The Hall County Schools Reading RocketEND OF YEAR BLOCK PARTIES: Back in May, we had the opportunity to host three block parties the week right before school got out. Those block parties were at three of the neighborhoods where we stop during the summer with the Reading Rocket and we wanted to have an opportunity to connect with the families and the students that we serve in order to build positive relationships with our patrons. For an hour each evening, we had pizza, drinks, and games. Students were also able to check out their first two books from the Reading Rocket. In those three days, we checked out almost 200 books to our students and met so many of their family members! On a side note, I'd like to give a shout out to Chestatee's Eagle Eye Graphics for designing and printing such an awesome banner for us to display at all of the neighborhoods (see photo below). READING ROCKET SUMMER STOPS & ROCKET FUEL: We are pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, we have had massive turnout for summer checkouts from the Reading Rocket that's sponsored by the Hall County Schools Media Specialists. In June alone, we served 1,062 patrons and checked out 1,952 books over the span of the eight days that the Reading Rocket operated. With this data, we hope to add our Tuesday stops back in July since we've continued to see increases in outreach and circulation. We also continue to see the community step up and help in various ways. First, I want to give a HUGE shout out to CHS teachers, Kit Walker and Kimberly Holland, for volunteering to work on the Reading Rocket back in June. It was so great having two of our Chestatee teachers join our media specialists on the route! Second, our partnership with More than Sparrows has been amazing. The organization has coordinated volunteers to help with "Rocket Fuel," an initiative that gets sack lunches in the hands of our patrons at all of our neighborhood stops. They've fed anywhere from 150-200 people each day Reading Rocket operates. We've been so impressed with all of the Hall County sports teams, teachers, and community members who have stepped up and volunteered by preparing the lunches and delivering them at the stops. We cannot thank you all enough for the heart you have shown for the children of Hall County. Finally, we are so thankful that the relationships we've created through the Reading Rocket have led to additional community outreach opportunities. Because of this program, a local organization "adopted" 30 Hall County students in order to gift them with a new book bag and all of the school supplies they need to begin a new school year. This outreach has continued to multiply as individuals donated monetary funds that will now be used to meet needs of our local students and their families as the school year progresses. All I can say is HOW AMAZING IS OUR COMMUNITY!?!?! Chestatee HS Summer CheckoutsStudents had the opportunity to check out up to ten books from our media center this summer and I had many students take me up on this! We have more than 400 books checked out right now and I cannot wait to talk to everyone once they get back about their reading picks! Many of them selected their books during the "Book Tasting" we did back in April so I'm definitely going to have to order some additional copies of those books since they are in such high demand. There are also door prizes that our summer checkout students will be entered into once we return to school so make sure you checkout @chestateemedia on Twitter for updates!
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Author: Jenn Gibson
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May 2019
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