Bluebonnet Challenge Accepted
With gentle encouragement and kind support from their parents, teachers, and Cimarron Elementary librarian, the Cheetahs in Ms. Krenek’s homeroom and switch classes reached 100% participation as Texas Bluebonnet Award voters and Bluebonnet Bash qualifiers.
The students celebrated their favorite literary nominees through the creation of amazing projects using Web 2.0 tools. Though the campus favorite, Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick, did not ultimately win the 2015-2016 Texas Bluebonnet Award, the students were provided a wonderful opportunity to visit with the author via Skype during the party held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
These avid readers were recognized for their achievements during the bash hosted by Mrs. Nored, CE librarian. After refreshments were enjoyed, each student received a t-shirt reflecting the unifying theme across genres. Because many of the nominees reflected triumph over adversity, the t-shirts proclaimed, “I Survived 2015-2016 Texas Bluebonnet Books!” Each student then selected a Bluebonnet nominee from the 2016-2017 book list to enjoy during summer reading.
Excited for next year, Ms. Krenek and her Cheetahs extend their gratitude to Dr. Bell and Mrs. Nored for this awesome opportunity to celebrate the best of children’s literature.
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