titles, just ask!
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| Mepham High School Library Women's Herstory Month Display |
Students used their knowledge of photography to create Bento Box inspired images using symbols and imagery from their favorite books. The results are some of the most beautiful book recommendations you could ask for.
Mepham High School Library student-teacher, Mrs. Hirsch, devised a lesson plan to use with Mrs. Desmond's Photography 4 students using Thinglink in conjunction with their Book Bento Boxes. What is Thinglink? Thinglink allows you to add text, images, links, and video to any image using tags. Students uploaded an image of their Book Bento Boxes to Thinglink and then created tags for the book and each artifact. Once they had their image uploaded they could change the layout and icons for each of the tags. Each student was required to write a book summary and/or review. They also had to tag each artifact with an explanation for why they selected it and how it is important to the story. When they were finished creating these interactive tabs, they were able to download a QR code and import it (along with their original photo) to our Book Bento Gallery Slideshow. Here are a few examples of how they turned out!
Mr. Acthziger's 9th-grade classes created book tweets this week with library student teacher, Mrs. Hirsch. A book tweet is a short book summary or review written in tweet form. Students used hashtags to emphasize key phrases that hint at the story, and were required to include the book title and author’s name. It was a challenge to create the tweet in 280 characters or less, but Mrs. Hirsch provided the students with some great tips listed below.
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| Instructions were given to students |
Keep it short:
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| Example from student teacher |
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