Let’s explore a world of reading with myON and myON News! The goal is to read 20 minutes a day or 350 minutes.
September 7 – September 25, 2020
Who won the contest?
Elementary School
myON Reading: Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
myOn News: Freeman Elementary
Middle School
myON Reading: Jackson Technology Center for Math and Science
myON News: Hudson Middle School
High School
myON Reading: Rowlett High School
myON News: North Garland High School
Student Winners
Weaver Elementary School - ID #747605
Montclair Elementary School - ID #737892
Northlake Elementary School - ID #734540
Steadham Elementary School - ID #733580
Liberty Grove School - ID # 736630
Luna Elementary School - ID #701166
Golden Meadows Elementary School - ID #722938
O’Bannon Middle School - ID #442646
Sam Houston Middle School - ID #402568
Sellers Middle School - ID #426027
Rowlett High School - ID #436120
Rowlett High School - ID# 391653
This is a unique challenge designed to engage GISD students and community members. Let’s fuel excitement for reading by Exploring a World of Reading with myON and myON News.
Contest Details
To join the challenge, GISD students should log into their myON account using Ready Hub and GISD community members will log into their personal accounts at www.myon.com. The time spent reading will automatically be tracked when readers open a book. Individual prizes will be based upon the total minutes read and school prizes will be based on the average minutes read per student.
Community Incentives & Prizes
Community Members that read 350 or more minutes will be entered to win one of five prizes. We will notify the winners by email. Follow the challenge on Twitter at #GISDWorldofReading.
School and GISD Student Incentives & Prizes
The top 10 students will receive a yard sign to celebrate and myON swag! All students reading 350 or more minutes will be entered to win gift cards and other fun prizes.
The top Elementary, Middle, and High School with the most minutes read will be awarded a large banner and other amazing prizes to honor their dedication to literacy.
Daily Ideas and Challenges to Explore a World of Reading
New Projects Added...
Search the project cloud for the following projects to Explore a World of Reading:
GISD PreK - 2 Cultures Around the World
GISD Gr 3-5 Components of Culture
GISD Gr 3-5 Connecting Literary and Information Texts to Study Culture
GISD Gr 6-9 Culture Study
GISD Gr 9-12 Authors and Culture
*Based on Minutes Read per Student
To subscribe or view the Reading Challenge calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=MWNhbGZuc2FsZjU2YmcyaTY3MXNvaGwzcGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