Library Newsletter

November Minutes DUE DEC 2! Right when we get back from break.

Keep tracking for December!

1. READ!

2. Track the number of minutes you read each night on your reading log.

3. Have a parent or guardian sign off on your totals

4. Turn the minute log in at the end of each month for a chance to win additional prizes

300 minutes - pencil

600 minutes - water bottle sticker

900 minutes - brag tag (like a spirit stick)

Every 300 minutes after 900 is another Brag Tag. (ie. 1500 min = 3 different tags)

The images below are linked to the documents. Click on the log sheet to download and print.

Log reading minutes with our Beanstack app.

• Use the app in webdesk for SSO (single sign on). This logs you in automatically.
• Scan the QR code to add the Beanstack Tracker app to your device.

A week - Hour of Code (unplugged); maybe beebots

B week - Hour of Code (unplugged); library skills, beebots

No library classes - Book Exchange ONLY

Cat Lovers Month

Month of Giving

Safe Toys & Gifts Month

Dec 8-12 -- Computer Science Education Week

Dec 25 - Jan 5 -- Twelve Days of Christmas

1 - Antarctica Day

1 - National Pie Day

1 - Cyber Monday

2 - World Computer LIteracy Day

2 - National Special Education Day

3 - Advent begins (Catholic)

4 - International Cheetah Day

4 - Wildlife Conservation Day

5 - Walt Disney Day

6 - Mitten Tree Day

6 - St. Nicholas Day

7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

7 - Hanukkah begins (Jewish)

8 - Bohdi Day (Buddhist)

National Brownie Day

9 - National Llama Day

9 - Lost and Found Day

10 - Dewey Decimal System Day

11 - National App Day

12 - Poinsettia Day

13 - National Cocoa Day

13 - St Lucias Day (Catholic)

14 - International Monkey Day

15 - National Cupcake Day

16 - Las Posadas (Catholic)

16 - Stupid Toy Day

17 - Wright Brothers Day

18 - Answer the Phone like Buddy the Elf Day

19 - Ugly Sweater Day (3rd Friday in Dec)

20 - Go Caroling Day

21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

21 - National Crossword Puzzle Day

22 - Mathematics Day

23 - Festivus

24 - National Eggnog Day

25 - Christmas (Cathiolic, Christian)

26 - Kwanzaa begins

26 - National Candy Cane Day

27 - Visit the Zoo Day

28 - National Chocolate Candy Day

30 - National Bacon Day

31 - New Year's Eve

I have been a Librarian since 2013. I have been in education since 1999. 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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