Award Programs

Award Program Grades 3 - 5





The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program (SSYRA) is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8. It is cosponsored by the School Library Media Services Office of the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME). SSYRA is coordinated by library media specialists in schools participating in the program.

To see more information, please click on the Sunlink Website http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/ssyra/3-5list.html or visit http://myssyra.org/

Mackin Publishers puts out a book talk on all the SSYRA books for 2010-2011, as well as other award winning books. It's a great source of information about the book and the author.

SSYRA Book Resources

This is a great resource for the 2010 - 2011 SSYRA book awards.  Includes author programs, author websites, author pronunciations, book guides and book readings.This site is created by Teaching Books.

Battle of the Books Tommy Smith Elementary School is thrilled to be competing in the Bay District Battle of the Books competition for the 2010 - 2011 School Year.
Our 4^th Grade students will read 14 of the State Sunshine Young Reader’s Award books this school year. Area battles will be held in April. Winners of the area battles will compete in the District battle which will be held in May, 2011, at Bay County Public Library.

Award Program Grades Pre-K - 2




Florida Reading Association (FRA) Children's Book Awards
Once again, Tommy Smith Elementary School will be participating in the FRA Children's Book Award during the 2010 - 2011 School Year. Teachers in Grades Pre-K - 2 will read all eight of the nominated books. The quality of literature on the list provides a wonderful opportunity for read aloud books to be part of our TSE literacy program. In April, students get to vote on their favorite book, and voting results are submitted to FRA to determine the winner.

FRA Book Resources:

This is a great resource for the 2010 - 2011 FRA book awards.  Includes author programs, author websites, author pronunciations, book guides and book readings.This site is created by Teaching Books.