January Stick with Reading minutes are due! Turn in by Friday, February 9 at the latest.

Feb. 26 - Mar. 1

Check out our dress up days.

Cick the image to the left.

Feb. 12 - SchoolMessenger Automated calls for overdue books

Feb. 19 - President's Day - No School

Feb. 20 - Staff Professional Development day - No School for students

Feb. 29 - Leap Day - extra day in the month of February

Last week of Feb. (2/26-3/1) - Read Across America Week (Dress Up Days)

Runs October - April

• track minutes read each day
• turn in minutes sheet at the end of the month
• prizes for top readers EACH MONTH

National Heart Month

National Library Lover's Month

Black History Month

Feb. 4-10 - CHildren's Author & Illustrators week

Feb. 5-9 - National School Counselor's Week

Feb. 12-16 - National Random Acts of Kindness week

Feb. 26 - Mar. 1 - Read Across America Week

Feb. 1 - National Texas Day

Feb. 2 - Groundhog Day; Wear RED Day

Feb. 8 - Isra and Mi'raj (Islamic)

Feb. 9 - National Pizza Day

Feb. 10 - Lunar New Year - Year of the Dragon

Feb. 11 - Superbowl Sunday

Feb. 13 - Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday); Paczki Day

Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day; Ash Wednesday (Catholic); Lent (Christian); Vasant Panchami (Hindu)

Feb. 15 - Nirvana Day (Buddhist)

Feb. 17 - National Random Acts of Kindness Day

Feb. 20 - National Love Your Pet Day

Feb. 26 - National Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Feb. 27 - National Polar Bear Day

Feb. 29 - Leap Day

This board was created by Shannon Miller. There are many fun things to do here.

Feb. 5-9 - A week (K-2) - Bee Bot Coding and collaborative stations

Feb. 12-16 - B week (3-5) - Library SKills review (scavenger hunt) &/or Research

Feb. 19-23 - NO CLASSES - 2/19 (Holiday), 2/20 (Staff PD)

Feb. 26 - Mar. 1 - A Week (K-2) - Bee Bot Coding and collaborative stations

Library Classes alternate with Guidance & Couseling classes. There is an A week schedule & a B week schedule.

Library is open daily from 7:35 - 3:30.

ALL books are checked out for TWO weeks. Please help your child to be responsible & remember to return their library books. Books can be returned before the next library day. There is a black book return cart in the front lobby & a red book return cart in the K-1 hallway. Book can be returned here before school and throughout the day.

Grade - Check-out Limit

KG - 1

1 - 1; 2 by 2nd semester

2 - 2

3 - 3

4 - 3

5 - 3

I have been a Librarian since 2013. I have been in education since 1998. I have taught 3rd grade, 1st grade, & technology applications before becoming a library media specialist. Along with being a certified School Librarian, I am certified in Elementary 1-8, ESL, Information Processing Technologies I (PK-12), & All-Level Music (PK-12).

Bachelor of Music Education (BME) - Tulsa University

Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) w/ an emphasis in Educational Technology - Southern Methodist University

Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS or MLS) - Texas Woman's University

Certification in Archives & Special Collections - University of Southern Mississippi

Email: michelle.holloway@pisd.edu
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/aldridge
Location: 720 Pleasant Valley Lane, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 469-752-0027
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Twitter: @AldridgeOcelots