Introducing the 2013-2014 EMS Book Challenge iRead

All Books have been approved by the Junior Class! iRead Book List: Firegirl Home of the Brave Chasing Vermeer Tangerine Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Out of My Mind The City of Ember The House of the Scorpion The Christopher Killer Fault In Our Stars Deep Zone All Books have been approved by the Junior Class!

All Books have been approved by the Junior Class! iRead Book List: (continued) The Giver Touching Spirit Bear Ties That Bind Ties That Break Rascal Wonder Mick Harte Was Here Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life The Watch That Ends the Night The Wednesday Wars Between Shades of Gray Flipped The Book Thief All Books have been approved by the Junior Class!

iRead Guidelines Teams may consist of up to 4 students and can be from different grade levels. Team Card to Ms. Fox or Mrs. Fox by Monday, Dec. 9. Get a “teacher coach” to sign your team cards! Read ‘Just right’ books

iRead Guidelines (continued) All books will be ready for check out starting Tuesday, Dec. 10. All books will be on the iRead Bookshelf in the library. Set smart reading goals and stick to them! Reading Competitions will start the second week of March. Share and discuss your reading with other iRead Members.

Team Card: Team Members: EMS Book Challenge…..iRead 1. 2. 3. 4. Coach’s signature! EMS Book Challenge…..iRead Name of your Reading Team: Team Members: Grade Level: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Parent Letter: Dear Parents, Reading is an integral part of our society—at home, at school, in the community, and in the workplace. One of our main goals as educators is to teach reading. Once students learn to read, they can read to learn—and thus, the door is opened to the world and its endless possibilities. As educators, we strive daily to promote and model the many benefits of reading. One of our current Edgerton Middle School goals is to increase student reading achievement. We have already implemented a daily reading time for all students and staff—an initiative that is proving to be both enjoyable and successful. We will also be implementing a voluntary, school-wide reading promotion program. This program is titled: iRead. All students will have an opportunity to form teams of no more than four across all grade levels. They will read approximately 25 books as a team. After three months of reading, meeting, and discussing books, students will compete against other teams and staff in an engaging question and answer format. This iRead Book Challenge reaches out to all learners and offers the opportunity for students to showcase their skills in a competition suited for them. Having been involved with similar reading promotion programs in the past, the excitement and energy generated regarding reading is extremely positive and contagious. Not only is the reading promotion program sure to be engaging, it will be fun and challenging as well. Students will explore foreign lands and different time periods, various themes and “on the edge” issues, and unique writing forms. In addition, participants will develop and/or refine important life skills such as teamwork, cooperation, goal setting, and meeting deadlines. The iRead Book Challenge competitions will take place during Advisory Times during the month of March and will be administered by EMS teachers. So, we hope all students will take some time to set down their iPads and pick up a good book and be part of the Edgerton Middle School iRead Book Challenge…..they won’t want to miss it! Sincerely, Ms. Fox sharon.fox@edgerton.k12.wi.us Mrs. Fox sheila.fox@edgerton.k12.wi.us

Questions or Comments: Be the I in iRead…..