A short but busy month of November in the @ElsaEngRRISD Library! @TBABooks Author Visit from @donnajbbwrites, #ArmadilloAward lessons in K-2nd, and more! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/DbUcewHU1X
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) December 7, 2018
K-2 students @ElsaEngRRISD are LOVING reading #ArmadilloAward nominee Triangle, followed by creating their own triangle character! Such great creativity & expression, and I can’t wait to get these up on display soon! 🔺📚🖤😁 pic.twitter.com/57dfRdc80O
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 13, 2018
A busy March in the @ElsaEngRRISD Library: 3rd Place in @RoundRockISD #BattleOfTheBluebonnets, several #ArmadilloAward lessons, hosting Kindergarten Round Up, and LOTS of reading & book circulation as always! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/5Yqr0YzLUO
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) April 11, 2018
Busy October in @ElsaEngRRISD Library: Lots of #ArmadilloAward lessons, @Seesaw, $5K in Coins for Coats for @ServingCenter! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/5UqTQUG4DC
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 7, 2017
Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade students read all 10 Armadillo Readers’ Choice books in the library this year, and last week, each student cast their vote on a Google form! It was exciting to see how each class and each grade level voted!
Kindergarten students chose Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor as their favorite.
First Grade students had a tie between Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor and Glow: Animals with Their Own Night-lights by W.H. Beck as their favorite.
Second Grade students chose Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor as their favorite.
Here are the grand totals for ALL of our England Elementary Voters:
I am so proud of all of our Armadillo Readers’ Choice voters this year!
A busy April in the @ElsaEngRRISD Library: LOTS of researching + K-2 #ArmadilloAward lessons wrapped up with sts VOTING! #LibrariesRRock 📚✅ pic.twitter.com/P2JXiX7c3r
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) May 1, 2017
It’s #ArmadilloAward selection day! We’re reading & analyzing 80+ books in order to build the BEST list for K-2 next year!! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/D0ctaogzoc
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2017
#ArmadilloAward Committee Meeting in progress!! There are some GOOD ones here; both librarians AND books!! 😉📚#LibrariesRRock @LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/7f2sEPLVjY
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2017
I love #ArmadilloAward selection day! FUN, exhausting, and oh-so rewarding! GREAT LIST, Y’ALL!!!! #LibrariesRRock ❤️📚 https://t.co/ug6TWkUdgG
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 9, 2017
Author Bridget Heos visited our PreK, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students this week! She shared with us about her writing process, and our students enjoyed acting in a Readers’ Theater performance with Ms. Heos!
Thanks again to our fabulous PTA for supporting our Author Visits!
UPDATE: Nithila K. in 2nd Grade is the winner of the free copy of The Princess and the Pig! Congratulations, Nithila! You can pick up your prize book in the library when school starts in August! 
YOU can win a free copy of The Princess and the Pig! This book was one of our Armadillo Readers’ Choice favorites among kindergartners, first graders, and second graders this year.
While you are waiting to hear about the giveaway, click on the video below to watch a book trailer for The Princess and The Pig:
Here’s how to enter this giveaway:
1. Visit the England Library blog between now and when the contest closes (Sunday evening, July 20th).
2. Write a comment on THIS post. Your comment should include your FIRST NAME, LAST INITIAL, what GRADE you’re going to be in NEXT year, and a message for Mrs. Kupersztoch! Do not leave any other personal information in your comment! Do not post your e-mail address. Only one entry per student will be accepted, and only England Elementary students are eligible to participate. Every comment has to be approved in order to appear on the website, so if you don’t see your comment right away, don’t worry!
3. After the contest closes, I will choose a comment at random and that student will receive the giveaway prize! The winner will be announced as an update at the top of this post and the prize book will be waiting for the winning student in August!
Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade students read all 10 Armadillo Readers’ Choice books in the library this year, and last week, each student cast their vote using our SMART Response digital remote devices!
It was exciting to see how each class and each grade level voted!
Kindergarten students chose The Watcher by Jeanette Winter as their favorite.
First Grade students chose The Incredible Life of Balto by Meghan McCarthy as their favorite.
Second Grade students had a tie between Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates and The Watcher by Jeanette Winter as their favorite.
Here are the grand totals for ALL of our England Elementary Voters:
I am so proud of all of our Armadillo Readers’ Choice voters this year!