Calhoun County Schools myON 
Winter
​ Reading Contest

Click on the myOn icon to login... use your school login:
username - lunch #
​password - first name
​(ONLY available to students who have school login information) 

Looking for some cool
CODING ACTIVITIES? 
Click on the picture below to visit the
"Hour of Code" activities site. 
There are MANY coding activities to
choose from for all ages!
Details:
The class at each school with highest number of books read in myON gets doughnuts!

*Student from each school with overall highest Lexile growth and most books read wins a McDonald’s Gift Card!

Contest Reading Dates:
December 21st 
through
January 8th

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*FUN* Click the pic below to visit
GOOGLE SANTA TRACKER!!!

BRAINFREEZE READING CHALLENGE
This can be used in conjunction with your myON reading       and/or books from home or public libraries.  Just click on the picture above and let your parents create your free account and log in your reading each day.  You might even win a Kindle Fire (drawing is on January 10, 2019)!

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 Need some school break MATH  and/or LANGUAGE ARTS PRACTICE?  

​Click on the IXL  link... login with:
Username: First letter of first name + Last Name (Ex: jdoe)
Password: 5 digit lunch number

Story Place... awesome resource for PreSchoolers and Kindergarten students -  hosted by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)
Note - since we don't belong to this library, we can't "request from library."  But they DO welcome people from other states to "add your comments."  If this site helps you find a great book, leave them a comment and let them know!  

RECOMMENDED 
READING LISTS:
Don't let your brain mush into a SLUMP during your breaks away from school...
 keep it fed by being WELL-READ!!!  
While there's not any one perfect recommended reading list, you may want to check out the following 2 groups of lists... and as always,   AR BOOKFINDER  is included here (see below) to help you decide if particular books are appropriate for your child.                                             As your child advances in his/her reading levels, PLEASE remember that even though your child may be able to READ the words of a book, the content (storyline and/or vocabulary) may not be understandable and/or appropriate.  Use AR BOOKFINDER to check the interest level... LG is lower grades, MG is middle grades, and 
UG is upper grades.  This tool will also alert you to any content you might find objectionable .


Mrs. Ginn thinks that using these lists and 
AR BOOKFINDER 
are some really great suggestions! 
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Common Sense Media - great reading suggestions in the article "50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They are 12" - this site also contains a "Best of..." list section (as seen in the picture below)
that is WONDERFUL!

The Public Schools of Brookline, Massachusetts: 
On this site (click on the yellow link title above) you'll find a series of 8-12 page reading lists (grades PK-high school) that you can download as PDFs. These excellent annotated lists, prepared by the school librarians, are well-organized and contain both 
recent and classic books.  
Lists are typically published to this site around Memorial Day.  If the 2018 lists aren't up yet, check out the Summer List Archive or Best Books pages... all are AWESOME CHOICES!!! 

Great Schools.org - Great book suggestions for grades K-5.