River Trails Elementary Library by River Trails Library https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r River Trails Elementary School | Library TeriClifford@hebisd.edu en-us 2017-09-18 18:50:51 UTC 2018-06-01 02:31:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/221981079/f623107875fca757e45d177250a4d66f/book_shelf_background.jpg Welcome to the River Trails Library! RiverTrailsLibrary https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628126 Please click on the bookshelf to access our library website.]]> 2017-09-18 18:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628126 Contact Mrs. Clifford - Librarian RiverTrailsLibrary https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628127 TeriClifford@hebisd.edu
817-399-3444]]> 2017-09-18 18:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628127 Useful Websites RiverTrailsLibrary https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628131 Here is a list of websites we will be using throughout the year:

]]> 2017-09-18 18:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628131 2nd 6 Weeks Highlights RiverTrailsLibrary https://padlet.com/RiverTrailsLibrary/pmu84qaggn2r/wish/188628133
  • 216 visits to the makerspace
  • Weekly Stem club (3rd & 4th)- working with robots
  • STEM day with all 7 grade levels participating 
  • 5427 book circulations
  • Our Scholastic Book Fair brought in a profit of $2500 that will help purchase new books for the library!
  • 258 books were weeded
  • 244 new books added to our library collection

Lessons taught:
  • Non-fiction text features
  • Polar animals
  • Inferencing 
  • Predicting
  • Bluebonnet Voting
  • Genres
  • Building and designing with K'NEX
  • Identifying higher level vocabulary
  • Finding sight words in text
  • Re-reading for meaning
  • Author's purpose
  • Cause & Effect
  • Figurative Language

Books Read Aloud:
  • Santa Clause: The World's Number One Toy Expert
  • The Story of Ferdinand
  • Malala's Magic Pencil
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • The Amazing Christmas Extravangza
  • Polar Animal Babies
  • Ruthie and the Not So Teeny Tiny Lie
  • The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

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