Wife, mom, school librarian, traveler, reader, Zumba Instructor
Highland Park, IL
Joined March 2012
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Happy Narwhal Day! “In an ocean full of fish, be a narwhal!” Thank you author Candace Fleming for visiting and sharing your latest book with us. We learned so much about narwhals! #112Leads #sherwoodshines112 @SherwoodPandas
Bittersweet last library classes with our amazing 5th graders. I will miss them dearly.😞They loved finding out the very first book they checked out in kindergarten and their total # of books checked out. I wish them all the best! 🐼❤️@SherwoodPandas #112Leads #sherwoodshines112
We are down to the Final 4. I’ll let you know which books win! 📚❤️@SherwoodPandas #sherwoodshines112 #112Leads
We are having so much fun with iREAD and our Wonka/Candyland theme: Reading Is Sweet! Spirit days, Flashlight Fridays before school and grade level weekly trophies to the classes reading the most each week are just some of the fun things happening! #112Leads @112foundation
Check out these amazing 2nd and 3rd place pumpkins from our book character pumpkin contest! Congrats to our winners! Thank you to our families for participating! We had a record 156 pumpkins this year!! Way to go Pandas! #112Leads @SherwoodPandas #sherwoodshines112
All students have voted and it was such a hard choice. They were all so good! Congrats to our pumpkin contest 1st place winners in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 and Family. Such creative pumpkins! #112Leads #Sherwoodshines112 @SherwoodPandas
We had a fun morning with the amazing author/illustrator duo Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson! Our students loved to see the process of writing & illustrating graphic novels. Thank you @thebookstall for coordinating this visit for us! @SherwoodPandas #112Leads #SherwoodShines112
We had the BEST time with Caldecott Honoree author/illustrator @BRENDAN_WENZEL! We learned so much about animals &loved watching our ideas come to life in a drawing!We appreciate the extra time you took to draw an illustration in EVERY book you signed!#112Leads #SherwoodShines112
In kindergarten library we celebrate with 🎶 “Hip Hip Hooray, I brought my library book back today.”🎵Many very excited kindergarteners returned their books and are checking out another book! #welovebooks @SherwoodPandas #112leads #sherwoodshines112
So grateful for this amazing team! 🏀🎵🎨📚#SpecialSpecialsTeam @SherwoodPandas #112Leads #sherwoodshines112
New school year vibes! Can’t wait to see our students soon! #AdventureAwaits @SherwoodPandas #112Leads #SherwoodShines112
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Illinois has banned book bans. Gov. Pritzker signed into law a bill that requires libraries to adopt ALA’s Library Bill of Rights, which states that “materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.” #bannedbooks bit.ly/3oS3wCd
Aww! Thank you to this 5th grade parent for sending me this beautiful email. 🐼❤️#Imnotcryingyourcrying #pandapride
A nostalgic library check out with our 5th graders.We searched their checkout history to find the very first book they checked out in kindergarten!They had so much fun searching for & reading the books. I’ll miss these Panda stars!Shine bright! @SherwoodPandas #sherwoodshines
Happy Principals’ Day to our our very own amazing shining star⭐️principal! Thank you for all you do each and every day to make Sherwood shine! 🌟❤️🐼 @SherwoodPandas @RMFilippi #sherwoodshines112 #112Leads
Book Tasting today! Welcome to the Sherwood Cafe. Our @SherwoodPandas are sampling our specials of the day and are finding some great choices to read. #112Leads #sherwoodshines112
Thank you @TraceyBaptiste for a great afternoon with our 3rd-5th graders! They LOVED meeting you! So thankful to @112foundation for funding such fantastic author opportunities for all of our students.❤️ @SherwoodPandas #112Leads #sherwoodshines112
Our 5th grade Parent/Child Book Club had a great evening hunting for Jumbies with flashlights, discussing the book and having orange colored/flavored snacks. We can’t wait to meet author @TraceyBaptiste on Monday! @SherwoodPandas @MsKrakmanReads @#112Leads #sherwoodshines112
