Are You Checking Out Sora?

I have just prepared a display in our library of word art containing the first line from many popular books.  I love the way it turned out and I hope you guys have fun reading each one.  I want to do a little Sora promotion.  If you guys find a book based on one of the first lines, go search for it on Sora.  You can check it out, put it on hold, or even request that I buy that book for our digital library if you can't find it.  If you do this and come and show me, I will give you a small prize and a Sora bookmark.  

I love our expanding digital book library using Sora.  I think it is a great way to read.  Get on and check it out for yourself.  Remember your login is:

User Name: Student ID# 

Password: Your last name

Happy Digital Reading!

It's the Final 4!!

Here are our current brackets.  We are now in the Final 4! Who will you choose to win it all?  What is your favorite book in our tournament?  Which book do you want to check out first?  Comment below so I can see and even put the books on hold for you.  Also, just because I am feeling extra generous...if you come and tell me you read this post, I will give you a small prize!  

Sneak Peak...

Would you like a sneak peak at the books that are "playing" in our Forbes Tournament of Books?  Check out the brackets...

The top bracket is for Kindergarten-3rd Grade and the bottom bracket is for 4th-6th graders

March Madness Tournament of Books 2019!

Let's get this tournament started! I am so excited for our 2019 March Madness Tournament of Books! I hope you are too!  We will start next week and I have some fun books to share.  If you check back next week, you will find the brackets posted.  You can follow along here on our blog.  Don't forget to fill out your bracket.  The student with the most points will win and  receive a copy of the Forbes Book of the Year.

If you are reading this post and come to library and tell me what you love about March Madness, I will give you a Hatchimal! 

Let's join the madness and read!!

CONGRATULATIONS PATRIOT READERS!

I am so proud of our students who have earned the opportunity to attend our Patriot Reading Party! We have over 220 students able to attend.  That is a lot of reading! We will be partying it up on January 28th in the gym.  We will have tons of fun games, face painting, and a delicious treat! Thanks to all our PTA parents who are willing to help make this program a success. 

Now kids...don't stop here. We start a whole new semester of reading to earn our next party in May.  Get those January book marks turned in! 

Keep Reading Patriots!

January is National Brain Teasers Month!

January is National Brain Teasers Month! Are you good at solving riddles?  Check out this link for a list of 31 brain teasers.  This is provided by Alexandria.  They are the company that provides our library software, and they are amazing.  Bring in a brain teaser and see if you can stump Mrs. Chavez.  If you can, I'll give you a treat!

Wow! It's Been Too Long!

I can't believe we are already in January of 2019! I am so excited for what the new year will bring.  I hope you find your first reading treasure this year, or find a new reading treasure! I read so many books over the Winter Break.  Check out the Book Talk tab and read the reviews.  We have a lot of fun things planned for January to make reading a resolution you will want to keep this year.  

Patriot Reading Party!

January 28th at 9:30 am

We have so many fun things planned for this party.  I am so proud of the over 200 students that earned the chance to attend.  

January Patriot Reading Bookmarks!

It starts all over you guys! If you turn in January, February, March, and April bookmarks you will be able to attend our next reading party.  It will be our annual water party.  You don't want to miss that, so read those books!

It's Super Bowl time! One of my favorite times of the year.  We will continue our tradition of playing our very own Super Bowl game during library.  Don't worry...we will have some training before the big game! 

Get excited for a great year and read your heart out!