Book Wizard - Find the right level for your child

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

This link is a great resource for parents, students, and teachers!!! It allows you to type in the title of any book and find out what grade level or guided reading level that particuklar book is. Also,  you can search for books based on grade level.  For example, "4.5" grade level is mid fourth grade, "4.1" is beginning of fourth grade. Please email me if you have any questions about the scholastic book wizard .  Thanks! Happy reading!!!!

Here is screen shot of what searching by grade level looks like...

MCBA 2016-17

Why MCBA?

After finding that many children lose interest in books after reaching the intermediate grades, Dr. Helen Constant founded the Massachusetts Children's Book Award Program in 1975. Designed for Massachusetts schoolchildren in grades 4-6, the program briefly included grades 7-9 from 1978 through 1983.

Today, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders are given a master list of book titles. After reading five of the books, students may vote for their favorite. The list is compiled from nominations of participating teachers, librarians and interested publishers. A selection committee works with the nominations and chooses 25 titles to appear on the master list.

Criteria for the master list include literary quality, genres variety, representation of diverse cultural groups, and reader appeal. Originally, only books published in the years immediately before the award were eligible. Between 1983 and 1995, however, older titles became eligible. Now, only books published within five years of the award year are eligible. Titles on the master list are all available in paperback. The author of the winning book receives a plaque to commemorate the award.

The award is sponsored by Salem State University.

This information is from the Salem State University Website : https://www.salemstate.edu/28550.php

Please check out the website for further information about this great program.

Click HERE for master list of books with grade level guide.

Back to School Night @ 6:30pm

Room 19 Families,

    Please join us at Fox Hill for our annual Back to School Night, TONIGHT @ 6:30pm. I look forward to seeing you and sharing lots of information about 4th grade!!! Thanks for your support!


- Mr. Lisano

What a day!

Time flies when you're having fun, right? The first day of fourth grade is "in the books"!!! It was so exciting to meet and start to get to know every student in Room 19.  During the first few days of school, we're learning new routines and re-familiarizing ourselves with ones we already know.

Students spent a lot of time today finding things they have in common, learning interesting things about each other, and discussing how we are all unique.  Some of our discussion was encouraged by the book Wings by Christopher Myers.

I cant wait for day two (and beyond!)

- Mr. Lisano