Granger Library Newsletter
January 2016
Battle of the Books
Our Battle of the Books program was a huge success thanks to our dedicated students and fantastic volunteers. This reading incentive program is designed to improve reading comprehension and enthusiasm for reading using a fun and unique competition format. Our students in grades three – five were challenged to read ten books from September through December. All participating students were divided into teams of six. On Friday, December 18th, 33 teams faced off in a “battle” to test their knowledge of the books. After a close competition the results were as follows:
First Place
Drew T.
Kooper J.
Jacob S.
Reeve F.
Andrew B.
Ethan C.
Second Place
Luchiano F.
Patricia M.
Caiden B.
Miles M.
Noah B.
Michael A.
Second Place
Tanner N.
Grace L.
Chloe R.
Taylor H.
Mason P.
Madeline B.
Second Place
Sydney L.
Kenzington G.
Emma B.
Hallee P.
Brook A.
Madison B.
Third Place
Jaeden M.
David E.
Ryanne B.
Ligia S.
Thomas D.
Kennan J.
Third Place
Kyler P.
Rylan C.
Noah T.
Noah M.
Ryan P.
Dominic M.
Christopher C.
We are exceedingly proud of all our Battle of the Books teams and their accomplishments!
Hour of Code Tutorials
Kindergarten
Fifth Grade
Pizza Hut and Six Flags Reading Programs
We are currently running our Pizza Hut Book It and Six Flags reading programs. Continue reading every night and logging the minutes spent reading on the Pizza Hut and/or Six Flags reading logs. Our Pizza Hut Book It program will run through the month of March. The deadline to return the Six Flags reading logs is February 19th, 2016. Happy Reading!
Stride Academy
Follow these instructions to access Stride on your computer or another device.
1. Using Google Chrome or Safari, go to http://texas.stridelogin.com
2. Click on the orange student login square.
3. Enter your child’s ID number – see the stride academy form in your child’s folder for their ID number.
4. Enter the school code: KCS75780
Computer Database Usernames and Passwords
Destiny E-Books
Username: ID number
Password: ID number
Stride Academy
Campus Code: KCS75780
Password: ID number
Granger Livebinder
Access Key: Granger
Gale Databases
Username: granger
Encyclopedia Britannica
Username: granger
Password: wranglers
The World and I
Username: Granger
Password: Wranglers
Tumblebooks Library
Username: nisdtx
Password: books
Brainpop
Username: kaygranger
Password: brainpop
Pebble Go
Username: grangeres
Password: wranglers
Accessing E-Books on a Tablet or Mobile Device
1. Download the Follett Brytewave K-12 App.
2. Enter our location (Texas)
3. Enter our school name (Kay Granger Elementary)
4. Enter the student ID number for the username and password.
5. Select e-books.
You will receive a list of titles or you may search for a particular topic.
Reminder - If you search, remember to look for books with the e-book symbol or click on "digital"
6. Click "open" to read the book on your device.
When you are done, click on "my library" and you may close the title or check it out. It will appear in your eReader.
Dates to Remember
January 29th – Pizza Hut Book It Reading Logs due
February 9th – District Battle of the Books competition at Northwest High School at 6:00
February 19th – Six Flags Reading Forms Due
February 22nd – Read to Your Bunny 7:45 – 8:30
February 25th – Techno Expo at Northwest High School 5:30 – 8:00
February 29th – Pizza Hut Book It Reading Logs due
March 7th – 11th – Spring Scholastic Book Fair
March 21st – Read to Your Bunny 7:45 – 8:30
April 18th – Read to Your Bunny 7:45 – 8:30
May 16th – Read to Your Bunny end of the year celebration
May 20th – All library books due by this date
Granger Elementary Library
Email: Ghammonds@nisdtx.org
Website: http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/21159
Location: 12771 Saratoga Springs Circle, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Phone: (817)698-1158
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kaygrangerelementarylibrary
Twitter: @KGElibrary