Library Newsletter

Please return any library books by Friday, May 9.

Overdue notices will go home the following week.

May 1 - School Principal's Day

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

May 11 - Mother's Day

May 23 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (1/2 day)

May 26 - Memorial Day

Thank you for all who participated this year!

Minutes read from October through the end of March

1. Anneliese B. (4th) - 22,554

2. Faith M. (2nd) - 9303

3. Gwyneth N. (5th) - 9289

Jewish American Heritage Month

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

National Mental Health Awareness Month

National Military Appreciation Month

National Get Caught Reading Month

May 5-9 - Teacher Appreciaiton Week

1 - School Prinicipal's Day

1 - National Day of Prayer (Islamic; Christian; Buddhist)

2 - School Lunch Hero Day

3 - Kentucky Derby Day

4 - Star Wars Day

5 - Cinco de Mayo

5 - Buddha Day (Buddhist)

6 - National Teacher's Day

7 - School Nurse Day

8 - Make a Book Day

11 - Buddha Purnima (Buddhist)

11 - Pesach Sheni (Jewish)

12 - Vesak (Buddhist; Hindu)

12 - National Limerick Day

15 - Ms. Holloway's Birthday

16 - Lag BaOmer (Jewish)

16 - National Endangered Species Day

17 - Armed Forces Day

20 - World Bee Day

23 - Last day of school (1/2 day, early release)

24 - National Scavenger Hunt Day

26 - Savitri Amavasya (Hindu)

26 - Memorial Day

31 - World Parrot Day

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

April 28 - May 2 - B week - Completion of BreakoutEDU games

May 5-9 - LAST WEEK OF CLASSES - A week - spring STEM & collaborative activities

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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