2019 AES "No-Summer-Slide" READING CHALLENGE

Meet the summer reading challenge of reading
20 books or more,   
and you'll qualify for a
SUPER-FUN REWARD!!!  

The date for the fun reward will be announced in late August or early September—it will take place all during the school day - totally free to those who meet the reading challenge!  
 The 20 books can be read through the MyON program (May 24th-August 4th) and/or one of the public library summer reading programs (reading program log and certificate from library MUST be​presented to Mrs. Ginn in order to qualify).
 
This is open to next year's students in Grades 1-4
​(in order to use myON, the students must have login information
​from the previous school year).

*** A new technology login has changed the way our MyOn logins work.  The new login information cannot be sent out until after school begins, so we will consider this when determining the students who qualify for the "AES No Summer-Slide Challenge" reward day. Thanks for your participation, and we will see you SOON!!!

AREA LIBRARIES - SUMMER READING  PROGRAMS...
CLICK the orange tabs below for more INFO!  These programs are FREE, and there are a TON of fun activities planned at both libraries!
 

 Need some summer MATH  and/or LANGUAGE ARTS PRACTICE?  
Click on the IXL  link below... login with:
Username: First letter of first name + Last Name (Ex: jdoe)
Password: 5 digit lunch number
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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!  
Calhoun County Schools 2019 myON SUMMER READING CONTEST - 
The class at each school with highest number of books read and the class with the most lexile growth
will receive a pizza party!

Our CCS district reading contest with myON is May 24th-August 4th 

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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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.
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: