Spelling Bee News

Students and Parents,
I am excited to announce that the upcoming 2011-2012 school-wide Spelling Bee will be held on January 13, 2012. Fourth and Fifth grade students will have the opportunity to compete in a classroom bee the week of December 12th against their classmates. The winner of each classroom bee in 4th and 5th grades will represent their classroom and grade level in the school-wide bee with the opportunity of winning to advance to the local bee held on a later date in McKinney. To learn more about the bee, see the fun video above!

It's Fall in the Library and Baseball Playoff Time Too!

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year! I love the smells, the cooler temperatures, baseball playoff games, and the colors of fall. Fall in love with a great book by visiting the library and checking out the books on the Fall displays. Take a swing at reading a book from the Baseball display. See you soon in the Anderson Library.

Announcing Anderson Library's Preschool Community Story Time

2800 Oakland Hills is Dying to Meet Kate Klise!

On October 3, 2011, Anderson Elementary will host Kate Klise. Last year, Ms. Klise's book 43 Old Cemetery Road: Dying to Meet You was introduced to the Anderson students as a Bluebonnet Nominee. So many students fell in love with the book and Kate Klise's style of writing in a letter format! I too fell in love with this book, the sequel Over My Dead Body, and several of her picture books. If you haven't already turned in your forms to purchase any of Kate Klise books and your check made out to Barnes and Noble, you have until Friday morning to turn these in to Mrs. Littlejohn. (I am extending the deadline by a day.) Be sure to visit Kate Klise's website. You will also learn a little more about her sister M. Sarah Klise, the illustrator of all of Kate's books! I can't wait to share the excitement of having such a wonderful and engaging author share her writing experiences and tips with the Anderson students!

Introducing the 2011-2012 Bluebonnet Nominees

Take a peek at the new Bluebonnets for the 2011-2012 school year in the Animoto video. Look for news coming home about Mrs. Littlejohn's Bluebonnet Breakfast Bunch. We will be meeting on a different day this year before school in the library. Come listen to some of the great Bluebonnet nominees read aloud!

This past spring I learned how to use this fabulous and fun Web 2.0 tool called Voki for Education. I love the fact that you can choose your character, dress them up, put them in your own setting, record whatever you would like your Voki character to say, and then share your message with your teacher, parents, and friends! I decided to use a Voki to share this message with students this year as they visit the library for the first time this school year. If you would like to create your own Voki, visit the website Voki for Education and create a free account. Vokis are a creative and technology-based way to share content from a research project, talk about a great book you've read, and engage those listening to what you have to share. Hope you enjoy my message and try out this cool tool soon!

Calling all The Strange Case of Origami Yoda fans!

(Image Credit: Mackin Educational Resources)


If you loved The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (currently on the Bluebonnet Nominee list for 2011-2012), you will be excited to know that Tom Angleberger (author of this hilarious book) is going to be at Barnes and Noble at Stonebriar Mall on August 24th at 6:00 p.m.! He will be highlighting his newest book, Darth Paper Strikes Again, the sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda .Click on this link to get additional information regarding this exciting event. http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/72643 I hope to see some of you there. To find out more information about Tom Angleberger visit his blog by clicking here: http://origamiyoda.wordpress.com/