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Back Elementary School Library

Recap of Nov. 2023 and What's Coming in Dec. 2023

Back ElementarySchool LibraryRecap of Nov. 2023 and What's Coming in Dec. 2023

Cyber Safety Poster Contest - District Winner Cyber Safety Poster Contest - District Winner

Congratulations to Matias Yepes Rada for winning first place in the Cyber Safety Poster Contest! Back Elementary School was the top school in the district for the elementary school category.

Guest Reader - Officer Paxton Guest Reader - Officer Paxton

Thank you Officer Paxton for reading to our PreK students!

Library Services - By the Numbers Library Services - By the Numbers

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Library Visitors

How many students and staff members has the library helped so far this year?

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Library Checkouts

How many library books have circulated with students and staff members so far this year?
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Renaissance myON

How many minutes have students read on myON so far this year?

Top Readers - November Top Readers - November

The top readers on Renaissance myON for November are:


  • 5th grade - Damond Smith
  • 4th grade - Philip Jawo
  • 3rd grade - Santiago De La Cruz
  • 2nd grade - Lulia Teclit
  • 1st grade - Ophelia Garza
  • Kinder - Abel Degu


Congratulations to our Bulldog Stars for shining bright!

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Students and teachers have access to Renaissance myON with their GISD credentials through ReadyHub and through Clever. If you need help logging in to myON, reach out to the school librarian. Renaissance myON has ebooks, audiobooks, and news. Parents can create a free account for their family or community members. To register for a free account, visit https://garland.renaissance.com and register with the online form.

Scholastic Book Fair - November Scholastic Book Fair - November

Thanks to your support during our Book Fair, we raised over $2,000 in Scholastic Dollars, which we will use to purchase books for our school library. Thank you for making our Book Fair amazing and creating memories for our students.

Book Fair - Back Elementary

Renaissance myON - Winter Reading Challenge Renaissance myON - Winter Reading Challenge

The Winter Reading Challenge will span from Dec. 16 to Jan. 7. Students who read a minimum of 300 minutes on Renaissance myON during the reading challenge will be celebrated at school and will be entered into a district drawing for a prize.

Renaissance myON - December Calendar Renaissance myON - December Calendar

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Bluebonnet Books 2023-2024 Bluebonnet Books 2023-2024

Students in grades 3-5 are encouraged to read at least 5 books on the Bluebonnet Books list before deciding on their favorite. Students in grades 3-5 will vote for their favorite Bluebonnet Book in January 2024.

Texas Bluebonnet List 2023-2024
Texas Tracking Chart

Braum's Book Buddy Braum's Book Buddy

Braum’s Book Buddy is a reading incentive program for students in grades 1-5. Each student can earn up to 6 treats from Braum's per school year by reading! To participate, teachers distribute Book Buddy booklets to students and then monitor book reading by placing a Book Buddy sticker in the student booklets for each book read. When a student has read 6 books and has earned 6 stickers, the teacher rewards the student with a coupon for a free treat from Braum’s. Families can redeem Book Buddy coupons at Braum's.

Box Tops for Education Box Tops for Education

Box Tops for Education
Support the library program and help us grow our library collection with Box Tops for Education.

Public Libraries Public Libraries

Rowlett Public Library
Garland Public Library
Sachse Public Library
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Meet the librarian

Name: Nancy Fuentes

Title: School Librarian, Teacher Librarian

School: Back Elementary School

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University and Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Texas

Certifications: Bilingual Generalist EC-6, School Library EC-12

Email: nfuente@garlandisd.net
Website: garlandisdschools.net/back/academics/library
Phone: 972-475-1884

Twitter: @LibFuentes

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