We read Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and students drew their favorite puppet for the parade! Holabird STEM Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP

Sweet notes from my sweet students! ❤️you make my job the BEST job in the world! Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP

Love when I see students enjoying books together! ❤️ 📚❤️ Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP

On this heart-filled day, I’m sharing this drawing of mine that celebrates the importance of school libraries (complete, of course, with a well-funded, certified librarian!). I’m grateful I get to spend my day with PreK thru 4th graders in a school library in Grand Rapids, MI. 💛

Happy Valentine's Day! 🥰

Caught students reading! ❤️📚Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP

5th graders presented award-winning book trailers in library class! Love Reading is Lit! Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School BCPS LMP Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP ❤️📚❤️

So why is the Simple View of Reading simple but simultaneously complex? Well it's simple because it confirmed that both decoding and language comprehension are necessary for reading success. It's complex because acquiring and integrating all the parts is very complex! 👇

GLOW Reading was a success @ Holabird MS to celebrate Read Across America Week! ❤️📚🌟 Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP Mr. D

A sweet note from a sweet student! ❤️Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP BCPS LMP

Love my students! ❤️🤗 Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns @MrsBallardHSP

From having snowballs and signing T-shirts to 5th grade graduation today, we will truly miss you! Keep SOARing, have a great summer, and don’t forget to read!!!! 📚❤️🦅Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Melanie Kearns Karen Ballard

My sister and I were here many years ago! One of the best places I’ve ever visited!

From library scavenger hunts, learning about online safety, and of course, checking out books, it was a great September! #lovemyjob 📚❤️🍂 Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Yalonda Booker Karen Ballard

What a librarian loves to hear from a student… Mrs. Levengood, this is the BEST book I’ve ever read. I’m not done reading it. Can I check it out again? ❤️📙📘❤️ #lovemystudents #lovemyjob Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Yalonda Booker Karen Ballard

My 4th grade students completed a service project in library where they wrote letters to the military or donated items to a local animal shelter. They were committed to both projects and am amazed at how compassionate and thoughtful they are! BCPS LMP Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Yalonda Booker

My 5th grade students created a 6-page graphic novel on a historical figure during library using Wixie! They worked really hard and I am proud of their effort! BCPS LMP Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Yalonda Booker Karen Ballard

Thank you to Ms.Miele’s 4th grade class for making cards for me for School Librarian Appreciation Day. I love teaching you and you are the reason why I love my job ! ❤️📚❤️ Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School Yalonda Booker BCPS LMP

"Studies conducted over the past two decades, both in Colorado and nationwide, show that students in schools with endorsed librarians score better on standardized achievement tests in reading, compared with students in schools without endorsed librarians." AASL AISLEd

Thank you BrainPOP for my wonderful prizes! Loved the back to school webinar and can’t wait to share the new platform with my students! Holabird STEM/Middle: A Community School BCPS LMPET Yalonda Booker