Library Newsletter

Dress up as your favorite color!

National Crayon Day is Monday, March 31.

April 1-4 - Ms. Holloway at the Texas Library Association (TLA) Conference

April 8-10 - STAAR Reading (3-5)

April 15 - STAAR Science (5)

April 18 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

April 24 - STAAR Math (4-5)

April 29 - STAAR Math (3)

March Stick with Reading minutes are due! Turn in by Friday, April 4 at the latest.

Runs October - April

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

Click on Pebble Go from your webdesk to check out some of these exciting articles.

School Library Month

Poetry Month

April 6-12 - National Library week

April 7-11 - National Assistant Principal Week

April 21-25 - Public School Volunteer Week

1 - April Fool's Day

2 - Children's Picture Book Day

2 - Paraprofessional's Day

4 - School Librarian Day

9 - Unicorn Day

12 - Drop Everything And Read Day

12 - Passover (Jewish)

13 - Scrabble Day

13 - Palm Sunday (Christian, Catholic)

15 - World Art Day

17 - Haiku Poetry Day

18 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

20 - Easter Sunday (Christian, Catholic)

21 - Kindergarten Day

22 - Earth Day

22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

23 - Administrative Professional's Day

25 - World Penguin Day

28 - Superhero Day; Great Poetry Reading Day

30 - Bugs Bunny Day; Mr. Potato Head Day

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

March 31-April 4 - A week (K-2) - Spring STEM / LEGO challenges (National Crayon Day)

April 7-11 - B week (3-5) - Breakout game creation / Digital Citizenship - STAAR testing

April 14-18 - A week (K-2) - Spring STEM

April 18 - NO SCHOOL Good Friday

April 21-25 - B week (3-5) - Breakout game creation / Digital Citizenship - STAAR testing

April 28 - May 2 - A week (K-2) - Spring STEM

May 5-9 - LAST WEEK OF CLASSES -B week (3-5) - Breakout game creation / Digital Citizenship

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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