Casey Elementary Library Media Center

02/07/2025

Happy Black History Month! In addition to learning about African American heroes and icons like Barbara Jordan, Dr. King and Rosa Parks, we also read “Trombone Shorty” by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. We sang and danced to a video of his performance at the White House in 2015!

https://youtu.be/FSbP6ZhfPs0

02/07/2025

Here’s a quick recap of all the wonderful read alouds and library activities for December - January!

12/18/2024

Read-A-Thon Update: We’re doing GREAT! Let’s see how much we can raise for the Casey Library by Friday! Please keep on reading and donating. Remember that there are rewards for the TOP classes and readers. Here are the current class rankings. Thank you for your support!

https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/_63203

12/06/2024

Our Library Read-A-Thon is December 9th - 20th! Please help us raise money for the Casey Library. Info will be sent home with students today. There are fun rewards for students and classes that raise the most money. Here's a quick instructional video to help you set up your child's Reader Page. Thank you for your support!

Read-A-Thon is the easiest and most effective way for schools to raise funds. It only takes a minute to create your Read-A-Thon account where you can track m...

12/02/2024

Casey Crocs attended an amazing performance by the Great Promise Dancers and we also learned about powwows and storytelling traditions for Native American Heritage Month. We read “Coyote: A Trickster Tale From The American Southwest/ Coyote: un cuento folclórico del sudoeste de los Estados Unidos” by Gerald McDermott.

11/23/2024

11/23/2024

Casey’s STEAM Pumpkin Drop 2024 was a “SMASHING” success! Thank you to all the Casey Crocs (staff and students) that participated. Special thanks to the Neighborhood Longhorns and HEB for providing yummy donuts for all participants. 🍩 🎃.

11/04/2024

We had lots of SPOOKY fun in the Casey Library during the month of October! 🎃👻🦇

10/09/2024

It’s GT Lunch Bunch Day in the library! Periodically, students identified as “Gifted and Talented” (GT) and “Talent Explore” (TE) are invited to learn how to play chess and build community as a grade level cohort cluster.

10/09/2024

For our Hispanic Heritage Month biography, we read “A Girl Named Rosita: The Life of Rita Moreno: Actor, Singer, Dancer, Trailblazer!/ “Una niña llamada Rosita: La Historia de Rita Moreno: ¡Actriz, Cantante, Bailarina, Pionera!” by Anika Aldamuy Denise. Rita Moreno is the first and only Latina to win the Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar (EGOT)!

10/09/2024

September 15th - October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month! Casey Crocodiles celebrated by reading “Playing Lotería/El juego de la Lotería” by René Colato Laínez. We also played a couple of kid-friendly games of lotería!