Windcrest Library

We strive to provide engaging lessons and activities and encourage students to become lifelong learners, leaders and readers.

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School may be out soon but the reading and learning continues with the San Antonio Public Library. Students can visit any branch location and pick up
a free book to kickoff their summer. So many activities and fun presentations you don’t want to miss out! 😎

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Having fun w/ Stick Together virtual sticker boards. Lots of teamwork going on around here. Students loved it!

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We broke out! Students are reviewing for their upcoming STAAR exam using a @genially escape room. We used informational articles abt pollution in the ocean that covered both reading and science concepts. This was FUN!!

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Using Lily Williams book, If Sharks Disappeared to teach cause/effect to 3rd gr. Her series If Animals Disappeared, are wonderful for this. Students made notes on their cause/effect graphic organizer as they listened to the story. Oh, did I mention the awesome vocab? 😲

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Thank you Kinder team for the beautiful roses, succulent and card. How did you know I was a plant lady? Feeling so loved and appreciated. Thank you ❤️

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So LUCKY to be a librarian at Windcrest Elementary!

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After reading informational text on tornadoes, students were challenged to design a tower that cld w/stand a strong gust of wind. We have several future engineers in this group. Thank you Seesaw this was FUN!

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Sure Butterflies can be kinda gross but they are actually pretty amazing! So are these other 6 legged friends we explored in Pebble Go. Students loved Butterflies are Pretty Gross by Rosemary Mosco. Such a fun way to learn about butterflies 🦋

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Who Would Win? Inspired by Jerry Pallota’s books, students are researching and comparing/contrasting animals to determine who would win in a battle. We had so much fun w/ this project. There was lion vs tiger, whale vs narwhal, alligator vs crocodile and more.

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Join us for STAAR Night this Tuesday from 5pm-6:30pm.

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March Madness in full effect at Windcrest Library! We are voting for our favorite Texas 2x2 books. 😎

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Growing readers at Windcrest Elementary! Every student from Pre-K through 5th rec’d a bundle of books to enjoy over spring break. Thank you to Scholastic for putting these bundles together. You just made our day so much brighter 😎📚

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Career Day FUN at Windcrest!

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Introduced staff to Novel Effect w/ a read aloud demo. Teachers loved the sounds in the story Ada Twist, Scientist. Just gonna say app or no app check out the amazing vocab in the first few pages of this book-frazzled, quivered, dazed! This is why read alouds are important!

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We just LOVE the library!

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Had a BLAST celebrating Read Across America w/ Spikey Mikey! We OOHED and AAHED our way through his magical performance and listened as he spoke abt the importance of reading. Thank you Spikey Mikey for a wonderful show.

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Big shoutout to the SAPL Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Cisneros, fr Pruitt Library for coming out to our literacy night. Thank you for sharing information abt upcoming events and activities. We ❤️ SAPL

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The 3rd graders have been working so hard on their biography research projects and it is now time to shine! Enjoyed visiting the wax museum where I met w/ Audrey Hepburn, Charlie Chaplin, Rosa Parks, and Amelia Earhart to name a few 🤩Teachers+Librarians=Success

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Kicking off Read Across America Week w/ a book giveaway. Each teacher rec’d a copy of the book Nigel and the Moon to share w/ their students this week. Love building classroom libraries one book at a time 😎📚

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Reading just makes you bright! We enjoyed reading Mae Among the Stars today. Did you know Mae Jemison graduated fr high school and went to Stanford when she was only 16yrs old? AMAZING! We used the Novel Effect App & the sound effects and music really brought the story to life❤️