RRISD Summer Reading Program

Keep reading this summer! Student have many opportunities to read this summer and keep up the skills they acquired over the school year. Our district is hosting a summer reading program to promote reading in many different ways. The Round Rock Express has partnered with RRISD and has provided reading logs for each student. Spike, the Express mascot, even visited our school!

Visit http://www.roundrockisd.org/summerreading for more information!

Library Update

It was a busy fall in the Jollyville Library! We hosted two authors, Phil Bildner and Steve Swinburne, kicked off our Bluebonnet reading program with our 3rd through 5th graders, received almost $5000 in series books through a Partners in Education grant, launched the "One Book, One Community" initiative and had a record number of student visits to the library!

January will be a busy time in the library with students researching their Science Fair projects, voting for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, and reading Armadillo Books (kindergarten through 2nd grade). We are also looking forward to R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder, visiting the district in February. 

Keep reading!

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome to a new school year in the Jollyville Library! Many exciting things are already happening! Students are checking out books, using our online resources, and learning many great skills.

Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are learning about the Texas Bluebonnet Award and reading Bluebonnet nominees. Each student who reads at least five nominees will get to participate in the statewide vote for the Bluebonnet Award in January.  Books read by teachers and parents count towards each student's numbers.

This week our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will also get a visit from author Phil Bildner, a Texas Bluebonnet Award recipient. Our students always enjoy Mr. Bildner's presentations, and our fourth graders especially love his writing workshops.

Round Rock Reads - Summer Reading Initiative

Jollyville students are pledging to spend time reading this summer! Reading impacts all areas of achievement; lifelong readers are lifelong learners. Avoid the “summer slide” and help your child maintain or advance his or her reading skills over the next few months.

Many area libraries offer summer reading programs to keep children engaged and excited about books. Here are two libraries that provide free library cards for all RRISD students:

The Austin Public Library: http://library.austintexas.gov/youth-project/srp

Sign up for the summer reading program online or in person. Students set an individual reading goal for the summer.  Meet that goal and get a free book from the Austin Public Library!

The Round Rock Public Library: http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/library/

Students who read 20 minutes a day receive prizes for reading 20, 30, 40, and 50 days this summer! There are also special prizes for students who go beyond the 20 minutes of reading a day.

Also, don’t forget about the wonderful online resources provided by our school district.  Look for usernames and passwords to these resources in your child’s Thursday folder. Many of these resources include books that can be read online, magazine articles, educational games, and much, much more! Just click on "Research Resources" on the right of this page to see all of the online sources we have available!

Science Fair Help in the Library

Science Fair is under way! One of the components of each science fair project is background research. Students must research their topic and cite the sources they used in their research. All 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have spent time in the library getting familiar with our online research resources and reviewing how to cite a variety of sources.

Our online research resources may be accessed from home through the library web page. Usernames and passwords are needed for home access - check your science fair packet for this information.  4th and 5th graders also have this information on the inside cover of their school agendas.

The library is usually open from 7:20 am - 3:10 pm each day for student use.  Here are some additional times the library will be available to students and their families for science fair support:

Tuesday, December 11 and Tuesday, January 15: 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Thursday January 10 and Thursday January 15: 7:20 - 3:30 pm

Come to the library during any of these times to find print resources, use the computers, and get assistance with online resources.

Bluebonnet Library Night - Thursday, Nov. 29

All 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are invited to attend our 3rd Bluebonnet Library Night!  it will be held this Thursday night from 6-7 pm at England Elementary.  Students from Jollyville, Forest North, Sommer and England are invited.  This Library Night celebrates the book Postcards From Camp and will feature a camp song singalong and camp themed snacks. We hope to see you there!

Texas Book Festival!

The Texas Book Festival is this weekend! It will be held on the state capitol grounds on Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28. This is a free event that will include storytelling, author presentations, live music, and more!  All authors at the festival will have book signing times as well. You do have to purchase the books at the festival in order to have them signed.

Please visit the festival web site for a complete schedule and additional information:

http://www.texasbookfestival.org/