Texas Bluebonnet Award Announcement!!

Sonntag Bluebonnet Readers cast their votes on January 24th. They were a part of the 181,734 students across the great state of Texas who cast their votes to choose the 2013-2014 winner. Check out the results!

Before Kyle rides a school bus for the first time, his older brother gives him a list of rules he must follow but after breaking every single one the first day, Kyle discovers the rule his brother left out.

E GRA

Wow!! Sonntag had a 3-way tie!!! Check out our 3 winners!!! 

August "Auggie" Pullman, a boy born with an incredible facial deformity, is finally ready to go to a public school for the beginning of his fifth grade year. Inside he feels just like other kids, but his face may separate him from potential friends forever.

F PAL

Claudette wants nothing more than to slay a giant but her little village is too safe and quiet.

741.5 AGU

Cupcake runs a successful bakery with his best friend, Eggplant, but dreams of going abroad to meet his idol, Turkish Delight, who is the most famous pastry chef in the world.

741.5 VAR

Library Stats: January Edition

(January Edition)

Happy February, Y'all!! January was a fantastically busy month for all!! The library launched the 4th annual Six Flags Read to Succeed Program. In addition, students and teachers enjoyed the 2nd annual Read It Forward program. Here are the two books that the stuedents have shared in this wonderful reading program:

Kinder - 2nd Graders read Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham

3rd - 5th Graders enjoyed Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood

Check out the other happenings in the Sonntag Library for the month of January. Happy reading! :)

Number of Whole Class Visits: 

112

Number of Total Items Circulated (Checkouts & Checkins)

8,211

Number of Items in Collection

12,781

Library Instruction/Programs/Community Outreach 

Hosted Preschool Storytime with Sonntag's lil readers! 

Kicked off the 2nd annual Read It Forward program

Planned and coached the 2013-3014 Spelling UIL team 

Promoted the 2013-2014 Texas Bluebonnet Award Program with 3-5 grades

Hosted the 4th Annual Bluebonnet Voting Party on January 24th for 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders

Promoted the 2013-2014 2x2 Reading Program with Preschool-2nd grades

Presented a weekly Good Morning Sonntag Book Bits update

Updated the Where in the World Do You Read? board

Maintained student writer & new items displays to promote reading interests 

Updated a daily Fact of the Day by Mrs. Mattei fact

Open checkout every day for all Sonntag students, parents, and staff

Planned weekly preschool storytimes with future Sonntag students and families  

Coordinated parent library volunteers

Administrative Activities 

Prepared for the spring Scholastic Book Fair

Planned library activities through Spring Break

Creating QR codes for books in the library to allow students to connect with their next books

Planned for the 4th annual Six Flags Read to Succeed Program

Added new items to the library collection as well as weeding damaged books out of the collection

Collaborated with teachers to pull library materials for classroom lessons

Maintained the mobile app for the Sonntag Library

Maintained a blog for staff to discuss book club books

Adjusted the library schedule to accommodate classes for various activities 

Contributed to Specials weekly newsletter

Purchased new library books and materials 

Updated library blog and Twitter account frequently

Opened new parent accounts

Hosted new and returning library volunteers

Professional Development Activities 

Attended campus and district library meetings

Read and kept up with new professional library journals & added new materials to future book orders

On the Horizon...

4th Annual Bluebonnet Voting Party in January for 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders

4th Annual Six Flags Read to Succeed logs are due Friday, February 21st!

Books purchased at the spring Scholastic Book Fair are on the way