School Wide Reading Incentive
Get ready to Read! Read! Read! This year students will participate in "Rounding Up Reading".  Each nine weeks students will be asked to read 20 books.  One chapter book is like reading 5 picture books. Those students who turn in their reading logs at the end of each nine weeks will receive a prize.
	1st nine weeks: bookmark 2nd nine weeks: Pass to check out 1 extra book from the library 3rd nine weeks: Story time and popcorn in the library 4th nine weeks: certificate (participants from all 4 nine weeks)    drawing for a free books of choice  You can print out extra copies of the Reading Log or Genre Log.

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Battle of the Books (BOB)

    Battle of the Books is a program 4th and 5th grade students at Bethel can participate in.  Every year South Carolina picks 20 top picture, children's, junior and young adult and books that have not yet won awards but are nominated as a top book to read.  Students all over South Carolina vote in March on these books and the winner is announced in May.  Of these 20 books, 10 are chosen by the district for students to read.  In January, students choosing to participate in this program will meet on Monday and Wednesday mornings in teams to answer questions about these books.  The end of March a school competition is held and the winning team will go on to the district competition in April to compete against other schools. Happy Reading!

2010-2011 Battle of the Books List
100 Days and 99 Nights: by Alan Madison
A Dog on his Own: by Mary Jane Auch
Every Soul a Star: by Wendy Mass
Found: by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Keeping Score: by Linda Sue Park
Lost and Found: by Andrew Clements
The Gollywhopper Games: by Jody Feldman
Old Willis Place: by Mary Downing Hahn
Zoo Break: by Gordon Korman
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

Flip for Reading
Who can participate:	All 4rd through 5th grade students who enjoy reading and want to learn about different kinds of books that can be found in the library.
Activities:	Student will be asked to read one chapter book of their choice from each genre. A book talk diologue will be written by each students and brought back to the next club meeting. During club times, students will have the opportunity to work with a partner to record their book talk on the flip video cameras. Students will also check out a book from another genre.
Time:	The last Wednesday of the month from 1:30 - 2:15
Location:	Bethel Elementary Media Center
Realistic Fiction:  Believable fiction that is like real life. The plot is usually set in the present. The situations are true or could be true although the main characters are usually fictional. September
Scary/Horror: This genre is intended to scare, horrify and cause restlessness in the reader. This genre usually has supernatural elements and tend to be gruesome, and frightening. Along with the horror genre, students might like science fiction. October
Science Fiction: A types of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.) November
Fantasy: Fiction that contains elements that are NOT realistic, such as talking animals, magical powers, etc.  Make-believe is what this genre is all about. December
Mystery: Fictional stories, usually realistic,  about a mysterious event which is not explained or a crime that is not solved until the end of the story to keep the reader in suspense. January
Biography: A book or essay that gives a factual account of someone's life. An auto-biography is a factual account of someone's life written about themself. February
Historical Fiction: A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real byt the characters are made up from the author's imagination. March
Traditional Literature:Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales and myths from different cultures. April

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