The Junior League of Seattle brought us the traveling exhibit Art in Nature. Arrowhead students reflected upon a model of George Tsutakawa's Fountain of Wisdom (1960). The librarian was inspired to visit many of the Tsutakawa fountains and sculptures in Seattle! (November 2023)
A Spoonful of Frogs
was inspiration for our puppets.
Written by Casey Lyall
illustrated by Vera Brosgol - Oct 23
The Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Results are here. See next year's nominees here! June 2023
WCCPBA 2023 Winner
WCCPBA 2023 2nd Place
WCCPBA 2023 3rd Place
Fibonacci
Spirals
and
Butterflies
in Nature!
April 2023
Hawk Happiness Day in March!
Breakout!
Working together!
Having fun!
And the March Madness 2023 winner is...
My Pet Feet by Josh Funk and Billy Yong
Our students had loads of fun and great discussions about the merits of this month's March Book Madness titles!
New Social Justice, Equity and Diversity Titles to broaden the selection in our library!
Be a King!
Celebrate
Black History Month!
Chinese (Lunar) New Year
Students made various types of puppets to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, and their birth years of Snake and Dragon. Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Bee-Bots! Courtesy our Wonderful Arrowhead PTSA!
Hour of Code 2022!
Bee-Bots, Scratch Jr. and Hour of Code Tutorials!
Simple puppets made at Give Back Night at Third Place Books! The simple joys! 11-16-22
NOVEMBER 16! Give Back Night at MOD Pizza, Lake Forest Park!!!
NOVEMBER 16! Give Back Night at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park!!!
Genrefication of Fiction is in place!
Students can browse and find new books in the sections that interest them! 9/21/22
Arrowhead Students Build their Dreams
Dream it.. then build it with legos, Lincoln Logs, magnatiles, spokes... 9/17/22
Would you like to donate a book to our library?
And please let me know if you have purchased something.
WCCPBA Award goes to The Barnabus Project by the Fan Brothers!
See this site for all the data! Over 105, 000 children in the State of Washington voted!
At Arrowhead, Barnabus was in a virtual tie with The Panda Problem, which got second place in Washington.
The Panda Problem (Deborah Underwood) edges The Barnabus Project (Fan Brothers) by ONE VOTE!
High and Dry by Eric Walters is our winner, followed by Red Panda and Moon Bear by Jarod Rosselló!
Ghost Boys and
I Can Make this Promise tie for first!
Changemakers Musem coming soon!
Watch our website for the new Changemakers Musem -- presented by Arrowhead 4th and 5th grade students!
May the 4th be with you!
Did you know our library has STAR WARS books?
April is Poetry Month--
Put a Poem in Your Pocket on April 28 -- Share it with everyone!
Check out the links to more poetry in the menu above!
And the March Book Madness winner is....
This Very Tree by Sean Rubin!
March Book Madness -- Championship Round!
It's down to the top two books: This Very Tree by Sean Rubin and Norman Didn't Do It (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T. Higgins...
Two very different and very wonderful books have made it to the final!
We do know that BOOKS ALWAYS WIN!
Keep reading, Arrowhead Hawks!
"Genrefying: the Fiction Section
Ms. Ginny and the fabulous volunteers have begun applying the stickers as a first step in the process of organizing our fiction by GENRE. To save users' time, we'll have sections for Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Humor, etc... Look for the process to be complete for school year 2022-2023!
Arrowhead now as a Little Free Library! We'll figure out a way to get it installed! Thanks to our custodian for unloading it!
Spring is nearly here! The library is in blossom, thanks to our student artists! March 4, 2022
March Book Madness Starts February 28!!!
Brackets are open for classroom reading. Teachers will be submitting class votes for each bracket. Winner announced at the end of the month!
Winter Olympics Fun with a Lego Challenge!
What sport can you create with an assortment of legos and limited time? Middle grade students rise to the challenge!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Our Arrowhead readers love books! 2/9/22
Dress as a Book Character!
As part of Spirit Week, on Wednesday, February 16, our whole school will get to celebrate their favorite books and characters by dressing up! Lots of ideas with a simple Google Search, and we'll be talking about it @ the library!
Photo: Ms. Ginny as the Paper Bag Princess! 1/28/22
ALA Youth Media Awards
The American Library Association Youth Media Awards were announced this morning! Congratulations to Jason Chin for Watercress (Caldecott), Donna Barba Higuera for The Last Cuentista (Newbery), Grace Lin (Children's Literature Legacy Award), and Carole Boston Weatherford (author) and Floyd Cooper (illustrator) for Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (Coretta Scott King author and illustrator). Get all the info and honor winners here and here. 1/24/2022
OTTER Award launches!
Our 2nd and 3rd grade classes received a set of the OTTER (Our Time To Enjoy Reading) books from KCLS. We have additional copies in the library. KCLS Children's Librarian Mie Mie kicks it off January 12! Read them all and vote for your favorite! 1/11/2022
Donations
Did you know that our library has an Amazon wishlist? I was tickled on our first day back when a first grader’s family brought in several books off our list! What a gracious gift and a wonderful way to support all our students! Why not donate a book to our library on a special birthday!? 1/4/2022
Hour of Code December 6-10
Warm up those fingers and brains! We'll be doing coding activities in all library classes the week of December 6. Younger students will be using iPads and older students will use Chromebooks to solve coding problems.
Soda Float Challenge Launched!
The Soda Float Challenge was launched this week for our 4th and 5th graders. Students are challenged to read at least 7 of the 19 books on the list. This effort to broaden students' reading choices culminates in a soda float party for those who accept and meet the challenge! Go to Destiny Discover to find a complete list in Collections. 11/18/2021
Games in the Library
Students love games! Logic games like SET and MasterMind can be played during the lunch and afternoon recess open library! 11/15/21
Use your voice-- stand up to bullying behavior! View our 4th and 5th grader Upstander Cards!
October was Bullying Prevention Awareness month. Our 4th and 5th graders thought about how to support someone who is being targeted. One simple way is Upstander Cards-- affirmations and comments of support. Don't just watch it happen-- be an upstander!
10-11-21
K-2 students have been enjoying Animal Architects by Amy Cherrix. We are looking forward to a virtual visit with the author on October 19, courtesy Third Place Books! The book introduces 11 creatures that create ingenious structures for dwelling, protection, and catching prey! Bright illustrations by Chris Sasaki complete the picture.
Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
September 15 - October 15 is a special celebration of Hispanic and Latinx Culture and Heritage! With the younger students at our school, we have been reading Federico and the Wolf, a twist on the traditional Red Riding Hood story, with lots of Spanish language and culture woven in. It is also a Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee for 2022. In Destiny Discover, I have added a carousel of reading suggestions for this month. 9/20/21
Author Visit Soon!
On September 27, our third graders will get to have a virtual author visit with Amy Timberlake, author of the Skunk and Badger series! This visit comes to us courtesy of Third Place Books.
Click here for the event flier and info about ordering your own copy(ies)!
8.21.21
Hello!
I'm Ginny Allemann (Ms. Ginny), your new Arrowhead librarian. I'm thrilled to be here! I look forward to sharing a reading journey with you through your years at Arrowhead.
Let's talk about what YOU like to read!
I've been a librarian in Seattle and Northshore for over 20 years. My favorite thing about being a librarian is connecting my patrons (both teachers and students) to resources (digital and print) and just right books for their needs and wants!
When not reading or working in the library, I enjoy skiing, hiking and backpacking, crossword puzzles, and being with my family and friends.