Library Appreciation Week

4/11-4/15 was Library Appreciation Week at Forest North, and part of National Libraries Month across the United States.  The national theme this year is "Libraries Transform." Students at Forest North each wrote on a paper butterfly how the library transformed them! We had some beautiful, touching responses about how the Forest North library transformed them as readers, learners, and as human beings.   

Our 3rd grade team led the charge to make us feel appreciated here on campus, and boy, did they accomplish that!  Mrs. Young and I got showered with sweet notes, treats, and love. We are so lucky to work at such a wonderful campus! #bestjobever

Unusual Reading Spot Photo Contest

It's here- the Unusual Reading Spot Photo Contest is in our 6th year!  Check out some of our older winners!  Below please read our flyer with more information about entering the contest.  The top 10 winning entries will be enlarged to poster size and framed and hung on the wall for all of next school year!  All entries must be emailed to the library by Friday, May 13th, at 3:00 pm, because the judges will be choosing the winners that day!

Feelin' Groovy Book Fair 5/2-5/6 - Volunteers Needed!

The library is seeking volunteers for our Feelin' Groovy Book Fair 5/2-5/6!  Can you help us set up, pack up, or run a cash register?  Sign up to volunteer here!

5th Graders Study Graphic Novels

5th graders are making their own Lewis & Clark graphic novels!  To get ready to do this, they needed to learn why graphic novels are important, useful, and what the best ones contain.  Check out this presentation for more information:

RRISD Free Laptop Program!

Does your family have a working computer at home?  If not, be sure to come up on 5/17, 5:30-6:30 to get a free laptop computer from RRISD to take home.  We will check out the computers on your child's library account with a limit of one per family.  At the end of the school year, students are allowed to keep these devices at home forever, and they will be taken off of their library account.  We will check them onto their account, and provide training on how to make them work.  Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch can also receive vouchers for a $10/month home internet plan. 

Please join us and stay after for the PTA meeting!  We can't wait to give out free laptops to our Forest North families!

Vetter is Better

In case you didn't know, library assistants aren't afraid of anything.  They just aren't!  

#VetterIsBetter

4th Graders Study Text Features

4th graders are hard at work this week studying text features and how they support the main idea of various nonfiction texts. We focused on an article from "Time for Kids" magazine about testing and talked about why the author included each one.

Check out more specifics on what we studied in the slideshow below!