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Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram I know some knuckleheads that would love this fun little biography…especially the stories about fireworks 😳🎆 Quick, silly, quintessential Scieszka! #jonscieszka #summerreading A post shared by Ms. Fitz (she/her) (@fitzbetweentheshelves) on Jun 10, 2016 […]
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Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Finishing up with this sci-fi thriller this afternoon. I'm on the edge of my hammock here! A dystopian novel with a unique twist. #youngadult #yalit #ireadya A post shared by Ms. Fitz (she/her) (@fitzbetweentheshelves) […]
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When we last left Lights, Science, ACTION!, the crew was getting their hands dirty (both literally and physically) with allllllll the science. From filmmaking to seed planting, we were knee deep in exciting, real-world science experiences, and loving every minute of it! In case you missed it, Lights, Science, ACTION! is a club offered by […]
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Long, hot days and countdowns to summer vacation can mean only one thing… …it’s BOOKS ON BIKES season! Your favorite group of helmet wearin’, pedal pushin’, popsicle eatin’ librarians and teachers are gearing up for the 2016 summer season. Our summer schedule is now live, and we’re so excited to be starting a new season […]
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Somewhere during the STEAM Team madness, I got an email. Local non-profit Light House Studio had an idea for a workshop that would be perfect for our tech-savvy, ever curious scientists. Would I like a STEAM Team project about movie making and science? Nope. No thanks. I don’t want this to be a part of […]
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When I moved to Charlottesville, I had no idea that it was home to the Virginia Festival of the Book, an annual celebration of all things literature. Through my years here I have attended sessions by authors and illustrators, discussed childrens’ books and non-fiction texts, heard authors read their own work and watched graphic novel […]
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Interested in enrolling your child in STEAM Team? We’ll be hosting another session for rising fourth graders in the fall. Keep your eye on the blog. It’s been awhile since we’ve caught up with the Johnson STEAM Team! Have you been wondering what we’re up to?? We started our session back in February by talking […]
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie by Herobrine Books This Student Book Review was written by Chase, a Johnson Elementary School student, and shared with the library via Google Docs. Chase drafted and typed the book review independently. Chase is in the fourth grade.
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen You should definitely read Hatchet.It is about a boy named Brian Robeson who gets stranded on a deserted island with only a hatchet.He encounters a bear, skunk and porcupine. He survives by eating only birds that he calls fool birds and rabbits. Sometimes he hates it because he gets hurt and […]
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The times, they are a changin’. And I was shocked to see just how fast when I introduced a checkout system on a Chromebase computer earlier this year, which needed to be operated by a mouse. Students of all grades struggled with how to hold the mouse, click the button, hold the cursor still, and […]
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