Liberty Middle School Library
4th 6-Weeks
PSJA ISD 8th Annual Battle of the Books Competition
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.
Dimension 2: The library supports, supplements, and elevates literacy instruction through research based strategies and participation in national, state, and local reading initiatives.
Liberty Middle School Places 3rd
Battle of the Books Members Participate at School Board Member Appreciation Day Presentation
Battle of the Books members were invited to read poems and thank Mr. Perez for his dedication, love, and hard work as a School Board Member here at PSJA ISD. GREAT Job Mr. Perez!!!
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community. Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
Mr. Perez PSJA ISD School Board Member
Girls' Reading Club: Fallen by Lauren Kate
The book talk for Fallen began with a synopsis of the book followed by a book trailer. The girls will have a book discussion at a later time.
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.
Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
Daniel Rescues Luce
Sword & Cross
Fallen Series
Girls Observe
Texas Lone Star Reading Club
Want to be a Lone Star Club Member? Just read 10 Lone Star Books! K. Iturrubiates and A. Ochoa were the first students to read all 10 books. Come by the library for more details.
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.
Dimension 2: The library supports, supplements, and elevates literacy instruction through research based strategies and participation in national, state, and local reading initiatives.
K. Iturrubiates
A. Ochoa
AR Pizza Challenge
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community. Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
Mrs. Mason Commends Students for Meeting their AR Goals
PSJA Reading Laureate Program: The "You" of Reading
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community. Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Graders
Ballerina Project
Students in Mrs. Ruiz dance class had to efficiently locate and accurately evaluate a famous ballerina. They took notes on the dancer's origins, famous works, and their present day life or late years in life. They finished the dance project by writing a biography on the ballerina and sharing their findings with their classmates.
Library Standards:
Strand 1: Information Literacy-School library programs offer information literacy instruction that enables students to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, ethically use, and clearly communicate information in various formats.
Dimension 1: Learners and educators use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose; they also access and evaluate print and digital resources for their inquiry needs, academic needs, and/or personal needs.
Famous Ballet: The Nutcraker
Efficiently Locate
Carlos Acosta
Accurately Evaluate
Guys' Reading Club: The Unwanteds by Lisa McCman
The book talk for The Unwanteds began with a recap of the book followed by a book trailer. The guys will have a book discussion at a later time with art teacher, Mr. Rios.
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.
Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
Unwanteds by Lisa McCman
AR Assistant Principal Luncheon
Library Standards:
Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.
Dimension 1: The library encourages students to read a variety of literature for information and pleasure. The library provides access to physical and virtual collections of high quality, current resources in a variety of formats (print, audio, electronic) and platforms (readable on most devices) which reflect input from stakeholders.
6th Graders & Mrs. Villarreal
7th Graders & Mrs. Rocha
8th Graders
LMS Circulation & AR Statistics: 4th 6-Weeks
1,364 library books circulated at Liberty
80 MackinVia e-Books checked out
6th Grade earned 606.6 AR Points
7th Grade earned 733.7 AR Points
8th Grade earned 1,365.9 AR Points
3,353 students visited the library the 4th 6-weeks
3,023 were teacher/student visits & 330 were walk-ins
Liberty Middle School Library
Email: sanjuana.sanchez@psjaisd.us
Website: liberty.psjaisd.us/
Location: 1212 South Fir Street, Pharr, TX, USA
Phone: (956) 354-2610