Library Newsletter

1. Ramirez News
"Educating With Excellence...Educando con excelencia"
B.R.I.G.H.T Summer Readers
Dan Ramirez Elementary
The B.R.I.G.H.T Summer Readers The B.R.I.G.H.T Summer
Winners: Readers Social will be on Friday Volume 1, Issue 1
Kinder- Sofia Garcia Oct. 3rd at 2:15. All participating
students will be recognized for read-
1st grade Maya Balderaz Sept. 2009
ing by receiving a certificate. The
2nd grade Brandon Zuniga library dept. will provide cupcakes and
4th grade Catherine Neeley juice. Special points of Interest
Notices will be sent out during the  B.R.I.G.H.T Summer Read-
5th grade Erik Guajardo
ers
week.
Participants:
 PSJA Reads Together
Montserrat Lopez K Cristian Garza K “Catch the Reading Wave”
Sophia Arista 1st Joshua Marin 1st  AR Testing
Galilea Serrano 2nd Melissa Rodriguez 2nd
 Literacy Night
Jeremiah Gonzalez 4th Gina Serrano 4th
 Librarian’s Corner
AR Testing
Teachers,
Remind all students that
they should be testing.
We should be going web
based soon, which means
that all classroom
computers with internet
The B.R.I.G.H.T Summer habitats. will have AR available.
Reader Top winners were Maya Balderaz,
rewarded with a fieldtrip Sofia Garcia,
to Quinta Mazatlan on and Brandon AR Social will be
September 17th. They had Zuniga made an announced next week
the opportunity to go on a origami bat
nature walk and learn about after listening
birds, wildlife and their to Stella Luna.

2. Literacy Nights “All You Can Read Buffet”
Starting Tuesday Oct. 7th, we will start
Literacy Nights. Everyone is invited to attend from 4:00 pm
to 6:00 pm. Students will be able to check in and check out
books, AR test, and use computers for research. I encourage
all teachers to invite their students and parents to take
advantage of Literacy Night.
Literacy Nights will be every Tuesday for the rest of the
Semester.
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Neede
ers
Volunte
PSJA Reads Together...Catch The Reading The Reading Wave...READ!
SECOND SIX WEEKS
PK-2nd 3rd-5th
2008-2009
Shiver Me Letters by June Sobel Lawn Boy by Gary
Paulsen
Having decided that R is not enough
for them, a bumbling band of pirates Things get out of hand for
sets sail on a quest to capture the a twelve-year-old boy
rest of the alphabet. when a neighbor convinces
him to expand his summer
*Books can be checked out
Librarian’s Corner
The 1st Six Weeks have come and our books will arrive with in 30 days. Have a wonderful 2nd Six weeks!
gone. I would like to thank I will be asking for volunteers when Mrs. Lizet Valenciana, Librarian
Mrs. Casas, Mrs. Sanchez, faculty and the books arrive.
Ms. Lety Cano, Library Aide
staff for being very supportive. AR Trainings available!
I greatly appreciate your patience Learn how to:
and assistance.
 Set goals
Grant update:
 Print diagnostic reports
The book order should be finalized
 Check available quizzes
the first week of October. Hopefully
Trainings upon request.
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