Bluebonnet Voting Parties 2018

Posted on February 6, 2018 by englandlibrary

At the end of January, we held our sixth annual Bluebonnet Voting Parties!! This year, so many students were eligible to vote that we had six HUGE voting parties in the library!

A record-breaking 454 students cast their vote digitally, hung out with their friends, ate freshly popped popcorn (with/without m&m’s), enjoyed Bluebonnet-related games, and proudly wore their “I Voted” sticker the rest of the day. It was a BUSY day, and SO MUCH FUN!!!!

454 (!) of our AMAZING @ElsaEngRRISD students read 5+ @TBABooks and celebrated their love of reading during today’s six Bluebonnet Voting Parties! What a FUN day to celebrate literacy & hard work! #LibrariesRRock 🍿🎉📚😁 pic.twitter.com/ACaAV0jRO2

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) January 29, 2018

We had a record-breaking Texas Bluebonnet Award program @ElsaEngRRISD this year! WOW… 4,657 books read, 546 participants, 457 students reading 5+ and casting their VOTE, 171 Bluebonnet Breakfast attendees, & 35 students reading ALL 20! #LibrariesRRock #TBABks #readersareleaders pic.twitter.com/8CiWqg9cSb

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) January 31, 2018

November 2017 by the numbers…

Posted on December 5, 2017 by englandlibrary

A short but jam-packed November in the books @ElsaEngRRISD Library! Fab visits from @TBABooks authors @ElizEulberg & @Devas_T, successful @Scholastic #BookFair, 3rd & 5th gr. research lessons, more #ArmadilloAward lessons w/ K-2, and a little R&R for all! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/HsaksBC7XR

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) December 5, 2017

Author/Illustrator Don Tate visits 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders!

Posted on November 30, 2017 by englandlibrary

We were beyond excited to meet the prolific and talented Texas Bluebonnet Award nominated author/illustrator Don Tate when he visited our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students yesterday! Thanks again to PTA for helping fund special events like our author visit!

2nd, 3rd & 4th graders welcomed @TBABooks Author/Illustrator to @ElsaEngRRISD! Students loved hearing his story and were enthralled with his live drawing! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/975oh7yk9B

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 30, 2017

Everyone was so impressed to watch @TBABooks Author/Illustrator Don Tate draw a student’s face during each presentation! Such amazing talent, and a treasured experience for those students! @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/xtjBUhW5dd

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 30, 2017

When Author/Illustrator Don Tate handed our students his marker & asked them to use their imagination and transform a squiggle or shape, they knocked our socks off! So proud of our creative & talented students! @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/QO7yE3u0DB

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 30, 2017

All of our library copies of Don Tate’s books have been autographed & are ready for checkout, & all students who preordered received their autographed & personalized books, too!!
Thanks again for an awesome visit, Mr. Tate! @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/v6LJqdsSTy

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 30, 2017

Texas Book Festival is this weekend!

Posted on October 30, 2017 by englandlibrary

Have you ever been to the Texas Book Festival at the Texas Capitol? If not, you are missing out! It is a wonderful, FREE, family-friendly event for children and adults who love books! The Texas Book Festival features many authors and illustrators, as well as fun reading-related events throughout the weekend.

On Saturday, November 4th at 10:00 am, a group of students from Austin-area schools will be announcing NEXT year’s Texas Bluebonnet Award list! If you are planning to attend the festival, be sure to stop by the Texas Tent at 10:00 on Saturday morning for that special announcement! Also, our very own 2nd graders from Ms. Holcek’s class will be introducing Author & Illustrator Brian Floca on Saturday at 2:00pm in the Children’s Read Me A Story Tent!

Aug/Sept 2017 by the numbers…

Posted on October 3, 2017 by englandlibrary

Busy start for @ElsaEngRRISD Library! Orientations, circulation galore, @TBABooks Kickoff, @HebRead3 Read In & lots of 😀📚❤️! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/Uue4c4uUh9

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) October 3, 2017

March 2017 by the numbers…

Posted on April 3, 2017 by englandlibrary

Fun-filled March @ElsaEngRRISD Library: Phenomenal Visit w/ @MrNathanHale, 3rd place at #BattleOfTheBluebonnets & more! #LibrariesRRock 📚 pic.twitter.com/uUeRHPOkDk

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) April 3, 2017

Battle of the Bluebonnets 2017: Third Place!

Posted on March 7, 2017 by englandlibrary

Our @ElsaEngRRISD #BattleoftheBluebonnets Team is READY!!!!!! Let’s go, Leopards!!!!! #LibrariesRRock #RRockReads pic.twitter.com/DQnQVFe58w

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 7, 2017

Another wonderful Battle of the Bluebonnets competition! @LibrariesRRock @sfloresRRISD @RRExpress @HappyGoDayna @KVUE More on Daybreak! pic.twitter.com/yEK0FBp8Qx

— Bryan Mays (@BryanM_KVUE) March 7, 2017

We’re SO PROUD to win 3rd place! See @BryanM_KVUE cover 2017 #BattleOfTheBluebonnets: https://t.co/RNN15C4AwV #LibrariesRRock @ElsaEngRRISD pic.twitter.com/P7KbaIbKRX

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 9, 2017

🥉3rd Place goes to the ENGLAND LEOPARDS!! We’re incredibly proud of your hard work & dedication! #LibrariesRRock #BattleoftheBluebonnets 📚💙🥉 pic.twitter.com/fafKvV5rwV

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 7, 2017

Thanks to the best superintendent @sfloresRRISD Always supporting librarians! Readers are Leaders! #librariesRRock #battleofthebluebonnets pic.twitter.com/L9QluBTTIa

— RRISD Lib Services (@LibrariesRRock) March 7, 2017

2017 Bluebonnet Breakfast Video

Posted on February 14, 2017 by englandlibrary

2017 Bluebonnet Breakfast Video @ElsaEngRRISD is up!! See it on YouTube: https://t.co/4MNZfVZ79k #LibrariesRRock @TBABooks @LibrariesRRock

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 14, 2017

285 Bluebonnet Voters Cast Their Votes…

Posted on January 27, 2017 by englandlibrary

285 excited 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students voted for their favorite 2016-17 Texas Bluebonnet Award Book in the England Library today! We can’t wait to find out the winner! #LibrariesRRock

285 excited students voted for their favorite @TBABooks at @ElsaEngRRISD! Can’t wait to find out the winner! #LibrariesRRock @RoundRockISD pic.twitter.com/B81IN2qVCJ

— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) January 27, 2017

Battle of the Bluebonnets 2016

Posted on March 11, 2016 by englandlibrary

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23 dedicated students read ALL 20 Bluebonnet books and were poised to battle it out in our Campus Battle of the Bluebonnets on February 23, 2016! Students used the Quizziz app on our NextGen iPads to demonstrate their deep knowledge of the 20 Bluebonnet books.