There are four schools in Fresno competing for the same grant. I don't know if they are in the same category as we are, which is "Small Elementary and Middle School." I hope they aren't, so that Fresno can win big multiple times. If you're curious about which other schools are in it to win it, use the search box below the leader-boards. You can look by city, principal, or school name.
What's cooler is that if you then click on a school's name, the space will expand to show what that school wants to do with the money. If you didn't already know we want an awesome library, you can go read about it, just for fun. I'll have a fresh meme for you tomorrow! Thanks for voting!
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Here's your meme for March 2nd - a little early. So the good news is that as of 9 pm on March 1st, the first day, the top five leading schools in the voting competition aren't even in our category. The sad news is that we're not on the leader-board for our own category...YET. The better news is that voting just got easier through this link that takes you straight to Kepler's spot (scroll down past the leader-boards). Spread the word far and wide. Every day we can vote - and thanks to all of you who already did! Don't know what this is about? Kepler wants to win $10,000 from MyScholarDollars.com for our library. The state treasurer has a short video talking about this, which you can see in an earlier post. To help Kepler win money for our library, click on the link that takes you directly to our school's spot, then click "Vote for This School" at the right. The final step is entering your first name, email address, and zip code. While you're there, you can check out the leader-boards for each category. We're in the "Small Elementary and Middle Schools." Go to MyScholarDollars.com, click "Vote" and then search for Kepler Neighborhood School. Click "Vote For This School" to help Kepler win $10,000! Then you'll be prompted to give your first name, email address, and zip code, and click that you've read and agree to the rules. And so it begins...
That's how much Kepler could win for the library. Exciting, right? Imagine comfy seating, attractive displays, welcoming work spaces, and so many books.
The best part is, we can do it without buying or selling anything - vote for our school at MyScholarDollars.com every day from March 1st to the 24th. Watch the 2 minute video below for more information, or visit the site. (We're already registered - just waiting for the voting period to start.) Share the news with your friends - let them vote for Kepler too! We could win $10,000! Okay, maybe that's a bit of a stretch for those who LOVE football. Nonetheless, the Youth Media Awards last month announced big, big winners in the world of children's and young adult's literature. The Caldecott Medal is given for the most distinguished American picture book for children. This year's winner of the award is Radiant Child, The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. The book was also written by Javaka Steptoe. See below for cover art of the Caldecott Winner and Honor books (gold sticker for winner, silver for honors). Note - several of the above titles won more than one award - this is just the Caldecott list. According to the American Library Association's website, "[t]he Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." The Newbery, like the Caldecott, also includes a list of Honor books. The Newberry Medal for 2017 goes to The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill. See below for cover art of the Newbery Winner and Honor books (again, gold for winner, silver for honors). As with the Caldecott winners, some of these books won more than one award.
Which have you already read or heard about? Which spark your interest? There were more awards given, but nine titles will give you plenty to think about for the moment. I hope you've had many chances to cozy up in rainy weather this winter to read, whether alone, or with family and friends.
With winter comes a new year, and a new year brings new American Library Association Youth Media awards! These will include the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards. If you want to get up very early here in California (5 a.m.), you can get breaking news as the awards are announced on the East Coast at 8 a.m. The link to watch it all happening live is here. This site will also re-post the winners after they have been announced. National Young Reader's Week is the second week of November!
Celebrate by looking at the nominees for the California Young Reader's Medal, picking something you haven't read, and digging in. I'm really interested in the category of Picture Books for Older Readers. If you want to get out and about, try the Children's Picture Book Festival, November 12th from 1-4 pm at the Book Barn in Clovis, featuring local authors. You may have heard the term "growth mindset" recently. It mostly means having the belief that you can learn something, even if it's hard--maybe especially if it's hard. Getting better at things and overcoming challenges is exciting. If you'd like to see some examples of this, check out the We Are Teacher's post "12 Perfect Read-Alouds for Teaching Growth Mindset." They provide a list of picture books with a range of subjects, fiction and nonfiction, with characters who persevere, learning from their failures. Whistle for Willie is a favorite of mine, and though I haven't yet read Drum Dream Girl, I know it's by a local author - hurray for California Writers this week!
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