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All students in the fifth grade may participate in the
Newbery Club. The Newbery prize is the highest honor awarded
to an author of children's books. Each year the best book
and several honor books are chosen by a panel of librarians,
teachers, and publishers. To qualify for Newbery Club students
must follow these guidelines:
1. Students must read 10 Newbery award winning books and
pass a comprehension-oriented test over each before the second
Friday of May of the current school year.
2. A passing grade on any test is considered to be 80% or
better.
3. Books may not be used during the tests.
4. Tests may be taken anytime during school. Before and after school are also options, but must be scheduled with Mrs. Ward ahead of time.
5. Newbery honor books do not count.
6. Tests do not leave the Information Center.
7. Students may count up to 3 Newbery winners read aloud
in class if they can pass the test.
8. There are no retakes of tests not passed.
9. All books must be completed during the current school
year. Summer reading completed before the 5th grade can be
used if the student can pass the test over the book.
10. Students who have completed the books and passed the
10 tests before the second Friday in May of the current school
year will have their name engraved on the Newbery plaque in
the Information Center and will be invited to an end-of-school-year
celebration.
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