Stoller Middle School, Mock Newbery Club hasn't added a story.
My name is Adrienne Gillespie and I currently teach 6th grade
Humanities at Stoller Middle School, although I have also been a
school librarian, an ESL teacher and and a 4th grade classroom
teacher. I have been an Oregon Battle of the Books coach at two
schools and am proud to say that Stoller was the 2017 State OBOB
Champ. I have served on two national books selection committees: the
2016 William C. Morris Award and the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award.
Reading and book clubs have been a huge part of my personal and
professional lives and I have worked hard to share my passion with
students. Children often wonder how those shiny gold and silver
stickers end up on books. The Stoller Mock Newbery Club will help
students learn the answer to that question.
If funded, the Club would bring together a group of readers who
wonder how Newbery winners are selected. We will go over the Newbery
criteria, read books and discuss how well they fit the criteria. The
group would culminate at the end of the first semester with a vote
to determine our Newbery winner. The actual Newbery winner will be
announced shortly afterwards, on February 12.
The Newbery award committee is supposed to consider all books
(fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novels, etc) for children
0-14 years old. Although chapter books usually win, they are not
the only books considered. The list I am playing with would
include poetry, graphic novels, and easier chapter books, so they
will be accessible to all levels of readers.
I am asking for $500.00 to have 4 copies each of the books that
are potential Newbery winners. The books will be checked out to
participating students while the club is running. When the club ends
at the end of the first semester, the books will be given to club
members or, depending upon the desire of the club, donated to needy
students in Beaverton.
This is where you come in. By funding the Stoller Mock Newbery
Club, you can help students become more critical readers and give
them a forum to d
evelop opinions and engage in thoughtful discussions about books.
This project is supported by the Beaverton Education Foundation.
Founded in 1988, the Beaverton Education Foundation raises money to
provide hands-on innovative academic enrichment and advancement
programs & projects that go beyond normal school funding at all
Beaverton public schools and is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit
organization. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative
classroom, summer and after-school programs.
In the event that this project does not reach its goal, BEF may apply
the funds received to another project in need.
