Back Elementary School Library

We won two grants for the school library! We are excited to grow the English nonfiction section for all grades and the Spanish section for our bilingual students.

From August to January, students in grades 3-5 are encouraged to read at least 5 books on the Bluebonnet Books list before voting on their favorite in January. Students in grades 3-5 that read at least 5 Bluebonnet Books voted for their favorite book. Student votes have been entered into the district and state. The state winner will announced in the coming weeks.

Mrs. Ross has a class reward system for her students. One of the incentives is helping in the library. We love visits from our library helpers!

Congratulations to our Bulldog Stars for shining bright! The Top Readers for January are:

• 5th grade - Damond Smith
• 4th grade - David Rodriguez

• 3rd grade - Matthew Esparza

• 2nd grade - Noah Moss
• 1st grade - Jacob Soto
• Kinder - Jacob Medina

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.

February 1st was World Read Aloud Day. Reading a book aloud helps build fluency, comprehension and a love for reading. Which book will you choose next to read aloud?

We are having a Reading Challenge on Renaissance myON. The Reading Challenge is for the entire month of February during Black History Month. The top 2 readers in each grade band PK-2 and 3-5 will be entered into a district drawing for a prize.

Visit the Reading with Rodney Mobile Library during our Parent/Teacher Conference Night. The Reading with Rodney Mobile Library travels throughout GISD, and families can check out books from the bus and return them to any GISD library. The Reading with Rodney Mobile Library will be at Back Elementary School on February 20th from 4pm to 7pm.

The Texas 2x2 Reading List is recommended for children age 2 to grade 2. During library time for grades PK-2, we are reading Texas 2x2 books every week. Students can color the books on the coloring sheet as we read them. Students can keep the coloring sheet at home or at school.

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.

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