Summer Reading Competition

The Final Four Challenge is over, but myON is ready with a brand new contest designed to encourage students to keep reading wherever they may be this summer. Students that read 10 books or more on myON this summer are automatically entered into a contest to win some great prizes including mini iPads and $100 gift cards. 

Our turnkey Summer Reading Toolkit is available in English and Spanish, includes time-saving themed resources, materials and templates to support your engagement and communication efforts. Click the link above or go to our Educator Resources website to find out more.

myON News

This summer be sure to check out a great new feature on your dashboard called myON News. Powered by News-O-Matic, myON News features 5 daily articles (Monday-Friday) drawn from current events and available in 3 different Lexile levels.

Daily additions are written in both English and Spanish and include multimedia supports such as audio, video and maps. Each article connects to digital books to allow further exploration and understanding. myON News is another great way to help your students keep learning and engaging this summer. Access myON News right from your dashboards. 

Find an introduction to myON News on our Educator Resources site (your ProDev password is required to access this information.)  

Summer Slide

Don’t let your students fall victim to the dreaded summer slide. Before school gets out make sure that you have a solid summer reading plan in place. Challenge Students to Read EVERY Day:  This is easy with the myON library.  Students have access to the complete library of awesome books through August. 31. Be sure to check out the suggested summer reading list for your soon to be 4th grade students - it's part of the Summer Reading Toolkit, located on our Educator Resources web site.* 

* NOTE: a login is required to access some areas of the Educator Resources site. Please check with your myON site coordinator or contact myON Project Manager Stacy Goebel if you need assistance.) 

Congratulations to All!

Congratulations to all the winners of the Read to the Final Four Challenge!

AND THE WINNER IS.....

And the winner of the Read to the Final Four Challenge is.....MARY C O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY!  Not only did they win the competition, but they also had 5 of their students win the individual contest! Congratulations to all of the students, teachers and staff at Mary C O'Brien for all their hard work!

End of the Road

The Read to the Final Four contest ends at 11:59 pm local time tonight! 
Be sure to check our website -- ReadtotheFinalFour.com – for final results!

As exciting as this contest has been, from Tip-Off until today, it’s part of a larger effort to help every third grader become a star reader.

In order to help kids continue to build their stamina and skills – along with a true love of reading – we hope they and their teachers will continue using myON the rest of the school year and all summer long. Their accounts will remain active until August 31 to be sure kids don’t miss a day of reading practice!   

Our Teacher Locker Room and Family Zone resource web pages will continue to be available until August 31, as well, with regular updates and tips to keep kids engaged.

We will always be your biggest fans as you coach students to their personal best in reading and learning!

Please join us in congratulating your team – and all third grade teams that are participating in this exciting literacy program!

6 Million Minute Readers

Arizona students have read over 6 million minutes since January! So proud of all our 3rd grade teachers and students! This is the last week of the competition. On Friday we will crown a champion as well as recognize the top readers in the state. Everyone did a great job reading and that makes you all winners! Don't forget that you have myON all the way through the summer. Keep checking back to this site over the next week for tips and updates to make the most out our your myON usage!

myON Questons

Do you have questions about myON or want to know how you can keep using it past the free trial period that ends August 31? We'd love to talk with you more about myON and what it can do for your school and your students. Please feel free to reach out to Terre Bommarito and she'd be happy to come talk to your staff and principals about it.



Terre L. Bommarito

Account Manager |  myON 

(C) 812.987.5385

Final Four

It's hard to believe that we are down to the Final Four Schools in our reading challenge! Congratulations to our top 4 schools! The race is on to find the champion!

The Final Four is Almost Here

Tonight at 11:59 we move into the last round of the tournament!  Which schools will make it to the Final Four? Keep reading to get those last few minutes in!  We are all rooting for you!

March Madness Scavenger Hunt

The Sweet Sixteen...the Elite Eight...the Big Dance! Yep, March Madness is in full swing!  Did you fill out your bracket yet?  Who do you have in your Final Four?

This is a great time to have your students practice using the search tab in their myON libraries with this scavenger hunt.  Make it fun and interactive while teaching the students how to search for books.

