Forest of Reading Special Awards

In order to VoteStudents must read 5 books from each

category in which they will voteGrade 5 will read 5 Fiction and 5 Non fiction

Silver BirchGrade 4’s will read and can vote in three

categories by reading 5 books from each (Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Fiction & Silver Birch Non-fiction)

In order to VoteGrade 3’s can vote by reading 5 books in

either Silver Birch Express or Blue SpruceKindergartens, Grade 1’s & 2’s can vote by

reading 5 books in Blue Spruce (We will provide this opportunity at school)

CategoriesSilver Birch FictionSilver Birch Non FictionSilver Birch ExpressBlue Spruce

Award TimelinesIn order to vote, the required books must be

read before April 23rd, 2012Grade 3’s, 4’s, & 5’s will be attending the

Forest of Reading Celebration at the Powerade Centre on May 17th, 2012

To achieve the Reading Awards books must be read before June 7th, 2012

There will be a special Reading Awards ceremony towards the end of June

Bronze Award Gr 4 & 5To achieve this award you must read at least 5

books from two categories for a total of at least 10 books

Silver Award Grade 4 & 5To achieve this award a student must read at

least 10 books in one category and at least 5 books in another

Gold Award – Grade 4To achieve a Gold Award, students must read

10 books from two categories or10 books from one category and at least 5

books in the other two categories

Gold Award Grade 5To achieve a Gold Award, students must read

10 books from the Silver Birch Fiction and Non- Fiction categories or

10 books from one category and at least 6 books in each the other two categories

Super Reader Award In order to achieve this special award Grade 5

students will need to read all of the Silver Birch Fiction and Non-Fiction categories and 6 of the Silver Birch express.

In order to achieve this special award Grade 4 students will need to read all the books in two categories and 5 in the remaining category.

Grade 3In order to vote and to achieve Bronze – five

books in Silver Birch ExpressTo achieve Silver – read five Silver Birch

Express books and listen to/read all 10 Blue Spruce books

To achieve Gold – listen to/read all 10 Blue Spruce books and 10 Silver Birch Express books

Grade 3 – Super ReaderTo achieve this award, students should

achieve Gold standing and read 5 books from (previous year’s silver birch)

Mrs. Caldwell will help to locate these books

Grade 1 & 2 BronzeTo achieve Bronze students must have read 5

books and be able to vote

Grade 1 & 2 SilverRead all Blue Spruce books and complete

their booklet. – Grade 1Read all Blue Spruce books and complete

their booklet, plus two Silver Birch Express books – Grade 2

Grade 1 & 2 GoldMeet all the requirements for Silver plusGrade 1 – read 2 of the Silver Birch

Express books

Grade 2 – read 4 of the Silver Birch Express books

Grade 1 & 2 Super ReaderMeet the requirements for Gold plus:Grade 1 – Read 4 of the Silver Birch Express

booksGrade 2 – Read 6 of the Silver Birch Express

books