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What is the Bluebonnet Reading Club?
The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) was established in 1979 and is a list of 20 new-release books selected annually by a team of Texas librarians to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and then to identify their favorite book. In a nutshell it helps kids become well-rounded readers. This is a strictly voluntary reading program that we have offered our students at Scofield for many years. Students LOVE this program. The variety of books is challenging and fun. Each year SCS has an outstanding percentage of students complete the books in 3rd-6th grades.
When does the program begin?
Our program will run from March 2010 to early March 2011. All Texas schools that participate in the program will vote in January 2011 on their favorite Bluebonnet book. SCS students who have read 5 or more by next January will be eligible to enter their vote. The students REALLY get excited about voting and finding out which book won at the party in March.
Who can participate?
Students who will be in 3rd-6th grade during 2010-2011 are eligible to participate.
What is required to attend the Bluebonnet bash next March?
3rd-6th grade students must read 15 out of 20 books from the list. Students may turn in their reading logs as soon as they are complete. The final deadline will be the first week in March 2011. The party is a BLAST with prizes, candy, pizza, cake, FUN and a commemorative certificate.
Where can we find Bluebonnet books?
Students can check-out the books from our SCS library. Demand will be high through the summer so we will have them available on a cart outside the library THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER for a two-week check-out only. The books are already available at your public library as well on a special Bluebonnet shelf.
Tell me about the books:
We are very excited about this year’s list which includes: poetry, nonfiction, biographies, humorous fiction, historical fiction, outrageous fantasy and adventure! And the books count for AR (4th – 6th graders)! Please refer to information sent home. Several of the books are only recommended for 5th and 6th graders.
May I read the books aloud with my child?
Absolutely! You are welcome to read these books with your child! They will benefit from hearing you read aloud, and you will both enjoy the shared experience. Your child may also read the books alone and have you sign their reading log as each book is completed. Please monitor your child’s reading closely for accountability (Ex: Did they understand the book?).
I welcome your questions and comments! Feel free to contact me at school or by
e-mail, ejrader@scofieldchristian.org. Let’s help make our students into
“True Blue Readers” with the Texas Bluebonnet Reading Program!
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