Children's Book Week Was a SUCCESS!

Children's Book Week (May 12th-May16th) was a success.  We had a Buy One, Get One Free book fair that allowed students to buy some amazing titles at great prices.  In addition, we had an "Unusual Reading Spot" photo contest.  84 students participated by taking pictures reading on planes, tractors, log trucks, and more!  We also had a Book Float parade where 132 students created book floats to represent their favorite book.  Every student that participated in these contests received a prize.  The winners of the contests received prizes such as tickets to AirU trampoline park, Lunar Mini Golf passes, and gift cards to the Mud Hut Pottery shop in Longview.  Pictured below are a few of our Book Float Parade participants.

Buy One, Get One FREE Book Fair

The BOGO Book Fair will run from today through Friday, May 16th.  Each class is assigned a time to visit the shop at the book fair.  If students do not bring money on their assigned day, they will be able to shop on Friday during their grade level's assigned time.  We will have a Family Night on Thursday, May 15th from 4:30-6:30.  If you would like to donate a nonperishable food item to the East Texas Food Bank when you arrive at Family Night, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a basket full of books!  Please remember:
-We do not accept checks.  Please bring cash or credit cards.
-There will be no refunds or exchanges.  All sales are final.
-Parents will not be allowed to shop at the book fair during school hours.  Parents will only be allowed to shop during Family Night on May 15th from 4:30-6:30.

Thank you for your support of the G.E.S. library!

New Book in the Library

Kindergarten student Graylyn Fry is pictured with a NEW book in our library!  Stop by the library and check out the book, Hank Aaron's Dream!

Children's Book Week

Children’s Book Week

Gilmer Elementary School has some exciting things planned for Children’s Book Week during the week of May 12^th-16^th.  Our events include:

-Our annual Scholastic BOGO Book Fair

-Family Night at the BOGO Book Fair (Please bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the East Texas Food Bank.)  You can enter a raffle to win a basket full of books!

-An “Unusual Reading Spot” Contest

-A Book Float Parade

Scholastic BOGO Book Fair and Family Night: Each class will have an opportunity to visit the book fair once as a class during the week of May 12^th-16^th.  On Friday, May 16^th, students will have an opportunity to visit the book fair individually.  The book fair hours will be from 9:00-2:00 Monday-Thursday.  On Friday, the hours will be from 8:30-12:00.  Parents will not be permitted to shop at the Book Fair during school hours.  We will have a Family Night on Thursday, May 15^th from 4:30-6:30.  Please bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the East Texas Food Bank during Family Night.  When you donate a nonperishable food item to the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a basket full of books!

-An “Unusual Reading Spot” Contest:  The Gilmer Elementary School library will have an “Unusual Reading Spot” contest.  Help your child find an unusual spot to read a great book.  Students might be found reading on a tractor, in a dugout, in a tent, or any place imaginable!  Each photo should show students visible reading a book.  (See examples below.)  The winners will have their photos enlarged to 8”x10” photos which will be displayed in our G.E.S. library.  Prizes will be given to winners!

                                  

Who: Any student attending Gilmer Elementary School (One entry per student.)

When: Pictures can be submitted from May 5^th-May 13^th.  Voting will be held on May 16^th. 

How: Participating students must submit a 4x6 photo print of their contest entry between May 5^th-May 13^th.  Students must bring these submissions to Mrs. Reneau in the library.  Please complete a participation form in the library and attach to your contest entry picture.  (Form is attached.)

G.E.S. Unusual Reading Spot Contest

Student name ______________________________________________

Grade _______________  Teacher _____________________________

Parent Name ______________________________________________

Parent Phone Number _______________________________________

Parent Signature ____________________________________________

Title of Photo Entry: __________________________________________________________

How did you think of the idea for your photo entry?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Buckeye Book Float Parade:  Students will read a book of their choice and create a “book float.” This “book float” will be created using a shoe box and various other materials.  (Be creative!)  Students will decorate the shoe box to go with the book and it will be a float in our school book parade held on Thursday, May 15^th at 8:30.  Only students and faculty will attend the parade.  Prizes will be given to the “Most Creative” floats in each grade!

  

  

Directions for Creating a Book Float:

Choose a book of your choice to read.  Gather a shoe box and materials that represent that book to use on your float.

Decide what color(s) you want your float to be. Cover the outside of the shoe box with colored paper, foil, gift wrap, Sunday comics, brown grocery bag paper -- or paint the box. Do not cover the inside of the box (it will not be visible). Cover the entire lid.

Turn the shoebox upside-down. This will be the base of your float. Attach the lid of the shoebox to the end of the upside-down box (this will form a backdrop for your float). Glue, staple or tape the lid in place.

Decorate your float! Arrange the items on your float. Glue them in place.

Use markers or paint to write the title of your chosen book and the author’s name on the side of the float.

Book Float directions retrieved from enchantedlearning.com.

Bunnies Visit the Library

Three of Mrs. Loden's students visited the library yesterday.  Each student made bunny ears and hopped by to look at books.  Thank you for visiting!

Mother and Daughter Enjoy our NEW Books

Ms. Godfrey and her daughter, Iyunna, enjoyed browsing through a couple of our NEW library books.  They highly recommend you to check out these books!  Pictured below are Ms. Godfrey and Iyunna with The Disney Princess Cookbook by Cynthia Littlefield and The Berry Bitty Princess Pageant by Mickie Matheis.

Officer Toby With a NEW Library Book

Our campus police officer, Deputy Toby, celebrated his birthday today!  He took a moment from his celebration to look through a new library book.  Deputy Toby encourages YOU to check out The Incredible Life of Balto by Meghan McCarthy.