Berta Palacios Library Newsletter
2nd Six Weeks 2016-2017
P-SJ-A Reading Laureate Program
The PSJA Library Department has announced its Accelerated Reader incentive program. Reading degrees can be earned based on the student
Accelerated Reader word count.
The program is named the "YOU" of Reading.
Deadline to earn degrees: Friday, April 28, 2017.
Reading Degrees
1st Grade
PSJA A.R. High School Diploma-100,000 Word Count & 85% Avg.
2nd Grade
PSJA A.R. Associates Degree-250,000 Word Count & 85% Avg.
3rd Grade
PSJA A.R. Bachelor's Degree-500,000 Word Count & 85% Avg.
4th Grade & 5th Grade
PSJA A.R. Master's Degree-1,000,000 Word Count & 90% Avg.
PSJA A.R. Doctorate's Degree-2,000,000 Word Count & 90% Avg.
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Second Six Weeks Reading Laureate Student
PSJA A.R. Master's Degree-1,000,000 Word Count & 90%
D'banhy Y. Ocanas
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Palacios Elementary
2nd Six Weeks Top AR Students
1st Grade
Rachel R. Valdez
Domenik A. Chavarria
Valeria P. Calzada
2nd Grade
Samuel E. Ocanas
Eduardo Salas
Valery A. Chavarria
3rd Grade
Jose A. Ramirez
Paula M. Toscano
Marco A. Uresti
4th Grade
Delilah V. Labastida
Jose I. Gallardo
Alexis A. Becerra
5th Grade
D’banhy Y. Ocanas
Gensis A. Benitez
Angelica Gonzalez
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Panther Book Club
Oct. 13, 2016
Panther book club members meet every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at Palacios Library.
Student discussions are held on Texas Bluebonnet Award books. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate and Hamster Princess by Ursula Vernon have been two of the many books members have discussed. Students make two book selections for extra reading at the end of each meeting. The book titles include Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein and The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
Some of the book club members are pictured below. Not all members are present.
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Panther Vocabulary Parade
October 28, 2016
The Vocabulary Parade was held on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9 a.m. The Vocabulary Parade idea came from Debra Frasier. She is the author of the book, Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster. In the story, a student confuses the word "miscellaneous" for the name Miss Alaineus. The student turns an embarrassing mistake into a winning costume in the school's Vocabulary Parade.
Each student at Palacios Elementary selected a word to depict in a visual representation. Parents were notified of the word drawn by the student. Parents also assisted the students in creating a visual depiction of the word in a costume format. Thank you parents for your help and encouragement. We had 97 percent participation. This was a great job done by our students, parents and teachers!
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Vocabulary Parade Judges
Mr. Ronnie Cantu, PSJA School Board Member
Mr. Jesse Vela, PSJA School Board Member
Ms. Daniella Perez, South Texas College Student
Ms. Jeanette Gomez, South Texas College Student
Thank you!
Palacios Vocabulary Parade Winners-Oct. 28, 2016
"The Most Creative"
Vocabulary Parade Winners!
Sebastian Pruneda, Dinosaur
Matthew Archer, Acute Angle
Damar Pinera, Life Cycle
Samuel Gomez, Fairy Tale
"The Word That Made You Think"
"Hardest Word Illustrated"
Vocabulary Parade Winners!
Ms. S. Garza, Asst. Principal
Vocabulary Parade Winners
"Funniest Word"
Students preparing for the Vocabulary Parade!
Vocabulary Parade judging begins
Dinosaur
Judges
First Grade
fairy tale
cylindershape
length
plus
pattern
lustroso
rescate
regalo
derecho
Kinder
feroz
casa
ventana
camada
camuflaje
zigzag
bumpy
furry
border
vertical
Kinder
square
clock
author
contrast
problem & solution
expression
noun
cube
First Grade
break apart
calendar
question
below
triangle
corner
question mark
subtract
zero
write
vocabulary
middle
beginning
Second Grade
length
plant
midpoint
hour hand
temperature
pattern
sprout
dime
cube
decimal point
camouflage
centimeter
calendar
acute angle
celebration
sum
constellation
subtract
exploded
Third Grade
biography
difference
magma
mustache
pyramid
billions
ranchers
denominator
energy
polygons
moon
operation
hexagon
add
numerator
medals
beak
Fourth Grade
parallelogram
life cycle
sun
fraction
acute angle
dissolve
polygon
water vapor
fact family
triangle
mood
equivalent triangle
Fifth Grade
expanded form
parenthesis
pound
absorb
mile
bar graph
magnetic field
density
thermometer
Awesome Palacios Admin.
Mrs. M. Cardoza, Principal, Twitter
Mrs. Gonzalez, Counselor, Instagram
Ms. A. Clark, Pinterest
Awesome!!!
Thank you Judges, Palacios staff and Palacios Literacy Team!
Pictured bottom left: Ms. Daniella Perez, Judge, Mr. Jesus Vela, PSJA School Board Member & Judge, Ms. Jeanette Gomez, Judge
Vocabulary Parade Judges and Mrs. L. Hinojosa, Librarian
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Britannica: Escolar
¡Explora informaciòn interesante!
Introduce-El surf
Busqueda-Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
BRITANNICA: ImageQuest which provides over 2,000,000 images.
TEXQUEST - BRITANNICA: e-Stax which allows students to use a collection of eBooks from Encyclopaedia Britannica.
TEXQUEST - BRITANNICA: Escolar provides encyclopedia articles on a variety of subjects, videos and interactive learning games in Spanish.
TEXQUEST-BRITANNICA: Learning Zone provides interactive games, books and maps.
It also teaches students how to do math problems and how to read.
TEXQUEST-BRITANNICA: Moderna provides articles, images maps, a dictionary, atlas and other materials for older students in Spanish.
TEXQUEST - BRITANNICA: School Edition provides encyclopedia articles on various subjects with film clips, interactive learning games, articles, maps and websites.
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MackinVIA
"MackinVIA is a complete eResource management system providing easy access to eBooks, audiobooks and educational databases. With just one login, users can view, utilize, and manage all of their eResources. Further, MackinVIA allows simultaneous, unlimited access to multiple users and is mobile friendly."
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Palacios Library Statistics
2nd Six Weeks
Top Patron Statistics
Top Patron Statistics
Circulations
1. Martinez Villarreal, Rolando -42
Lopez, Anahi 2nd
2. Olivares, Geraldine Ileny-36
Rodriguez, Sandra 2nd
3. Valdez, Rebecca Nicole-35
Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd
4. Marroquin, Amber Skky-34
Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd
5. Flores, Brandon Lee-33
Mendoza, Lucila 4th
6. Enriquez, Alexa Nicole-32
Lopez, Anahi 2nd
7. Guevara, Genesis Geneve-32
Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd
8. Moreno, Devany-31
Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd
9. Flores, Natalee Rae-28
Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd
10. Uresti, Christopher-28
Lopez, Anahi 2nd
Top Homeroom Statistics
Homeroom Total Circulations
1. Hinojosa, Cynthia 3rd-427
2. Lopez, Anahi 2nd-343
3. Valdez, Juan 5th-271
4. Rodriguez, Jeanette 3rd-200
5. Rodriguez, Sandra 2nd-192
6. Mendoza, Lucila 4th-170
7. Noreiga, Lorena 4th-165
8. Martinez, Bianca 5th-162
9. Sandra Rodriguez 3rd-154
10. Ortiz, Ana 2nd-113