December Stick with Reading minutes are due! Turn in by Friday January, 12 at the latest.

Jan. 8 - SchoolMessenger Automated calls for overdue books

Jan. 15 - MLK Holiday - No School

Jan. 30 - 100th Day of School

Runs October - April

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

Jan 1 - New Year's Day

Jan 4 - National Trivia Day

Jan 5 - National Bird Day

Jan 9 - National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Jan 13 - National Sticker Day; Lohri (Hindu)

Jan 15 - MLK Day - NO SCHOOL; Makar Sankranti (Hindu); Pongalm (Hindu)

Jan 18 - National Thesaurus Day & National Winnie the Pooh Day

Jan 20 - Penguin Appreciation Day

Jan 22 - National Polka Dot Day

Jan 24 - Library Shelfie Day

Jan 25 - Mahayana New Year (Buddhist); Thaipusam (Hindu)

Jan 27 - National Chocolate Cake Day

Jan 29 - National Puzzle Day

Jan 30 - 100th Day of School

Jan 31 - National Hot Chocolate Day

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

Jan 8-12 - NO CLASSES

Jan 16-19 - B Week (3-5) - Story retelling through coding

- MLK holiday on Jan 15 - NO SCHOOL

Jan 22-26 - A Week (K-2) - Bee Bot Coding and collaborative stations

Jan 29 - Feb 2 - B Week (3-5) - Library SKills review (scavenger hunt)

- Jan 30 is 100th Day of School

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AldridgeOcelots/
Twitter: @AldridgeOcelots