More Pumpkin Photos!

Can you believe that our library received almost 200 pumpkin submissions?!  What an impressive turnout!  Thank you to all of our participating families.  The students have thoroughly enjoyed seeing them.

Author Dianna Aston visited with K-2nd Grade on 10/21/15!

Library/AR Testing Closure Dates

Please note the following closure dates:

• The library will be closed all day on Friday, 11/13/15 to set up for our Fall Book Fair.  

• There will be no AR testing in the library before school Monday 11/16-Friday 11/20/15 due to the Book Fair.  Students may take AR quizzes in their classrooms this week with teacher permission.

• The library will be closed all day on 11/20/15 so that we can pack up from the Fall Book Fair.  The library will re-open after the book fair is packed up.

Fall Book Fair!

The library's Fall Book Fair is around the corner! The library will be hosting its Fall Book Fair from 

Monday 11/16/15-Thursday 11/19/15 in the library.

Book Fair Hours:

Monday 11/16: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM

Tuesday 11/17: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM and 4:30 PM-7:00 PM (during Open House)

Wednesday 11/18: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM

Thursday 11/19: 8:00 AM*-3:30 PM

*Only students accompanied by parents may shop in the Book Fair from 8:00 AM-8:30 AM each morning.  The Book Fair is open to students after the Morning Announcements each day.

Proceeds from past Book Fairs have been used to purchase books, fund author/illustrator visits, fund reading incentive programs, purchase library furniture, instructional materials, and technology. Thank you for supporting the OKE Library!

Here's a few pictures of some pumpkins from this year's Extravaganza!  Be sure to stop by the library this week to take a look at our amazing creations!  We are accepting pumpkins through Thursday, 10/29.  All pumpkins go home Friday, 10/30.

Create a Digital Citizenship Superhero!

Students at Kilpatrick Elementary can explore what it means to be responsible and respectful online by creating Digital Superheroes who exhibit exemplary attributes and solve digital dilemmas in a responsible way!

Here’s how it works!

Students can create a Digital Superhero who uses his/her powers to help people act safely, responsibly, and respectfully online.  The student should then create a short, three-frame comic strip which illustrates a problem in the digital world, and how their Digital Superhero  helps to resolve the digital dilemma.  Students can create these comic strips freehand using art supplies and paper, or can create the comic strip using online tools, such as the following:

· Marvel’s Create Your Own Superhero (http://marvel.com/ games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero)

· Make Beliefs Comix (www.makebeliefscomix.com)

· Comic Life (http://comiclife.com)

· ABCYa! (www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm)

· ReadWriteThink Plot Diagram (www.readwritethink.org/files/ resources/interactives/plot-diagram/)

We’ll invite some of our students to share their creations on announcements each morning throughout Digital Citizenship Week. Also, ALL student participants will receive a special Digital Citizenship Superhero dog tag for their Reading Chain! Have fun and happy creating!

Important Dates

· Monday, October 19th - Thursday, October 22nd:  Bring your Digital Superhero comics to the library to display!

· Friday, October 23rd: All comics will be sent home with students

KISD Digital Citizenship Week 10/19/15-1023/15

This week all of Katy ISD is recognizing Digital Citizenship Week. The theme for the week is Think Before You Post. We all should be reminded to consider the consequences of what we say or post online and the effects it might have on others, as well as, our own online reputation. Think of ways you can show kindness to others when you are playing a game or talking to friends online. This week, be on the lookout for activities, announcements and videos about this important topic.