Kilgore ISD Libraries Update
Volume IV 6th 6 weeks
KISD Elementary Libraries
Kilgore Primary Library
Students have read many great books and have learned about floating/sinking, Cinco de Mayo, kite flying, the Easter Bunny and more! Check out the pictures below to see all of the fun things these kiddos have been up to.
Chandler Elementary Library
This spring, the CES students have done library lessons and activities including the following: read The Rain Came Down by David Shannon and created 3-D umbrellas using cupcake liners and pipe cleaners, read a chapter of an R.L. Stine novel and learned more about this author by watching an interview with him, read Twelve Days of Summer and created self-portraits entitled "My Summer's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" where they were wearing sunglasses and drew two things they plan to do this summer inside the lenses, and played Spring Jingo, Future lessons will include reading from the book How to Eat Fried Worms and from the book The Last Day Blues. After reading The Last Day Blues, students will write letters to their teachers telling them what they will miss most about them.
Mrs, Wiggins and Ms. Page completed an inventory of the non-fiction section. Very few books were unaccounted for which is a very good thing. Hopefully a few that are missing will make their way back to the library before the end of the year. Almost all of the library books have been returned to the library. Right now there are only around 30 books still checked out.
CES will have their "Minute to Win It" AR celebration on May 29. Students that have reached their goal 4 out of the 5 first six weeks will get to participate in this celebration. They will play games such as Card Ninja and Rapid Fire as they race against the clock to beat their opponent. Around 50 students are eligible to participate.
The highest AR goal achiever in 2nd and 3rd grade will be recognized at the awards assembly with a certificate and their very own stuffed Pete the Cat.
The Bulldog Book Squad has done a great job keeping the shelves neat this year. They will be awarded for their hard work with a special pizza party and will get the chance to play games.
Last but not least, they have been working on spring cleaning and have rearranged the office area to open it up to the storage area. Come by and check it out if you are on campus.
Kilgore Intermediate Library
The KIS Library was able to order more books for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year with profits from this year's book fair. All of next year's Bluebonnet nominees have been ordered and Mrs. Clower is going to work really hard to get more teacher participation in the Bluebonnet program next year.
Does it sink or float?
KPS Students Making a Field Day Thank You Card
Mrs. Turner and her Pre K friends
Watch out for the big hungry bear!
A visit from KHS cheerleaders
Flying a kite at KPS
CES Students- My Summer's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Spring Jingo at the CES Library
KISD Secondary Libraries
Student Research at the KMS Library
Kilgore Middle School Library
Texas History teacher, Mr. Sneed, is retiring this year and his reception was held in the KMS Library. Library mascot, Tony Boney, paid homage to Mr. Sneed by wearing his Texas shirt as you can see in the picture below.
Currently, Mrs. Wimberly is working hard to make sure all library books are returned and that the library inventory is completed.
Kilgore High School Library
In mid April, I was able to attend the Texas Library Association annual conference in Austin, Texas. It had been several years since I attended this event. It was a wonderful conference and I was able to learn more about what is currently trending in public, school, and academic libraries across the state. Based on what I learned, I hope to implement a makerspace and 3D printing in our library next year. To find out more about what I learned at this conference, please see my notes (linked below).
The First Lines of Books contest required participants to figure out which books each first line came from. On the last day of National Library Week, we handed out free books, book marks, and cupcakes! Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the activities.
We have had several visitors to the library recently. In April, we hosted David Covnant as he spoke to our health classes about First Aid and CPR. Last week, we assisted Coach Dean's Pre AP biology classes with research (books and databases), digital presentations, and citing sources. We also hosted the Kilgore Police Department while they presented to health classes on their K9 program. This week, we are hosting the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) as a representative comes to talk to students about possibly attending this conservatory and about financial aid.
Thanks to Donna Mathis, we now have beautiful painted chairs and a table based on books. The cost of library furniture is extremely expensive but we really wanted to find a way to update our look and make the library a little more colorful. I initially wanted to repaint and recover some of our chairs but Christy McElyea came up with an even better idea-- to paint the chairs based on books. I proposed the idea to Mrs. Mathis who agreed to let her students participate provided that the library provide the necessary supplies. The results are marvelous. Please come by and take a look at our new and improved chairs and table when you get a chance. Some pictures are below.
We had four students qualify for the Bulldog Reading Club prize drawing. Each of these students read at least five books from this year's Bulldog Reading Club list: Karla Rodriguez, Quavion Hollins, Rachel Johnson, and Samantha Colburn. Samantha's name was drawn and she won a Samsung tablet. The others won $10 Walmart gift cards.
As the year winds down, we are working to get all of our materials back in the library and will soon begin an inventory of our non-fiction, reference, and video sections. It has been a great year and we are looking forward to the 2015-2016 school year.
Library Chairs Painted by the KHS Art Students
Kilgore ISD Libraries
Email: scole@kisd.org
Website: library.kisd.org
Location: 301 N Kilgore St, Kilgore, TX, United States
Phone: 903-988-3901
Facebook: facebook.com/KHSLibrary
Twitter: @kdogslibrary