SSYRA and SSYRA Jr.
VRA Media Center Resources and Promotions 21-22
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program
SSYRA Jr. Program K-2
Our SSYRA Reward Program at Valley Ridge
Each year students are challenged to read books from the Sunshine State Young Reader Award list. There are 15 books on each of the lists. We will reward our readers in grades 3 to 8 with Brag Tags. Our reward and quizzing program will begin August 30, 2021 and can be accomplished at school or home through on Schoology.
To participate in the SSYRA rewards program, students are asked to first read and agree to the honor pledge posted below.
We will be utilizing a quizzing system within Schoology. Once students have read a book, they can go to the Media Center Schoology Course that corresponds with their grade level and take a quiz. Message one of the media staff which book you would like to quiz on and we will assign the quiz to you.
If the student passes the quiz with 70% accuracy or greater, they are eligible to receive their brag tag and a Schoology badge. We'll provide the brag tag to your teacher.
The following are incentives for reading each of the books at Valley Ridge this year.
3 Books
~Vote for your favorite book in April
~Receive a special Bookmark
~Get a Necklace and the brag tags for each book you have read and passed a test
10 Books
~A Giant Lollipop
~Add brag tags for each book to necklace/key chain
All 15 Books
~Extra Ordinary Reader T-shirt
~Add brag tags for each book to necklace and "I Read Them All" star brag tag
~SSYRA Certificate at the end of the year
Students should already be in their VRA Media Schoology Course. Please email Ms. Ayrish-Booysen if you don't have the Course on your Schoology.
Our SSYRA Jr. Program at Valley Ridge Academy Grades K-2
Each year students are challenged to read books from the Sunshine State Young Readers Junior list. There are 15 books on the list. 10 of the books are picture books. 5 of the books are chapter books.
We begin introducing kindergartners & first graders to the SSYRA program and books during their media center visits, and in November we begin reading them aloud. All students in K & 1 should have heard at least 3 SSYRA books, which means they can participate in the voting in April.
We kick off our Junior program with second grade in October. Once students have read at least 3 books independently and passed a quiz with 70% accuracy or greater, they are eligible to vote for their favorite book.
To participate in the SSYRA Jr rewards program, 2nd grade students are asked to first read the honor pledge posted in their Schoology VRA SSYRA group.
Due to our move to digital learning we will be utilizing a quizzing system within Schoology. Once students have read a book they can go to the Media Center Schoology course that corresponds with their grade level and take a quiz. Message one of the Media staff which book you would like to quiz on and we will assign the quiz to you.
If the student passes the quiz with 70% accuracy or greater, they are eligible to receive their brag tag and Schoology badge. We'll provide the brag tag to your teacher or in the mail.
The following are incentives for reading each of the books at Valley Ridge this year.
3 Books
~Vote for your favorite book in April
~A special Bookmark
~Get a Necklace and brag tag for each book you have read and passed a quiz on
5 Books
~Add brag tags for each book to necklace
~Choose a prize from the Treasure Chest
10 Books
~Add brag tags for each book necklace
-Giant Lollipop
All 15 Books
~Add brag tags for each book to necklace and the "I Read Them All" star brag tag
~Extraordinary Reader T-shirt
~SSYRA Jr. Certificate
MackinVia Ebooks
Click the images below to read the e-books we have from SSYRA 6-8, SSYRA 3-5 and SSYRA Jr. in MackinVia.
Battle of the Books - 3-5 and 6-8
Battle of the Books is an exciting reading competition for 3rd-5th grade students and 6th-8th grade students. Each school in SJCSD will select a team of 5 students to represent their school at the district battle. There will be one team for 3-5 and one team for 6-8. The battles will be held in March 2022 for grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. The Battles will be held virtually this year.
In order to try out for our school teams, students must read a minimum of 10 current (SSYRA) books by January 11, 2022. On or about January 15, 2022, all eligible students will be given a Battle Test to determine who will be on our VRA teams. The Battle Test will be composed of quotes from each of the 15 books on a given list. Students must determine which book the quote came from.
Students are not required to read all 15 books to be eligible for the battle team but the more you read the better you will do on the Battle Test. If your goal is to make the team, please see Mrs. Ayrish Booysen for a permission slip to be signed by parents. This permission forms let's parents know that some books on the SSYRA lists may not be a good fit for every student.
Valley Ridge Acadeny Media Center
Email: shannon.ayrishbooysen@stjohns.k12.fl.us
Website: http://www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us/media
Location: 105 Greenleaf Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL, United States
Phone: 904-547-4090