Scholastic Book Fair, planning box arrives

Among this past week’s highlights: the Scholastic Book Fairs planning box arrived at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Just a few more weeks, and the library will be transformed into a bookstore for the duration of fair. I’m looking forward to the book fair and accompanying “Literacy Week.” And I appreciate the hard work of the many volunteers that make these events possible.

Bullying, a cultural ‘norm’ that I hope to eliminate

As I’ve previously mentioned, I am taking a child development course, and this week, the class has been discussing the influence of culture on children.

Asked what value or cultural practice that we would like to eliminate, my answer is that I’d like to eliminate bullying in all spheres of society.

Love of libraries, a value that I hope to pass on

In our class discussion of “culture,” we were asked this week, what aspects of our culture do we want to keep alive by passing on to the next generation? My answer is that, through my work in a school library, I hope to instill a love of reading in the young people I serve. I hope to create library “repeat customers,” and encourage students’ lifelong learning through support and use of libraries. This directly hearkens back to the benefits I’ve gained from libraries, and what I consider the “advantage” of being raised by a person who considered it important that I be given access to the library.

Cultural upbringing, its effect on who I am today

A class discussion this week asked me to consider a way that I was influenced by my cultural upbringing. What came to mind for me were my mother’s efforts to bring me to our local library, and to take me to live performances.

Escuelas charter del SRCS: solicitudes para lotería

(En español / In Spanish)
Desde el Boletín de noticias del Santa Rosa City Schools para enero 2019: Se aceptarán solicitudes para la lotería para Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, y las otras escuelas charter del distrito, entre el 15 de enero y el 15 de febrero del 2019.

(En inglés / In English)​
From Santa Rosa City Schools’ newsletter for January 2019: Lottery applications for Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, and other district charter schools, are being accepted from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, 2019.