March Madness Scavenger Hunt
Use the search tab in your myON library to find some great books about basketball.

1.  Type Basketball in the search tab.  How many books will you find?
2.  Type in College Basketball and click the fiction button.  List 2 books that you find.
3.  Find one basketball book that is a third grade book. What is the name of the book?
4.  Can you find any basketball books written in Spanish? If so, write the title of one of the books.
5.  Search and find the book "Wacky Basketball Trivia". What is the recommended grade level
     for this book? Who is the author?
7.  Find the book "The Final Four".  Save it to your favorites.
8.  Look for a fiction book about basketball.  What is the audio time of the book?  What is the page
     count?  What is the average rating of the book?
9.  Use the story type search button to see if you can find books about basketball in all 4 types of
     books (short, medium, long and epic).
10. Find a book about basketball that is on your Lexile level. Read the book and when you are        
      finished write a review and take the quiz.

Your Elite Eight

Way to go Idaho....I mean Arizona. You have now read over 5,400,000 minutes.  If you are doing the math that is 90,000 hours, 3,750 days, 535 weeks and 10 years of reading!  INCREDIBLE! AMAZING! AWESOME SAUCE!  Everyone of you have bragging rights on this!

Now....drumroll please.......here are Arizona 3rd graders Elite Eight!  Congratulations!!!

Another Million Milestone

Another milestone has been reached! Students in Arizona have now read over 5 million minutes!  That's incredible! The next round ends on Tuesday, March 7, but every 3rd grader can keep reading great books on myON until August 31!

Special Events in March and April

Family Fun Weekend March 31-April 3 

 

Final Four Friday on March 31 features open team practices followed by a must-see All-Star Game (free to the public). Final
Four Fan Fest, from March 31- April 3, includes basketball clinics, autograph sessions, giveaways, games and more (ages 12 and under admitted free).  March Madness Music Festival, a 72-hour event, runs from March 31 - April 2 and is free to the public.

Dribble Around Phoenix:  This event on Sunday, April 2, is FREE, for youth 18 and under! Pre-registration is required. For more info on these and other Final Four events go to http://www.ncaa.com/final-four

How Sweet It Is!

How sweet it is to be one of the top 16 schools in the Read to the Final Four Literacy Challenge! Congratulations to all schools that made it into round 3! 

Literacy Tools

Have you signed up for this week's Wednesday webinar yet?  It's not too late!  This week we will be talking about literacy tools and how to use them in the classroom.  To register for this informative webinar email sgoebel@myon.com for a link to the webinar. It starts at 3:45 and will last about 45 minutes. During this live webinar you will have the opportunity to see the tools in use and ask questions about them.

Here is a preview of the literacy tools that are available on myON.

SWEET 16

Round 2 ends tonight at 11:59 pm? Will your school be in the Sweet 16? You need to be in the top 4 in your region to move on. 

Weekly Webinars and Webinar Change

Don't forget to sign up for the weekly webinars on the ins and outs of myON.

Wednesday, February 22:  Using Literacy Tools in the Classroom

•             What literacy tools are available?

•             How do they work?

•             How can I incorporate them into my classroom?

Wednesday, March 1: Ins and Outs of myON

•             How do I set up groups?

•             What kind of reports can I run?

•             How do contests work?

•             Other things you want to know about myON

Wednesday, March 8:  What are Projects and how do they work?

•             Creating projects- reading, writing, graphic organizers, all purpose tasks, etc,...

•             Assigning projects to students, classes and groups

•             Finding/sharing projects using the cloud

Black History Month

Black History Month Favorites on myON

CONGRATULATIONS TOP 32!

Congratulations to the 32 schools that have moved on to Round 2! You guys are ROCK STAR READERS!

AZ 3rd graders have read almost 3 1/2 MILLION minutes which is 58,333 hours, 2,430 days and 6.65 years of reading! 

Every student, teacher, school and district in Arizona that has participated in Read to the Final Four should be so proud! There are only winners when kids are reading and boy are they reading!