Mrs. Mattei

Elementary librarian, book nut, mom, runner, Aggie! Check out or follow #ccelibrary on Instagram & Twitter! :)

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

Lots of library fun happening in the @CockrellChamps library! Giant maps ✅ Students enjoying their first round of books ✅ Excitement for a new year ✅ So exited for the new year!! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads #ccelibrary

[Cockrell Elementary School @CockrellChamps]

Here we go 🤍🩵💙🩷🎀🩵💙🩷🤍 @ProsperISD

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

Cheers to year 20!!! Looking forward to another awesome year as a @CockrellChamps and @PISD_Libraries librarian! #2025weprosper

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

@TanyaSpencer710 @hugheselem @PISD_Libraries Love this idea!

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

And for the GRAND FINALE!!!! Here’s the K-2 & 3-5 winners for round 4 of #battleofthebooks who are moving on to fight for the ultimate 2025 champion! Stay tuned! The winner will be announced on May 19! @CockrellChamps @PISD_Libraries #ccelibrary #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

Round 4 of #battleofthebooks has been running throughout this week. On Monday, @CockrellChamps Readers will find out which two books will be battling to for the winner of the 2025 book games!! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

#battleofthebooks Round 3 is coming in hot! So far this battle season, @CockrellChamps have submitted almost 2,000 votes! I will post the grand total at the end of the battle season. Check out which books made it to round 3! @PISD_Libraries #ccelibrary #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

The cheers that echoed the halls of @CockrellChamps with the announcement of the winners of #battleofthebooks round 1 were incredible!! I ❤️ this #ccelibrary program!! Check out which books are moving to round 2! @PISD_Libraries

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

Thank you x 1,000,000 @CockrellChamps PTO for the new library lights through the PTO grant! The library is even more cozy than before. Planning to add some decor for even more zing! Our readers will love the coziness!! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

2025 #battleofthebooks is officially live! It was so cool to hear @CockrellChamps cheering when the brackets were announced on #morningannouncements this morning! Can’t wait to see which book moves on to round 2! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

The awesome sounds of kinder & 1st grade kids collaborating and designing during #makerspace this week was so near to see and hear! @CockrellChamps @PISD_Libraries #cockrellmakes

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

I cannot believe it is the final quarter of the school year! You know what that means?????? #battleofthebooks will return in less than 2 weeks!! @PISD_Libraries @CockrellChamps #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

What a great day to be a @CockrellChamps Reader! It was fantastic to parter with Cockrell PTO over the past few weeks. Each student at Cockrell walked away from school with a brand new book! The kids LOVED this! Thank you, PTO!! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads @Scholastic

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

Such a fun week in the #ccelibrary! We are prepping for the spring @Scholastic Book Fair, hosted maker mornings, designed our own Fluffy McWhiskers, and @CockrellChamps Support represented Chicago at the Family Heritage Night! @PISD_Libraries @CockrellChamps

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

It was a creative week in the #ccelibrary! Our readers enjoyed the new light table and 2nd-5th graders used origami paper to make paper hearts. 💕 @CockrellChamps @PISD_Libraries #cockrellmakes #makerspace

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

This week, the #ccelibraty hosted the first #readaloudbookclub with 3rd grade! The @CockrellChamps readers are loving @judyblume’s classic book Freckle Juice! Can’t wait for next week to finish the book! @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

This week, the ljnzety went on the road! @CockrellChamps Specials hosted the amazing Diverse Abilities program throughout the school and use the library as one of the stations. It was also fun to visit classes for lessons and checkout! @PISD_Libraries

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

@kaburch1981 The kids loved the book and had a blast!!!!

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

This week, @CockrellChamps 1st graders heard the book Circle ⭕️ Under Berry 🍓 by @CarterHiggins since they have been learning all about shapes in math. After the whimsical book, they had the opportunity to create objects with pattern blocks! @PISD_Libraries #ccelibrary

[Mrs. Mattei @MatteiBookBits]

What a great week in the #ccelibrary! We had a lot of busy readers and hosted our annual @TBABooks Bash!!!! Our older readers cannot wait to see which book will win! @CockrellChamps @PISD_Libraries #cockrellreads #cockrellmakes