Library Update
August 16th, 2022
Welcome to Your Library!!!
Summer Reading Bingo
Sora
SORA
Sora is provided by the district. This is an online, digital & audio book collection curated and managed by CISD. Here students have access to books determined suitable for their age range only. If you would would like to access this growing resource, your child can access this collection by going to the CISD SSO. Students should use their Canvas login and then look for the tile called SORA.
Students coming from an elementary or going to a new campus will only have access to their old campus until the librarian helps them adjust their login to reflect the past school. This still allows student login, but delays access to the new campus' collection until after the school location is updated either in the classroom or the library.
These checkouts are in addition to the school library checkouts. Happy Reading!!!!
Tom Cox Library Check Out Policy
Tom Cox Library Check out Policy
When will my child be able to go to the library?
* Students will visit the library every other week with their ELA class.
* Students may visit the library between scheduled class-library visits by obtaining a library pass from their teacher during an appropriate time determined by the classroom teacher.
How many books can my child check out?
Students coming from another campus may have past-due books on their account. While we encourage our students to look for and return any missing books, all students begin their time at Tom Cox with check-out privileges. Any student with past due books from a previous campus will need to check out with the librarian.
This year we will test out a new general library checkout policy for Tom Cox. This will allow students to check out more than 2 library books at a time. Our goal is for students to READ and we hope to remove some of the pressure students may feel when checking out books.
So, the only rules for checkout for this school year will be:
1. Must be able to carry the books checked out & please only take what you expect to read
2. If a book is overdue- student is limited to one new book at a time.
HAPPY READING!!!!
Want to volunteer in the library?
Want to volunteer in the library?
The library is the best place to volunteer. If you are patient and kind, would like to learn more about our library, if you like to organize, learn basic book repair, help with display crafts, connect with students, help with book fairs, etc., this place is for you. The first step is to complete the district volunteer form found at this link: https://apps.conroeisd.net/volunteer/ .
The second step is to sign up to volunteer using this form https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/191XxJ3sgvC632ac1knpS5bKiIa3GZ9szH2j_tANe39U/edit?usp=sharing. As soon as school schedule details are complete, you will be contacted. Thank you in advance for serving our students in the library.
Scholastic Book Fair
Book Fair Coming September 19-23
We will host our first Scholastic book-fair September 19-23.
Everyone loves our bookfairs and we are excited for our first one of the year. Check out this link to set up an ewallet for your child (if you have not heard of ewallet, click the link to learn more), to preview and even shop when our online portion of the fair opens, However you participate, we would love to have you. This link will take you the the bookfair website: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/tomcoxintermediatesch
Hope to see you there.
Suggest a book- Purchase consideration
Students, parents and staff are invited to make recommendations for library book purchases. Recommendations are given first priority when purchasing for the library. Each suggestion is reviewed for library appropriateness and if determined fitting, may be added to the TC collection.
Battle With Heart- a TC book club with Heart!!
Students who choose to participate and signup will meet two to three times a month in the library where they will eat lunch with their group. Each month, groups will rotate through the four books which have been selected by the BWH committee.
BWH details will be available soon after school starts.
More Happy Reading!!!