@oplibraryNPSD

Gotta appreciate a principal who remembers you grew up with @EatnPark too and brings you one from his recent visit to the ‘Burgh! Thanks @Mr_Jon_Winkle for the @steelers themed #SmileyCookie! #HereWeGo

The pink and green Olympic Day battle has already started in the library. After enjoying #TooTallHouses , first graders tried to outdo each other with index cards for the tallest structure. Lots of great ideas and teamwork! #STEM #OlympicDay

Our fourth graders have been hosting Kindergarten students for buddy reading. Perfect spot to do it; think our beloved #MissSobotkin would approve.🥹 @OPFabinFifth @cbortnichak @Kellyrice26

Wrapping up ancient civilization research with some #Stem. Ziggurats and cuneiform writing! @6thGradeSquad @DeNpsd

Turns out I’m really NOT smarter than a 5th grader! Ss in ⁦@OPFabinFifth⁩ challenged me to #Jeopardy and I, uh, lost.😬

We were some #LuckyDuck (s) today! Not only did #GregPizzoli create artwork just for Ss in @Op2ndGrade , Kindergarten students in @cbortnichak snagged some of his rarely available books to borrow!

@LaurieCorrNPSD @OakPark_NPSD ❤️

All kids love a good read aloud… especially when it’s from a mystery reader! Tuesday afternoons are our favorite! Who will be our next mystery reader?❤️📚@OakPark_NPSD

@jroth080 @PSLA_News @NWElementary @NPSD @NPSD_foundation Yay! Well deserved! So grateful to be your colleague!

I'm beyond excited to share that I won the 2025 Pennsylvania School Library Innovator of the Year Award for Teaching and Learning. I will be accepting my award in April at the @PSLA_News Conference. I will be sure to make @NWElementary, @NPSD, @NPSD_foundation proud!

Perfect day for our #STEM projects! Ss in @kristendalton_ made a variety of bridges to conclude our transportation research and @Op2ndGrade worked on their animal habitats! #InventorsDay

Ss in @Op2ndGrade capped off the end of their #baldeagle research by enjoying this live cam from #FriendsofBigBearValley. A K student from @cbortnichak noticed the feed when he came for class and asked if I knew that there was a football team named the @Eagles. Who knew? 😏

Our yearly endeavor… this year they stepped it up with @GordonRamsay on the wishlist.😋 @LaurieCorrNPSD

Doing some collection development at the @strandbookstore . Glad to see some titles we have and found some to add to our next order! 📚📚

Love that these Ss in ⁦@cbortnichak⁩ enjoyed these #Caldecott books so much when we read them together , they wanted to borrow them to read again!

Warms the ♥️ to see a member of @6thGradeSquad teach a younger #OPShark a new (to him 😏) game! Love the patience she showed ; his smile says it all!

Ss in @LaurieCorrNPSD started their biography research unit by enjoying Martin’s Big Words(on his actual birthday) by @RappaportDoreen and @BryanCo39521932 . Then we used #PebbleGo by @CapstonePub to start our research!

A little team building and communication skills to start the new year. Ss in @OPFabinFifth used some unique strategies to build their structures. Some recalled the challenge from 4th grade with @Kellyrice26 and we took it up a notch with a no-hands version. Lots of laughs!

@Mr_Jon_Winkle 🤔😂.

@oplibrarynpsd Traffic seems extra heavy today. Almost like there is a special event coming up or something 😂

Another shout out to my librarian (@oplibrarynpsd) who coached me into driving NYC with no fear or anxiety. Tip: the Pennsylvania plate on the car makes you a “tourist” and allows for stupid mistakes 😂. #NYC #NYE2025

Tiny bit late for @hourofcode but Ss in @kristendalton_ got started the non-tech way! First we enjoyed #HowToCatchAnElf by @WallysBooks, and then we sequenced the plot, a great precursor to coding skills!

Ss in @6thGradeSquad and @DeNpsd were diligent in their #DigitalCompass lessons, earning the privilege of extra #DesignThinking time. ❤️the teamwork and problem solving—looking forward to the gasps from the other classes! Update: ALL five other classes respected their work!