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Emily Arrow sings with PreK, K, and 1st graders!
To say our students have been a little excited to meet kid-lit-tunes musician Emily Arrow is an understatement! We’ve been reading books, singing her songs, and watching her YouTube videos for months, and the day finally came for her to sing with us LIVE and IN PERSON from the Elsa England Cafeteria!!!!!!
These rockstar PreK, K, & 1st grade teachers are also Emily Arrow Superfans🌟! We loved every minute of her visit, & can’t wait until her return (hopefully soon)! Psst: see our Arrow-themed shirts?! 🎶📚❤️🤩 @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock Thanks again @ElsaEngPTA for your support! pic.twitter.com/kR0yez6dIP
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
Our visit @ElsaEngRRISD with the amazingly talented and inspiring @helloemilyarrow was a highlight of our year! We sang our ❤️s our along with her, and loved every minute! Thanks again to our @ElsaEngPTA for supporting priceless experiences such as this one! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/MQmVpu0zSg
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 7, 2019
Thanks again to Ms. Chen’s Kindergarten Class for such a sweet introduction, helping us welcome Emily Arrow to England! @rochelle_chen3 🎶📚❤️🎸🎶 @helloemilyarrow pic.twitter.com/mEAdBaFax5
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “Books, Books” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/ZAXBrzqSo2
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “The Dot Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/GVRNkj1JdV
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “They All Saw a 🐱 Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/i05yC3YkAL
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 preparing to sing “The Narwhal: Unicorn Of The Sea Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/KClSD273z9
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “The Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/Kw8wD9vAOM
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “Poem in Your Pocket Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/ynoxY57HT6
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “Are We There Yeti Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/VXcCtzFtHm
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “The Louise Loves Art Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/lpAe1bFKXf
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “Be a Friend Song” 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/dMDKdQzSZt
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
🎶❤️📚 “Follow Your Arrow” and farewell 📚❤️🎶 singing with @helloemilyarrow at @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/SuuS4HFVxm
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) March 8, 2019
Thanks again to our fabulous PTA for sponsoring this amazing experience for our community!
Author/Illustrator Christian Robinson to visit K-2 on March 4th!
Kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd graders are very excited to have the opportunity to hear from New York Times Bestselling, Award-Winning Author-Illustrator, Christian Robinson, as he speaks about his debut picture book, Another, at England Elementary on Monday, March 4th!
Another will be released on March 5th, but our students can purchase it through BookPeople and our school library and it will arrive in time for Mr. Robinson to sign and personalize it to your student on the day of his visit! Preorders need to be turned in to our library by Friday, March 1st with this order form. Orders can be paid by check (made out to BookPeople), cash (exact change please), OR orders can be placed online through the BookPeople website!!! All ordering information is on this order form.
If you’d like to hear more about Mr. Robinson and his work, please check out this presentation I created and shared with students a few weeks ago!
Donna Janell Bowman visits 2nd, 3rd & 4th grade Leopards!
2nd graders @ElsaEngRRISD are enjoying hearing from Author Donna Janell Bowman @donnajbbwrites share her research about the real Doc and Jim Key from her @TBABooks book, Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness #LibrariesRRock 🐴 pic.twitter.com/BCD1OcE8GV
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 2, 2018
Author and @TBABooks nominee Donna Janell Bowman captivates our @ElsaEngRRISD third graders, sharing how she researched and wrote Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness. So cool to see and hear about the real artifacts! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/2tmBEAp6Lz
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 2, 2018
Two awesome 4th grade writing workshops capped off a wonderful day hosting @TBABooks Author Donna Janell Bowman at @ElsaEngRRISD! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/y2BeiCu8lY
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 2, 2018
Thanks to our awesome @ElsaEngRRISD PTA, we are able to bring in wonderful authors like Donna Janell Bowman to enrich our students’ learning experience! Thank you SO much, PTA!!!! pic.twitter.com/dcEaEkDP1Z
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) November 2, 2018
Ben Clanton’s Awesome Authorstrator Visit!
Kindergartners at @ElsaEngRRISD loved meeting Authorstrator Ben Clanton this morning! We created a “miximal” and learned how he created one of his books, #ArmadilloAward nominee, It Came In The Mail! He’s so talented! 📬 #LibrariesRRock @Clantoons pic.twitter.com/8OgAo2CqnL
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 8, 2018
Authorstrator Ben Clanton is here! Such a fun morning learning from you @Clantoons. We’ll send you some mail 📪 #MsJs2nd pic.twitter.com/satXxrE4VP
— Haillie Johnson (@MsJRRISD) February 8, 2018
2nd graders @ElsaEngRRISD had an amazing visit with Authorstrator Ben Clanton today! We loved hearing his dramatic reading of Rot & learning some behind-the-scene tips about making your own books. So much fun!!!! #LibrariesRRock @Clantoons pic.twitter.com/9v8E3Kmwhb
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 8, 2018
“I don’t just write my books. I don’t just draw my books. I play with my books.” We’re getting sage advice from the extraordinary Ben Clanton! @Clantoons @elsaengrrisd pic.twitter.com/mL0RTLbLHX
— Ms. Angela Holcek (@MsHolcek) February 8, 2018
I loved seeing our @ElsaEngRRISD Leopards show their appreciation for Authorstrator Ben Clanton today! Check out their impressive art skills; WOW! @Clantoons #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/oKz7ESSgv0
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 8, 2018
1st graders loved hearing Rot, The Cutest in the World read aloud by the hilarious Ben Clanton during today’s super fun author visit! @ElsaEngRRISD #LibrariesRRock @Clantoons pic.twitter.com/mW20jupR1w
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 8, 2018
Well, THAT was a fun day! Our preK-2 classes were SO excited to finally meet Author-Illustrator Ben Clanton, and he did not disappoint! Thanks to @ElsaEngRRISD for supporting our author visits and thanks to @Clantoons for a FABULOUS day!! #LibrariesRRock pic.twitter.com/hc7ITtMSGN
— Emily Kupersztoch (@mrsklibrarian) February 8, 2018
When your first grader comes home and wants to write a book after meeting author Ben Clanton @Clantoons today!… 🙌 📖 #authorvisit pic.twitter.com/ILHl9EvsDE
— kristi (@kdimas123) February 9, 2018
Bluebonnet Voting Parties 2018
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
Texas Book Festival is this weekend!
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!
Spring 2017 Book Fair By The Numbers…
Book Fair @ElsaEngRRISD by the numbers… what an AWESOME week! Thanks to students, parents, & community for your support!!! #LibrariesRRock
Armadillo Readers’ Choice Winner 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!
Battle of the Bluebonnets 2017: Third Place!
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