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2022/2023 Impact Report

Librarian

Our ETH Summer Readers were invited to our Annual “Campout.” Students read 10 picture books or 3 chapter books over the summer to earn this time of reading in the tent, drinking cocoa and “roasting marshmallows” around the “campfire.”
Author Bridget Heos visited our campus on Oct 26, 2022. All grade levels attended a presentation in which Bridget explained how she gets her ideas and how the writing and publishing process works.
Our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who read or heard at least 5 of this year’s Texas Bluebonnet Nominee books were invited to vote for their favorite Bluebonnet book the week of February 6-10, 2023. Our 35 voters were right on with the state in choosing Memoirs of a Tortoise, by Devin Scillian as the first place winner. Coming in 2nd place at ETH and the state was, Swish! : the slam-dunking, alley-ooping, high-flying Harlem Globetrotters, by Suzanne Slade.
We want to finish the year strong with Pre-K through 2nd grades this spring. Students were encouraged to read five books and write the titles on a form, have their parents sign and return to the library to receive a prize. From April 27, 2023 through April 26, 2023 we had a total of 480 books read.

20,200
print books in collection

20,202
ebooks books in collection

20,204
print books checked out

20,206
ebooks books checked out

Teacher

First and Second graders learned that our experiences might not be exactly the same as people in different parts of the world, but our feelings about those experiences are very similar. We found many connections in our Texas 2 x 2 book, My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang.
The second graders viewed a Brain Pop Jr. video to introduce Author’s Purpose using the acronym PIE(Persuade, Inform, Entertain). The students then read one of our 2 x 2 books titled Chez Bob by Bob Shea. The students were quickly able to identify that the author’s purpose was to entertain the reader!
Our first grade students heard the humorous book, Butterflies are pretty…gross! By Rosemary Mosco. While we read this book narrated by a butterfly, the students were able to identify that the book was in fact a non-fiction book based on the factual information the author used. They went on to use Pebble Go to research an insect of their choosing to determine what made this insect pretty gross!
For Women’s History Month Pre-K and Kindergarten students read Dream Big, by Joyce Wan. The students then drew a picture of what their dreams were for their future.

Lesson Spotlight

Third through Fifth grades had Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian, one of this year’s Texas Bluebonnet nominees, read aloud to them. Then to demonstrate their level of understanding, we used a CSI learning protocol. “C” stands for color, “S” is for Symbol and “I” stands for image. The students were shown colors, symbols and images that could represent the book and were asked to select one and answer why they selected it. The color portion surprised and pleased me. Some had single color portion surprised and pleased me. Some had single colors that changed throughout the story, while others combined colors to express the changes. Their level of thought was a joy for me to hear. It is amazing the answers you will get from students when there is no “right” answer!

Collaborator

Working with the Family Specialist, we had a “Meet the Librarian” day to introduce me to the parents. I gave them a quick run through of the ETH Library Page and signed them up to check out Library books and Sora e-books.
Our first graders helped Ms. Christenson prepare for getting a pet frog. We read Froggy Eats Out by Jonathan London, which they quickly realized was fiction and not appropriate for research. Using Pebble Go, we found an entry on frogs and filled in a graphic organizer that they will later use to complete their own animal research.
Our ETH Family Specialist and I worked together to encourage our students to “Spring into Reading” by distributing books from Scholastic to every student in school. Students who read the books given to them over Spring Break were asked to bring back the postcard found inside the packet. Those postcards will be displayed in the Library
I worked together with 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers in our spring “All Hands on Deck” to work with groups for STAAR Review. I had two groups of seven third graders, two groups of three fourth graders and two groups of two 5th graders. I loved working with all the different reading levels every Monday through Thursday afternoon.

Collaboration Spotlight

I started the year working with the ALE class in the Library. They were concentrating on one letter of the alphabet per week so I chose books that highlighted the letters to read to the class. I quickly learned that the books were not enough to keep them engaged, so I chose videos with movement to go along with their learning. I found videos with songs that highlight one letter and words and pictures beginning with that letter. Each week more and more students began to sing alon g. Once we finished the alphabet, the students picked a letter. I also added sight word songs when they moved on to sight words in class. They marched with the ants and danced and sang along with the music. In the end, all but two students were sitting on the carpet, in a lap, or standing at the edge…everyone engaged! I am so proud of the progress they have made!

student teams posing

Campus Leader

This year I have been using Class Dojo to keep our parents up-to-date on what is happening in the library. Everything I post on Class Dojo also goes on Facebook, though Class Dojo seems to reach more parents.
I serve as our campus secondary on CRMS. I helped get the technology ready to distribute, assisted with Fall Inventory, and collected technology before the teachers were cleared to leave for the summer
During the fall and winter, our school conducted an Extended Day Program. I worked with small groups of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, reading various novels from this year’s Texas Bluebonnet list to extend what they were learning in the classroom.
At ETH teachers stay with their classes during the library lessons. I use that time to do an informal, individualized approach to the training of staff. Whenever I show resources to the students, I point out how their teachers can use these resources in the form of mini-professional learnings