RMS Library Newsletter
5th Six Weeks-February 23-April-17, 2015
Top Readers
RMS 6th-8th Grade Top Readers
Grace Lieck, Valeria Garza, Leonardo Corona, Abraham Gonzalez, Jackie Orozco, Juan Manuel Garcia, Julissa Gonzalez, Jorge E. Sanchez, Yanira Santos, and Emiliano Chavero
ECHS 9th Grade Top Readers
Kimbery Montes, Briana Garcia, and Iris Garcia
Ringgold Middle School and Early College Students Received Free Bestselling Books
Our students received free bestselling books donated by Starr Readers of Dallas, Texas. Karen Furlong, who has family roots in Rio Grande City, is the founder of Starr Readers, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to purchase books for Starr County students. We are extremely grateful to Ms. Furlong for giving RGCCISD students her gift of reading for the past eleven years.
Partnering with South Texas College
Ms. Terry Rosales, STC librarian visited our library to provide ECHS dual enrollment students a library orientation. This is a collaborative effort to provide students skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze and use information more effectively.
Our visit to the RGC Public Library
ECHS students visited the city public library for an orientation. The librarian, Mrs. Norma Fultz, presented on great resources, activities and upcoming events that are available to them and the public. Upon leaving, students received a free book and teachers got their own library cards. Visit our city library at http://www.rgclibrary.org/ for many online services!
Web Tools
Smore is an online flyer generator that is easy to use and easy to share. Here are a few potential uses for Smore:
•Create a newsletter • Use it to teach a concept to peers • Design an advertisement
•Write a creative book report • Write a news story •Create a flyer for an upcoming event
Upcoming Events
- Read Across America
- Writing Contest
- Coming Soon!! ECHS will be having an Anime Club for students who enjoy cosplay, reading graphic novels/manga, watching anime, or creating anime/manga art. If interested, ask Mrs. Olivares or Mrs. Pena to learn more about it.