Six Flags Read to Succeed Is Back!

Attention Cockrell Readers!!

The Six Flags Read to Succeed program is back!! You will receive a log from your homeroom teacher the week of January 8th. All you need to do is read 6 hours between now and February 15th, record your hours on the log, have your parents sign your log, and return it to your teacher. Boom! You will receive your ticket in May! 

Click the following links to print a copy of the official log in case you need another one. Happy reading!!

Student log: Click here! 

Parent information sheet: Click here!  

Kwami Alexander Author Visit!!

Welcome back, Cockrell Community!!

A new school year means another great author is coming to Prosper!

Award-winning poet Kwami Alexander is coming to Prosper ISD on Monday, October 1st in honor of the Prosper ISD One District, One Read event. It will be a unique event will be a pep rally for poetry (more details will be released soon).

To prepare for the event, Prosper ISD is hosting a district-wide poetry contest. If you would like to participate, all entries are due to the Cockrell library no later than September 17th. To access a paper & electronic entry form (either are accepted), click the links below:

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Want to learn more about Kwami Alexander? Click here! 

Want to learn more about the One District, One Read event? Click here! 

Fall 2017 Scholastic Book Fair!!

Howdy Partners!!!!! 

The fall 2017 Scholastic Book Fair is upon us!! 

Please mosey on into the Cockrell Elementary Library from 

November 13 - 17 for some fantastic reads!

If you would like to know more, please click on the horse below. We hope to see you there! 

And the Winner Is...

Attention Sonntag 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade Readers!!!! The votes have been counted and we have the winners for the 2016-2017 Texas Bluebonnet Award!! 76 Sonntag Bluebonnet Club Members were a part of 150, 094 Readers across the state of Texas who cast their votes in January. This was incredibly exciting!! 

Check out which books made the final cut! 

Congratulations are in order for author/illustrator Victoria Jamieson!! Not only is this the winner for the state, this increadible read also earned an American Library Association Newbery Honor Medal in 2016!! 

Want to check out this great book? Head on over to GRA 741.5 JAM

Congratulations author Doreen Cronin!!! 

Want to check out this book or others in the series? Head on over to F CRO 

Congratulations author Mac Barnett!! 

Want to check out this book or others in the series? Head on over to F BAR

Congratulations author Doreen Cronin!!! 

Congratulations author Stuart Gibbs!!!

Want to check out this book or others in the series? Head on over to F GIB

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Are you ready to start the 2017-2018 list??? Stop by the Bluebonnet Award section of the library and check'em out!! Happy reading!! :o)

Spring 2017 Scholastic Book Fair Details!!

Attention Sonntag Community!!

The spring 2017 Schoastic Book Fair is almost here!! Please click the logo above or here to connect to the new of "Book Fair" page on this blog. This page will help you to find out more details about this amazing fair, details about how to order online, as well as how you can volunteer your time. It's going to be another wonderful Fair!!!

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mattei, Sonntag Librarian. Hope to see you there!! 

Look What's Happening @ the GSE Library

Happy December Sonntag Community! It has been a BUSY week in the #gselibrary. The Sonntag Library Makerspace has picked up SO much STEAM and 4th & 5th Graders have been flying in for some maker fun! 

This week the Kinder Readers were on the hunt for the tricky Gingerbread Man! In the library, the Readers heard The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Even though many of the Readers have heard this story in the past, they were excited to learn about all of the little extra details the author/illustrator includes in her artwork: Hedgie the Hedgehog, detailed plot presented in the borders of many of the pages, and the inclusion of many favorite characters from other stories. At the end of the week, the Kinder Readers even went on a hunt for the Gingerbread Man all around Sonntag!! 

1st Graders heard the hilarious book Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright. The Readers brainstormed items that are cold, hot, and items that can be both cold AND hot!! It was fun to hear them make predictions!! There were things, like volcanoes (hot) and the moon (cold), that I had never thought of! 

Sonntag 2nd Grade Readers are working hard to finish The Story of Diva & Flea by Mo Willems. We should be finished with this amazing story by the new year. Hopefully we will get all 2nd Graders into the 2x2 Reading Club! 

Sonntag 4th Graders finished up their graphic novels lesson by digging into 4 different graphic novels books. They answered a few quick questions regarding specific parts of each graphic novel. One of the questions even required the students to draw on their prior knowledge! El Deafo by Cece Bell was CLEARLY a favorite and has already left the library with one of the students! 

Sonntag 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Makers are going NUTS for the Sonntag Library Makerspace!! Wow!!! This week, the Sonntag Makers were taken on a tour of the items that are housed in the Makerspace. Students are able to come in on their own time as well as after they check out their books during their library times to work with these creative items. 

Sonntag Makers are even helping to create a display on the library windows by making coffee filter snowflakes. The Makers are having SNOW much fun!! 

Sonntag Wee Readers heard two snowman stories this week! After the stories, the Wee Readers practiced their fine motor skills by building a snowman using glue, pretzel sticks, and mini marshmallows. 

Look What's Happening @ the GSE Library

Howdy Sonntag Community! Check out (pun intended) what's been happening in the #gselibrary this week! 

This week, Kinder Readers heard the story The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler. During the read-aloud we discussed descriptive words as well as hunted for the secret snowman hidden in the illustrations. After the story, Readers completed a gingerbread symmetry sheet where they colored their gingerbread men symmetrically.

First Grade Readers heard the story Anna's Wish by Bruno Hachler. The Readers brainstormed things that they have wished for using Padlet:




It was great to hear some of the Readers' connections to this story about a girl who wishes for snow. I wonder if we will have snow this year in North Texas?

Second Grade Readers are still enjoying reading The Story of Diva & Flea by Mo Willems. The students also learned some great facts about the Eiffel Tower since it plays a big role in this story. Second Grade Readers will continue to hear this story over the coming weeks. Hopefully more Second graders will become 2x2 Club Members! 

 

This week, 3rd Grader, 4th Grade, & 5th Grade Readers have been exploring the art of the graphic novel!! Our Sonntag Readers LOVE graphic novels and they have enjoyed exploring the intricate details of the graphic novels we have in our Sonntag library collection. In the coming weeks, the Third Grade Readers will continue to dive into graphic novels by rotating through graphic novel stations. 

Sonntag Wee Readers also listened to the the story Anna's Wish by Bruno Hachler. The Wee Readers loved doing the snow finger-play as well as singing a song using a "snow voice level" (a.k.a no sound). After the story time, the Wee Readers created snowflakes using strips of paper, glue, and lots of stickers!