Third Annual Picture Book Month Celebration

November 30, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break with your families. I’m happy to be back with my Johnson family today, and to be sharing photos of such a fun event with you! When I started Johnson’s Picture Book Month Celebration in November 2012, I knew that it was a great […]

Family Connection: Resources for Talking to Your Child about Gratitude

November 24, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the air is turning chilly, and the turkeys are flying off of the shelves at grocery stores. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, this is the perfect time to talk to your student about gratitude. This abstract, hard-to-put-your-finger-on concept is such a difficult one for […]

Student Book Review: Luka and Oak’s review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

November 20, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney This student book review was written by Luka and Oak, Johnson Elementary School students, and shared with the library via Google Docs. Luka and Oak drafted and typed the book review independently. Luka and Oak are in the fourth grade.

November is Picture Book Month!

November 16, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Happy Picture Book Month, my friends! Wondering what Picture Book Month is? First and foremost, it’s an excellent excuse to read and reread your favorite children’s books – so you can stop hiding that copy of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus that we all know you read when nobody’s home. (No judging here!) […]

Student Book Review: Ev’s review of Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke

November 2, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke This student book review was written by Ev, a Johnson Elementary School student, and shared with the library via Google Docs. Ev drafted and typed the book review independently. Ev is in the fourth grade.

This Month in Photos: 9/15-9/25

September 25, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

This post is coming to you live from gate D23 at Dulles International Airport – the seat all the way on the back right, closest to the fire extinguisher. (Can you see me waving? I’m in the tired looking one in the green jacket – a 6:15 AM flight departure will do that to you.) I’m […]

How to Win the Golden Shelf Award: For students, by students

August 27, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

New year, new competition – it’s Golden Shelf Award time! You may remember the Golden Shelf Award from its introduction here. Or from my post bragging about it’s 2013-2014 winners, here. Or maybe even my post about its most recent winners here. Or maybe you’re just a fan of giant, shiny, book-shaped trophies. Regardless, I’m […]

2014-2015 Golden Shelf Winners!

June 5, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Congratulations to our 2014-2015 Golden Shelf Award winners, Ms. Rickabaugh’s class! This spunky, spirited, and creative group of students earned the title of Golden Shelf Award Winning class a remarkable seven times this year. That’s a full three more stars than our second place class! Mrs. Rickabaugh’s class worked hard for their victories. This class works hard […]

Johnson End of the Year Events

May 31, 2015.Reading time 12 minutes.

Ready or not, summer is coming! It feels like it was the beginning of November just last week, but somehow there are only 5 more days of school before the end of the year. The last few weeks have been filled to the brim with special events, field trips, and celebrations to mark the closing […]

Help! 283 library books have gone missing!

May 28, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s 9:27 PM. Do you know where your library books are? I’m a little ashamed to admit it but.. I don’t. All materials were due back to the library on May 22nd. Hundreds of overdue notices have been created, printed, sorted, and sent home in Ninja Turtle Backpacks. But there are still 283 books missing […]