Summer Reading Kicking Off

I am so excited that so many of our students have indicated an interest in our Summer Reading Program.  So far our students have logged onto MyOn and spent a total of 738 minutes reading a total of 48 books  There will be no summer slide here!

I wanted to mention two other excellent online book resources for your child to consider.  The first is TumbleBooks. TumbleBooks has read-alongs, storybooks, nonfiction, and National Geographic videos.  Quizzes and activities accompany most of the books.

The second resource is our FollettShelf.  The books in this collection were selected by your library media specialist and almost all titles are Reading Counts.  While it is true that students cannot take quizzes until they return to school in August, they can get a head start by reading these books.  Students may access Reading Counts by logging in with their nine-digit student number for both their usernames and passwords.  (If you don't know your child's number, please email me at lsmartin@access.k12.wv.us.)  

If your child would like to write about his reading, we have two online venues for him to pursue. The first is our wiki BrookhavenReads.  Once on the site, parents should request access for their child. Once access is approved, your child can login and create a new page or review his book in the comment section of the front page.

The second venue is Destiny Quest, our library catalog.  If a book is in our collection, students may write a review of the book they read or recommend what they have read to a friend.  Many students already have Destiny Quest accounts.  If your child does not, you may use his student number to create an account.  The recommended username for your child is his nine digit student number.  The recommended password would be his first initial of his first name and the first four digits of his last name.  If you need any help or have any questions, please email me at lsmartin@access.k12.wv.us.

I look forward to hearing from your child!