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Congratulations Readers

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We often congratulate students for how many books they check out, but we know that there is no proof that they are actually reading those books. Also, a child may complete 22 picture books, in the same time as another reads a huge 800 page chapter book, so rewarding a number doesn’t really seem fair. Still, we don’t mind too much if it is just ONE of the ways we reward our readers.

Some other ways we encourage positive behaviour and attitude in the library is to reward students for how often they recommend books to others, how often they take risks with their book choices and how well mannered they are during check out time.

Here are some of the rewards given to our students to celebrate the first half of the school year. Congratulations to all our readers, the main thing we hope is that you keep coming back for more.

Happy New Year

Library Awards

PKSB

Kate                       Marvellous Manners Award

Tristan                   Good Listener Award

 

PKCN

Jamie                     Good Listener Award

Michael                Independent Reader Award

 

PKSE

Audrey                   Positive Participant Award

Derek                     Good Listener Award

 

KEV

Nolan                         Positive Participant Award

Fiona                         Brilliant Behavior Award

 

KES

Jonathan                  Brilliant Behavior Award

Chloe                         Positive Participant Award

 

1DM

Jocelyn                      Independent Reader Award

Albert                        Better Behavior Award

 

1CN

Serena                      Independent Reader Award

Kai Jay                       Risk Taker Award

 

1DS

Sasha                        Marvellous Manners Award

Oscar                         Marvellous Manners Award

 

2DR

Maria                        Risk Taker Award

Yuchen                      Brilliant Behavior Award

 

2SC

Kelly                          Marvellous Manners Award

Oskar                        Reliable Returner Award

 

2DW

Katherine                 Reliable Returner Award

Tigris                         Better Behavior Award

 

3TEDS

Sophie                   Independent Read Awards

Tony                       Reliable Recommender Award

 

3JC

Evelyn                       Marvellous Manners Award

Eric                             Risk Taker Award

 

3CE

Ava                        Marvellous Manners Award

Rodrigo                     Marvellous Manners Award

 

4RF

Daniel                        Patient Pupil Award

Leia                            Marvellous Manners Award

 

4SJ

Yoobeen                                     Reliable Recommender Award

Leah                           Patient Pupil Award

 

4JF

Bruno                         Marvellous Manners Award

Ann                            Marvellous Manners Award

 

4JA

Haohan                     Reliable Recommender Award

Peyton                      Marvellous Manners Award

 

5DN

Natalie                      Patient Pupil Award

Byran                         Reliable Recommender Award

 

5AR

Alan                           Marvellous Manners Award

Nicole                        Patient Pupil Award

 

5MR

Alex                            Reliable Returner Award

Elaine                        Patient Pupil Award

 

5SM

Billy                            Reliable Recommender Award

Catelyn                     Marvellous Manners Award

 

Most Books Checked out per Grade Level

 

PreK

Mifaye                      PKSB        18

 

Kindergarten

Jonathan Qian        KES           56

 

1st Grade

David Gao                1CN          66

 

2nd Grade

Katherine Chu         2DW        136

 

3rd Grade

Flo                              3CE           185

 

4th Grade

Lotta                          4RF           149

 

5th Grade

Ellen Zheng             5AR          105

Who will Win Newbery and Caldecott Gold?

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Only 11 sleeps to go until the Newbery and Caldecott Medals are awarded on January 27th.
We are running a competition in the ES Library to see if anyone can correctly guess both of them, see the end of this post for details. In the meantime, take a look at just a FEW of the possible winners here…

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Win a KISS from Mrs. Power if you can correctly guess the winners of the 2014 Caldecott AND Newbery Awards…

To enter…
*You must have read part or MOST of both books you pick…

*Fill out the entry form and put it in the box

*BOTH books must be the winner of the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Medal… not just Honor Awards.

*You can pick any books published in 2013, they don’t have to be books you see in our library.

*Entries open 8 am Mon 20th and close 3 pm Fri Jan 24th *Votes Tallied Mon Jan 27th
*Winners announced Tuesday Jan 28th

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Example of Completed Entry Form

Your name: Kimbra Power
Your class: 1CN or PK4 or KPH or 4KK

Name of picture book you think will win the Caldecott gold medal:
This is not my Hat by Jon Klassen

Name of book you think will win the Newbery gold medal:
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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Answers to your questions

1. Can more than one person win?
Yes, that is possible, if so, I will give kisses to other winners too.

2. Can I enter more than once?
Yes, you can enter up to three times.

3. Are there prizes for the runners up?
Yes, there will be smaller prizes for students who choose correctly either the Newbery OR the Caldecott Winner.

4. Do the books I choose have to be in the ES Library?
No, the books and book posters inside and outside the ES Library are just SOME of the books that might win. The winning books could also be in the MS Library, or not in our school at all yet. Read my blog post http://sites.saschina.org/kpower/2014/01/07/and-the-winner-is/ or more recent posts to see many other lists of books that are also being considered.

5. Do I need to put the author’s name?
No, you don’t NEED to, but it will help us to be clear, so put it if you know it.

6. Will I really kiss you?
What do you think?

Many of you ask me how the Newbery is chosen, here is where you can read about it…

Essentially…

1. The Medal shall be awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the book considered except that it be original work. Honor books may be named. These shall be books that are also truly distinguished.

2. The Award is restricted to authors who are citizens or residents of the United States.

Here is how the Caldecott is chosen, the main difference being that this is for a picture book…

1. The Medal shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year. There are no limitations as to the character of the picture book except that the illustrations be original work. Honor books may be named. These shall be books that are also truly distinguished.

2. The award is restricted to artists who are citizens or residents of the United States. Books published in a U.S. territory or U.S. commonwealth are eligible.