Powell Library
Bluebonnet Program
2006-2007
Link to Bluebonnet Books website
(See current and previous year's lists here.)
& Students will be introduced to the current Bluebonnet Books at their weekly library visits and on the morning announcements.
& Students may check out one Bluebonnet book at a time.
& Students may read the book themselves or have a teacher, librarian, or parent read the book to or with them.
& As students read the books, they can either take an AR test (with a score of 70% or above) or write a summary
to prove that they have read them.
& Each teacher will have a Class Tracking Chart (spreadsheet) to keep track of which books each student
in the class has read.
& Each student can color on his Texas Bluebonnet Award color sheet to personally record the titles of the books
he has read.
& The student’s teacher should initial next to each title that has been colored to verify that they student has
successfully completed those books.
& As the students read 5, 10, 15, or 20 books, they may come to the library with their colored tracking sheets to pick up
their Bluebonnet rewards. ***They must bring their colored tracking sheets with them in order to claim their prizes.
& A Class Tracking Chart will also be kept in the library, and will be marked as the student comes in to receive his prizes.
Rewards for Number of Bluebonnet Books Read:
5 (from THIS year’s list) – Certificate and Voting in January for your favorite
Bluebonnet Book from this year’s list
(Deadline for reading 5 books to be allowed to vote is Friday, January 19th.)
10 (from any year’s list) – Bluebonnet pencil and pencil grip
15 (from any year’s list) – Bookmark and desk recognition
20 (from any year’s list) – Ice Cream Party with Prizes and name read on announcements
(Deadline for reading 20 books is April 27th; Party will be in early May)
