Look below to see what's happening in the library throughout the school year!
Look below to see what's happening in the library throughout the school year!
Library Lab: 3D Design with Tinkercad
Think It, Tinker It!
Tinker Time: Build in 3 D!
Tinker Time: Build in 3 D!
Our 5th graders designed custom plant pots using Tinkercad! In a creative collaboration between Mrs. Howland and Ms. Mullany, the art teacher, students also sculpted clay flowers to bring their 3D-printed pots to life.
Arrowhead Art Show
Arrowhead Art Show
Take a look at the amazing final creations for the Art Show—you're going to love what the students made!
Design It, Build It, Tinker It!
Design It, Build It, Tinker It!
Our creative 4th graders are making personalized name tags with the magic of Tinkercad!
Check out the one-of-a-kind name tags made by our talented 4th grade designers!
🚗💡 Zoom into Coding Fun with Sphero Indi! 💡🚗
Sphero Indi Car Coding
Students start learning programming basics without a screen, using color tiles and indi’s built-in sensor.
Independent Exploration and Play: With included challenge cards, our students can guide their own learning and play with minimal adult help—perfect for hands-on, self-directed discovery.
Get Creative with Code.org!
Future Programmers Start Here: Coding in 3rd Grade
Future Programmers Start Here: Coding in 3rd Grade
Jump into coding with fun games, puzzles, and projects! At Code.org, kids learn block coding while creating games, stories, and solving challenges — making coding easy and exciting for everyone!
What Is Machine Learning?
What Is Machine Learning?
In this fun introduction to artificial intelligence, our fourth graders train a real machine learning model to identify sea creatures and trash in the ocean.
Zoom into Robotics
Ozobot Adventures: Fourth Grade Coding Fun
Ozobot Adventures: Fourth Grade Coding Fun
Tiny Robots, Big Ideas: 5th Grade Ozobot Challenge!
Tiny Robots, Big Ideas: 5th Grade Ozobot Challenge!
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
In our kindergarten class, we brought the classic tale of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" to life in a whole new way! This well-loved fable uses animal characters to teach important lessons about courage, perseverance, and standing up to bullies — but we didn’t just read the story… we retold it with robots!
Using our Bee-Bots, students programmed their bots to move around a story map, traveling to the beginning, middle, and end of the tale. As their Bee-Bots buzzed across the board, students narrated key parts of the story, guiding the goats past the mean troll and safely across the bridge. It was a fun and interactive way to explore storytelling, sequencing, and problem-solving — all while learning how to outsmart a bully like the clever billy goats!
First Grade
First Grade
Our first graders had a blast bringing the fable "The Three Little Pigs" to life — with the help of their buzzing buddies, the Bee-Bots! 🐷🐷🐷
This classic tale teaches important lessons about hard work, smart planning, and what can happen when you take shortcuts. But instead of just reading the story, our students retold it by programming their Bee-Bots to zoom across a story map, stopping at the beginning, middle, and end of the adventure.
As the Bee-Bots traveled from the straw house to the stick house and finally to the sturdy brick house, students sequenced the story and acted out each part. With plenty of giggles and learning along the way, they discovered that even fables can be full of fun and tech-powered twists!
Second Grade
Second Grade
Our second-grade students dove into the magical world of fairy tales by exploring their key elements. One of their favorites, Jack and the Beanstalk, served as the perfect adventure to retell! To bring the story to life, students used Bee-Bots to sequence the tale’s major events—guiding their robots through Jack’s daring climb, the giant’s booming footsteps, and the thrilling escape down the beanstalk. It was a hands-on way to blend storytelling with early coding skills!
🌟 Bringing Stories to Life in the Library! 🌟
🌟 Bringing Stories to Life in the Library! 🌟
Our kindergarten students took center stage in the library this week as they acted out the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood! With big imaginations and even bigger enthusiasm, they stepped into the roles of Little Red, the Wolf, Grandma, and the Woodcutter — bringing the story to life through movement, expression, and lots of laughter.
It was a magical mix of storytelling and drama that helped build comprehension, confidence, and creativity — and reminded us all how much fun reading can be!
Halloween Fun
Welcome to Camp Read A Lot
Welcome to Camp Read A Lot
Our younger students gathered around the campfire to enjoy some timeless spooky tales
🔥📚 “Gather 'round the campfire, where every crackle and shadow sets the stage - as we explore what makes the horror genre haunt our imaginations!” 👻🕯️
Out of this World Service at Arrowhead Library
Out of this World Service at Arrowhead Library
Your favorite alien librarians have landed for a spooky Halloween in the stacks!" 📚✨
Halloween Stem Fun Challenges for Our Older Students
Strawbees Challenge
Strawbees Challenge
🌟 Get ready to explore the amazing DODECAHEDRON! 🌟
It’s one of the 5 special shapes called Platonic solids—and it's been blowing the minds of mathematicians, architects, and even ancient philosophers for thousands of years! With 12 magical pentagon faces, this 3D shape is like something out of a math adventure. Come discover its secrets and see why it's been fascinating people for centuries! 🧠✨📐
Also check out the awesome bridges our students built using Strawbees – creativity and engineering in action
Haunted House Engineering
Haunted House Engineering
Our 4th grade students got spooky and festive with a Haunted Holiday-themed engineering challenge!
Creepy Carrots Stem Challenge
Creepy Carrots Stem Challenge
Challenge our 5th grade students to help Jasper Rabbit, the main character in Creepy Carrots, contain the creepy carrots by building a fence around the garden.
Voting
Our future voters will engage in a mock election to gain a deeper understanding of the voting process and the significance of civic participation. Primary students will cast their votes to choose a new library mascot, with the candidates introduced below. Meanwhile, intermediate students will explore the process of electing a president, including an introduction to the electoral college system.
Mr. Wiggles, our library bookworm.
Mr. Wiggles, our library bookworm.
Campaign slogan:
Read, Wiggle, Win! Vote Mr. Wiggles for Library Mascot.
Skoob, our library shelf elf.
Skoob, our library shelf elf.
Campaign slogan:
Sprinkle Some Magic! Vote for Skoob for Library Mascot.
Pete the Cat, our library friend.
Pete the Cat, our library friend.
Campaign slogan:
I 'm Rocking With My Library Books! Vote for Pete the Cat for Library Mascot.
Meet Our Newly Elected Library Mascot, Mr. Wiggles
October - Digital Citizen Month
Be a Responsible Digital Citizen
Focus: Encouraging responsible and safe online behavior, including topics like cyberbullying prevention, online safety, digital etiquette, and media literacy.
Please visit the Parent Resources tab for great resources on how to talk to students about staying safe online.
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