Myon Spring Break Challenge

Read, Read, Read for Spring Break for a chance to be recognized with a Superintendent's Citation.

Animals

Coming Soon!

Creating a Picture Book

Competitions

Competition 1: Kids Are Authors (Deadline Past)


Competition 2 : Student Treasures, Scholastic, and National Poetry Month                                              (Drafts to Mrs. Williams by March 29-April 1)
-must be poetic text

About http://www.scholastic.com/studentreasures/


********Suggested Steps
http://www.studentreasures.com/studentreasures/pdf/cls-tg-811.pdf 
Other: Start a list of the characters and traits,



Competition 3: Student Treasures 2nd Competition (Drafts by May TBA)
-prose or poetic text

Other Resources

Story Map
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/story-30008.html

Plot Diagram
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/plot-diagram-30040.html 


Book Review Guide:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1022/ChildrensBookReviewGuide.pdf



Other Resources
Short Fiction
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/fiction/publish/competition.htm

Teacher Resources

Sample Lesson Plan: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/children-picture-book-project-1022.html 

Projects to Review: http://www.lwsd.org/school/ems/Library/Pages/PictureBookProject7thGradeTechI.aspx

Reading Challenge Results

2nd-5th Category
Team	Grade	Quizzes	Total
Harris	2nd	485	485
Forster	5th	334	334
Cole	3rd	287	287
Harris	5th	258	258
Davis	4th	191	191
Vaughn	3rd	146	146
Gasper	4th	82	82
Barnett	2nd	64	64
Wilson	5th	55	55
Louton	4th	51	51
K and 1 Category
Larson	K	3	75
Fletcher	K		55
Hairston	K		11
Hope	1st	5
Bridges	1st	5
6th-8th Category
Spectacular Readers		53	73
The Nerd Herd		20	31
Team Payne		10	19

The winning team of each category receives a pizza party.  Team leaders should see Mrs. Williams for details.

In School Field Trip Dates and Participants Feb. 29 - March 4

Participants

Monday

-

Tuesday

Isabella 

Brianna B.

Wednesday

Lorelai D.

Thursday

Autumn E.

Hartley M.

Friday

Xochitl G.
Breannah S.

Kids Are Authors (Check-in March 4 and 9)

Below you will find details about the Kids Are Author Contest. Check-in March 4 and 9 in the media center to complete needed forms. Take time at school (observed by teacher or media specialist) to write your story and draw pictures too. Please have your teacher or the media specialist to sign pages/groups of pages they observed you writing.

All Guidelines
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/articles/kidsareauthors

Form to complete and parent to sign:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/sites/default/files/pdfs/15-16%20KAA%20Entry.pdf

If you had questions for our guest author, post them to your Gaggle Class Wall.