Mustang Library News
2nd Six Weeks
National Library Friends Week
Monday & Tuesday Visits
Doctor's Renaissance Hospital Nurse - Grace Sandoval
PSJA District Technology Employees - Senyda Elizondo & Debbie Pingel
Pharr Memorial Library - Librarian Santiago Vasquez
Lucero Martinez UTRGV Bilingual Studies Professor
PSJA School Board Member - Ronnie Cantu
Wednesday Visit
School Board Members - Jesse Vela & Jorge Zambrano
DPS Officer - Evan Holguin
Thursday Visit
Target - Human Resources Director Roxanne Garcia
International Bank of Commerce - Daisy Arrango
Friday Visit
PSJA Superintendent - Dr. King
STAR Ems Director - Karim Lugo
Fox News Anchor - Jasmine Rico
PSJA Science District Coordinator - Susana Ramirez
Character Pumpkin Contest
Congratulations to all winners!
117 pumpkins that were entered in the contest. At Henry Ford Elementary we are winners and every participant received a goody bag for participating in our Storybook Pumpkin Contest!

Enjoying our new Green Screen!
Read In Peace
November Literacy Night
Thank you students, parents and staff members for making this November Literacy Night a great success!
"Keep Reading, it's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have."
~ Lloyd Alexander
Laura Bush Grant - Musical Chairs Version
Learning.com in the library!
With learning.com students are able to engage in coding while expanding their computer science knowledge. Let's keep the learning growing! 5th grade student Orlando Bustos has completed 20 lessons in just two library classes. Way to go Orlando!

Top AR Classes for the 2nd Six Weeks
Congratulations to all the TOP AR 2nd Six Weeks Classes!
1st Grade - Mrs. Enriquez
2nd Grade - Mrs. Y. Salinas
3rd Grade - Mrs. C. Rodriguez
4th Grade - Mrs. Guerra
5th Grade - Mr. Ramos

Incentive for 203 Students
Woohoo! Congratulations to all 203 students who met their AR Goals and were able to participate in the AR Technology Party! Let's keep reading 3rd Six Weeks AR Incentive is Nachos and a drink!
PSJA Reading Laureate Program
PSJA Reading Laureate Program
"The YOU in Reading"
High School Degree = 100,000 words (1st Grade)
Associates Degree = 250,000 words (2nd Grade)
Bachelors Degree = 500,000 words (3rd - 5th Grade)
Masters Degree = 1,000,000 words (3rd - 5th Grade)
Doctorates Degree = 2,000,000 words (Recognition T-Shirt given by District)
Degrees will be presented during morning assembly after each six weeks. To be eligible for the end of year Reading Laureate celebration students at each grade level must reach a specific level. See above for the grade level in parenthesis (). Students must have a minimum average of 85% to be recognized by the school, and a 90% minimum average to be recognized by the district.
If any questions please visit the library for more information!
Congratulations - Joseph Garcia
Way to go Joseph Garcia for being our first student to achieve a Bachelor's Degree. More to follow! Thank you for setting the trend of reading!

Library Stats

Upcoming Library Events
HOUR OF CODING WEEK- Dec.4-10
Computer Science Education Week
PSJA Week of Code December 11-15
Family Literacy Night - December 6, 2017
3:25p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Book Give Away PK-2nd December 20, 2017
Special Visit from Santa Claus!