Amazing August 2019
Wortham Oaks Elementary LIBRARY & TAG Newsletter
Pre-K Loves Reading!
In August, our Pre-K students began checking out their very first books! With the help of Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Polich, our SUPER Pre-K teachers Mrs. HE and Mrs. Cain explored the fiction section with their students. Their excitement and enthusiasm are magical! The Pre-K students started off with one shelf but have now graduated to the entire Fiction section of our library! It's a joy to have Pre-K visit the library every week!
Hugging our books!
We love storytime!
We're learning how to gently turn the pages!
The Book Fair is Coming!
Be sure to visit our Book Fair from September 16-19. We'll be open from 7:00-3:45 each day! Don't forget to explore our online Book Fair as well and online shopping is 24 hours a day! Be on the lookout for our Book Fair fliers!
Texas 2 X 2 Books
The Texas 2X2 is a list of 20 titles recommended for children age two to grade two. It is designed to encourage independent reading with a variety of quality books. Click on the link below for engaging book reader activities.
https://txla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-2X2-Activities.pdf
Texas Bluebonnet Award Books
All 3rd, 4th, 5th, and Grade students are invited to participate in our "Read 5, then decide" Voting Event!
Be sure to log into your Library Google Classroom to access your Reader Responses!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10LzH-OXZBVMml_ozkdYxdWToRrCosybiXXkz2OlU0Xs/edit?usp=sharing
Get Your Library Card
September is Library Card Sign-up Month and signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and lifelong learning. Take a picture with your library card and post it to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #GetLibraryCarded. You'll be automatically entered in a drawing to win a $100 Visa gift card!
TAG Tid-Bits
Hello TAG Parents! Please discuss with your child what he or she is doing in TAG. Each student has a TAG folder and in it, you will find a reflection log as well as a signature block. The TAG students are involved in all of the Library programs and many are a part of our Battle of the Books Club and WOW-TV Broadcasting Club as well! See below for a glance at our TAG curriculum.
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade
- Project-Based Lessons - Researching the Brain
- Bernoulli's Principle
- Tessellations
- Rubiks Cube STEM
- Coding
- Advanced Math
- Advanced Language Arts
- STEAM Makerspace Lab
3rd and 4th Grade
- Project-Based Lessons - Inventors and Innovators
- Rube Goldberg
- Genius Hour
- Rubiks Cube STEM
- Poetry Anthology
- Coding
- Advanced Math
- Advanced Language Arts
- STEAM Makerspace Lab
5th Grade
- Project-Based Lessons - Medieval Times and Renaissance
- Genius Hour
- Rubiks Cube STEM
- Chess Masters
- Coding
- Advanced Math
- Advanced Language Arts
- STEAM Makerspace Lab
WOW-TV Club
We're going live in September! Crew members will be receiving a schedule soon! There is currently a wait-list, but as slots open up, we will contact students who have turned in their permission form.
A huge THANK YOU to LOCAL REALTY for our awesome crew shirts!
Sponsors: Mrs. Jaramillo, Mrs. Kneupper, & Mrs. Schweizerhof
Battle of the Books Club
5th Graders! Are you ready to book-rumble?! Come and be a part of Wortham Oaks first-ever Battle of the Books Club! Turn in your permission form!
Sponsors: Mrs. Turk & Mrs. Schweizerhof
WISH LIST (LIBRARY, TAG, WOW-TV Broadcasting Club, Battle of the Books Club)
- Used or new iPads approx 22-25 (enough for an entire class to use in the library)
- Used or new Nooks
- Used or new video camera
- Use or new iPhones 3-4 (to use with AR and VR apps)