Summer Creek Library is a Treasure Chest of Learning!

 Louise Lankau and Donna Smalley Built a Robot that 

talks to the Students!

Stunning Pirate Ship and Treasure Hunt Theme in the library!

Yo- Ho-Ho a New Display Area, Matey!

Johnny's Selfie Station!

Shiver me Timbers!

Collaboration with Art Classes

Displayed student Selfies!  How Cool!

8th Edition MLA on Atomic Learning

Atomic Learning for Librarians

Attitude!

Is Everything!

Timberwood Middle School's Brand New Library: Recipe For Success!

Grand Opening!

Check out Sue White's Timberwood Library Renovation with her 

Recipe for Success Theme!

One Book/One School Program with James Ponti!

Timberwood Library Theme!

Cool new tables for a College Ready Library!

Motivating Quotes!

Amazing new Murals!

Awesome Seating area!

Love these chairs and desks

The Artist that painted the Murals.

AVID connections and Colors

The Learning Commons @ Lakeshore Elementary School

 

Kassandra Lara-Acherman and Sandra Longhofer are illuminating learners at Lakeshore Elementary!

Wow!  Is all I can say!
I was exhausted after my 50 minute visit to the Lakeshore Learning Commons.
It was amazing!  The 50 second grade kids were actively engaged and learning independently with lots of hands on makerspace activities.  Kassandra and Sandra have done a great deal of front loading  in the last week to have such an organized program on September 2!

 

 

  I'm so excited to have them present at our November District Library Meeting.
Hats off to you two!

 

 

Welcome to the Lakeshore Learning Commons

 

Sandra will be helping 4th and 5th make Robots next week during library time at the Learning Commons

2 classes per period sit around a real campfire

Kassandra gives tickets to reward good behavior

Using iPads for Destiny Lightbox

Station for Kindergarten

Lego Wall for Makerspace

 

 

 

 

Program for the Day

 

Students Scan QR code to read a story created by another class

The Story is about Tangrams and a Box

The students are engaged and very independent

Organized Chaos!
It's fun to go to the Learning Commons




Hands on application withTangram activity after reading story

Anntoinette Brown Visits with Authors at the Texas Library Association Conference in Houston

Anntoinette Brown's favorite authors from TLA!

Dav Pilkey writes the Captain Underpants Series. He has a new book coming out - Dog Man.

Theodore Taylor III is the illustrator for the 2016 Bluebonnet Award Winning 

When the Beat Was Born.

Katherine Applegate, Newbery award winner, who wrote The One and Only Ivan and this year's Texas Bluebonnet nominee, Crenshaw.

Tom Angleberger who writes the Origami Yoda Series.

2015 Newbery Award Winner Kwame Alexander - The Crossover

 

 

12 Titles to Add to Your Summer Reading by Amanda Buschmann

Congratulations to Amanda Buschmann, Librarian at

Atascocita Middle School.  

Her second published article is now live on 

School Library Journal!

 Check out the whole article at the link below:

http://www.slj.com/2016/05/books-media/12-tween-titles-to-add-to-your-summer-reading-lists/

Congratulations again!

Mind the Gap: Serving Readers in Sixth Through Eighth Grade by Amanda Buschmann

Congratulations to Amanda Buschmann, Librarian at

Atascocita Middle School.  

Her first published article is now live on School Library Journal!

 

Check it out at the link below:

http://www.slj.com/2016/04/books-media/mind-the-gap-serving-readers-in-sixth-through-eighth-grade/

And she has another article coming next month too.

How very exciting!

Summer Creek Library: Ready for Summer Reading!

Donna Smalley, Louise Lankau and Judy Rodriguez created a display for their weeded books and summer reading.  They want to get books in the hands of their students!

For Free!  

"Hang 10"  Bulldogs!