Do you recognize this medal?
If not, just ask your child! All North Oakview students recently completed a Mock Caldecott unit in their library class. Students learned about the Caldecott Medal, which is awarded annually to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book. As part of that unit, students read, analyzed and wrote down their opinions and thoughts on 12 possible contenders for this year's North Oakview Mock Caldecott medal. The discussions students had, from DK all the way through 4th grade, were insightful and absolutely blew me away as a teacher. As the unit drew to a close, every student was able to cast their ballot for the book they felt should win the award. Here are the results from our whole school vote!
Our 3 Honor Books were Float by Daniel Miyares, The Night World by Mordicai Gerstein and Wolife the Bunny by Ame Dyckman and Illustrated by Zachariah O'Hora.
Our school-wide winner was Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick and Illustrated by Sophie Blackall!
Each of these books is also now adorned with our 2016 North Oakview Mock Caldecott medal, designed by 4th graders Rylee Nguyen and Caity Draper!
Each of these books is also now adorned with our 2016 North Oakview Mock Caldecott medal, designed by 4th graders Rylee Nguyen and Caity Draper!
The Youth Media Awards, which include the Caldecott Medal, were then announced on Monday, January 11! Students watched the awards presented during their library class that week. It was incredible to hear students cheering for books they loved, especially when they heard Finding Winnie was also selected as the Caldecott Medal winner by the actual Caldecott Committee!