Library Newsletter

February Stick with Reading minutes are due! Turn in by Wednesday, Mar 5 at the latest.

March 3-7, 2025

Check out our dress up days.

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Mar. 17-21 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Mar. 24 - student holiday/Staff PD

Runs October - April

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

Dolphin Awareness Month

Women's History Month

Mad for Plaid Month

March Madness

National Reading Month

Read an E-book Month

Youth Art Month

Feb. 28 - Mar 2 - North Texas Irish Festival

Mar. 2-8 - Read an E-Book week

- Read Across America Week

Mar. 15-21 - Down Syndrome Awareness Week

Mar. 16-22 - SPRING BREAK

- American Chocolate Week

- Schools Library Media Center Week

- World Folktales & Fables Week

Mar. 17-23 - International Teach Music Week

Mar. 21-27 - Shakespeare Week

Mar. 1 - Ramadan begins (ISlamic)

Mar. 2 - Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss' Birthday)

Mar. 4 - Mardi Gras

Mar. 5 - Ash Wednesday (Catholic)

- Lent (Christian)

Mar. 7 - Sock Monkey Day

Mar. 8 - National Proofreading Day

Mar. 9 - National Barbie Day

- Daylight Savings ends (Spring forward)

- Ocelot Conseravtion Day

Mar. 13 - Erev Purim (Jewish)

- Holika Dahana (Hindu)

Mar. 14 - Pi Day (3.14)

- Dolyatra (Hindu)

Mar. 15 - Ides of March

- National Corn Dog Day

- Ramakrishna Jayanti (Indian)

Mar. 16 - National Panda Day

Mar. 17 - St. Patrick's Day

Mar. 19 - National Chocolate Caramel Day

Mar. 20 - Spring begins

- Bibliomania Day

- World Storytelling Day

- Hufflepuff Pride Day

Mar. 21 - Slytherin Pride Day;

- World Poetry Day

- World Down Syndrome Day

Mar. 22 - Gryffindor Pride Day

- World Water Day

Mar. 23 - Cuddly Kitten Day

- National Puppy Day

- Ravenclaw Pride Day

Mar. 25 - Tolkien Reading Day

Mar. 26 - Manatee Appreciation Day

Mar. 27 - Scribble Day

Mar. 29 - Mermaid Day

Mar. 30 - National Pencil Day

Mar. 31 - National Crayon Day

- Eid al-Fitr (Islamic)

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

Mar. 3-7 - B week (3-5) - Digital Citizenship game creation

Mar. 10-14 -A week (K-2) - Sonia's Digital World

Mar. 17-21 - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

Mar. 24-28 - B Week (3-5) - DIgital Citizenship game creation

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