The MCBA book club met today for the first time, with five students attending. We had a great discussion about the themes in Isla to Island, as well as took a close look at the illustrations and how they contributed to the storytelling. We all agreed it is a great story!
Join us next Thursday at recess when we will be discussing A Wolf Called Wander.
The MCBA Book club starts this week on Thursday at recess. Anyone interested in talking about MCBA books is welcome to join!
We will focus this week on the wordless graphic novel, Isla to Island. I hope you will join us!
This morning we kicked off the 2023 MCBA reading season with a rally in the Grace Bement Reading Room. The 4th-6th graders brought great energy and excitement. It is going to be a wild reading frenzy for the next three month!
We have less than a month to go before we officially kick off this year's MCBA program on
November 9, 2022
I love that our readers barely finish the flurry of MCBA activities and voting and then clamor for the new list! It has arrived and it looks terrific!
This year's list contains five graphic novels, the most ever, and a range of genres. The list features books that range from a third grade to seventh grade reading level to accommodate a range of learners.
It features rich stories, some that tackle tough topics. The list offers stories with both mirrors and windows, and perhaps sliding glass doors. Every book on the list may not be right for you, but this voluntary program is all about choice. Choose the books you want to read! And if you ever have questions, want to talk about the stories, or process what you read, know that you have a whole squad of teachers who are reading these stories too and we are here for you.
This year MCBA is also launching a new logo! What do you think?
Old logo:
The votes from across Massachusetts have been tallied and the winner is...
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Our MCBA voting ended in an unprecedented 4-way tie! That speaks to how much students enjoyed so many of this year's nominated books! Our voting results have been forwarded to Salem State University to be added to the state totals. The state winner will be announced next month.
On Thursday, February 24 Stories in Action took place in the library. It was an afternoon packed with activities themed around the MCBA nominees:
A special thank you to all of the teachers and parents who volunteered to make the afternoon a success!
This year's Battle of the Books tournament was exciting from beginning to end!
Beginning on February 21 and running through March 4 we held the grade level tournament, the school championship, the teacher/parent tournament, and a just-for-fun student champ vs. adult champ game.
The knowledge of book details on display was incredible! Intense action through each round, with several going into an overtime situation.
We had 40 participants in this year's tournament. Congratulations to all of our readers!
Have you formed your team? The tournament starts on February 21. This is going to be fun!
Requirements: Teams of 4 (by grade level)
Read a minimum of 5 nominees by the tournament
Get ready to test your knowledge!
Last year's championship team of Liva, Lloyd, and Meghan will be ready to defend their title. Can they be defeated?
Join the fun, sign up today!
