Grades 3-5 watched book trailers for the 2022-23 Bluebonnet Book List and learned about incentives for reading 5 or more titles by January. 25 students qualified to participate in the Bluebonnet Book Voting Party and cast their vote for this year’s favorite.
The librarian hosted a variety of animals and insects from the Education Service Center, Region 20, Living Science Center including snakes, turtles, frogs, cockroaches, tarantula, mice, and Monarch caterpillars/butterflies. By observing and studying these animals/insects, students were inspired to check-out related nonfiction books and conduct their own guided research at home.
The librarian promoted reading by organizing a variety of library-sponsored events, including Book Buddy classes, International Dot Day, Talk Like a Pirate Day, Texas Bluebonnet Award Program, 100 Book Challenge, Schlitterbahn Waves of Pages Reading Program, two Scholastic Book Fairs, winter/ spring/summer break reading challenges, Literary Pumpkin Patch, Fairy Tale Battle, March Madness School-wide Book Tournament, Read Across America Week and partnered with San Antonio Public Library (SAPL)to