Here's the official Hip Hop Librarians Book Cart Drill Team performance video from the Texas Library Association Conference in April!
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Friday, June 5, 2015
Popsicle Parties for all of Forest North
I'm proud to say we earned popsicle parties in every single class before the end of the last day of school! Thanks so much to staff, students and their families for looking under beds and car seats for books, and for diligently paying for replacement copies for books that are permanently lost. Check out Ms. Johnson's class enjoying a treat for their responsibility!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Pickle Parties for Responsibility!
Three exceptionally responsible classes kept every single person's photo ID badge safe and sound this year! Mrs. Albin's Kindergarten class, Ms. Johnson's 2nd grade class, and Ms. Velasquez's 4th grade class all kept all their cards safe and sound. Ask them for tips on how to keep your class' cards safe next year. Here's a snapshot of them enjoying a "YOU'RE A BIG DILL" pickle party during the last week of school!
Combating Summer Reading Slide!
The new and gently used books were donated by Kristen Fournier (through her membership on the Texas Bluebonnet Voting Committee), Titan Moon Comics, and by the community. Happy Summer Reading!
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Polly Holyoke releases sequel to Neptune Project!
The sequel, The Neptune Challenge, has just been released! She will be signing copies at the Book Spot, near RRHS, on 6/13, from 12:00-1:00PM.
The address at the Book Spot is 1205 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock TX. I can't wait to get this new book!
Get more information about Polly and her publicity tour at her website.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Library Summer Hours & 2nd Annual Lock In!
As we begin to think about summer and all the wonderful progress students have made with reading this year, this information from Keylene Beers is a good reminder about summer reading:
What happens when kids don’t–or do–read over the summer?
1) Kids who don’t read during summer vacation lose two to three months of reading achievement. (“The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores”)
2) Elementary students who read 10-15 books at home over the summer gain as much in reading achievement as students who attend summer school. (“Addressing Summer Reading Setback Among Economically Disadvantaged Elementary Students“)
3) Middle school students who read only five to six books over the summer don’t suffer from that summer reading loss. (“Summer Reading and the Ethnic Achievement Gap“)
Monday, June 1, 2015
Forest North Talent Show 2015
Who's got talent? The Forest North staff, of course! Check us out!
Here are some vintage performances too, in case you missed them:
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