First Newsletter

It is so important to share what you and your students are doing in the library with parents and stakeholders.  I do this via a Smore newsletter which I try to send out monthly or bimonthly.  I highlight what STUDENTS have been doing in the library.  Not only do I share this with parents, I also share this with my staff, other teacher librarians in my district, my AEA and district administrators including the superintendent. 

Kindness Week

This week was Kindness Week at my school and it was planned and implemented by a 5th/6th grade Girl Scout Troop!  They planned the entire week which included classroom presentations tailored to different grade levels, making signs to hang all over the building, some sidewalk chalk love for all to see and even breakfast for the teachers!  They talked a lot about how to fill other people's buckets and had a competition among grade levels to see who could fill up their classroom bucket with acts of kindness!

To top it all off they donated ALL of the books the used in their classroom presentations to the library! The future is bright with student's like these in the world!

Follow Your Path...

This is my 10th year as an elementary school Teacher Librarian! I can't even believe it's been TEN years! At the end of the last year I decided to take a leap and make a change, switching to a different school in my district.

This was a huge decision for me.  I had been at my previous school for eight of the nine years I had been a TL and I definitely called Kirkwood my home away. The staff played an integral part in shaping the educator that I am today (cheesy, I know but 100% true). Long story, short it was going to be hard to leave.

Well, an opportunity presented itself that just seemed like it was meant to be.  After getting the job at my new school, Garner Elementary I just knew I was making the right decision.  It felt as if this job had been waiting for me.  I knew it was going to be a new challenge, but one that I was ready for, and one that I needed. 

Now the school year has started and things are a bit crazy and hectic and all new, but I feel refreshed and renewed with my practice, I feel like I am headed into one of the best years yet and I can't wait to see what this year brings!