Jill Smith

Mom to 2 amazing daughters, District Librarian at Byron CUSD #226

[Jill Smith @LoveMyLibraries]

@MrsJHasBooks @LincolnAward I hadn’t read this one yet, but just finished it and loved it! I agree, a variety of readers will enjoy this one! Great book to finish the weekend with.

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[Byron School District Libraries @226LibraryLove]

STEAM Lab is open! Classes are getting the chance to see what’s in the lab. We heard lots of great feedback from the kids. My favorites so far are “WOW! Just Wow!” and “That maker cart is right up my alley!”

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Welcome to the STEAM Lab!

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Our Lego wall is a big hit!!!

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We had lots of fun tonight in our STEAM Lab preview night!!

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Our Lego Mindstorm kits have arrived for BMS!!! Can’t wait to get them unpackaged, cataloged, and ready to be used. Thank you to the Bayer Fund (formerly Monsanto) for approving our grant request!

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Everything from our DonorsChoose grant has arrived! The kids were so excited to open everything. We are so thankful to everyone who donated!

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More pictures of excited kids! Thank you again to all who donated!

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Love being a part of our Veteran’s Day celebration. It is an honor to set the white table for the celebrations at middle BMS and BHS! We had some awesome scouts helping out too!

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Had some great BMS helpers working the concession stand for Project Henry earlier this month!

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The Byron school libraries are extra thankful this month. We would not be the same without our amazing BHS Achieve program workers or our dedicated volunteer, Sue Voiles! Thank you for all you do for our libraries!

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We are opening our MM STEAM Lab this week!!! MM students will get time in there starting tomorrow and we are kicking off our new after school “We Got STEAM” program for BMS students.

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The school libraries are so proud of our BHS Tigers! Apparently, so is our MM Library elf, Jingles! Such a naughty elf! He returned today with a bunch of items he “borrowed” from BHS to show our “Little Tigers” how proud he is of all our “Big Tigers���! We are full of Tiger Pride!

[Jill Smith @LoveMyLibraries]

What a great addition to our BHS Library staff!! Mrs. Swiech is ready to cheer on our tigers tonight!

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The BMS Library is hosting the App-solutely Awesome App Fair tonight from 6-8pm in the BMS gym. Learn about popular apps from our student experts! They can’t wait to share! #d226appfair

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#STEAMingItUp19

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Why would teachers want a #makerspace in their classrooms? Get some insight with this article by @cultofpedagogy & @spencerideas - https://t.co/pqPEPjb8YW #makerED #makerspaces

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@laurenTarshis My students love these books!!!

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@KidsDeserveIt More robots so kids could get more experience with coding! (More space too!)