Battle of the Books
Dear Parents,
Battle of the Books is a reading competition program, which has been used in schools for more than one hundred years. The sole purpose of Battle of the Books is to support students in their love and discovery for reading by introducing them to quality literature, to offer books that build upon historical values and the dignity of life, and to develop friendships between students based upon socialization competition, and mutual respect! If you have a student who doesn’t like to read, this just might be the motivational tool they need! The book selections in the past have been inspirational, heartwarming, funny, magical, thrilling and thought provoking just to say the least! There are books for the reluctant reader and for the reader who needs a challenge! Battle of the Books will take place outside of the classroom setting during the 3rd and 4th quarters of this school year. The book selection/competition will be broken into two grade levels: 4th gr ade through 6th grade and 6th grade through 8th grade. Each team will be responsible for reading 30 books. The competitions will be held this May to find out WHO REALLY read their books!!!
REQUIREMENTS:
Please do not reply directly to this email. Contact Sidni Dohm at sidnidohm@gmail.com or Desiree Brady at bradydesi@msn.com with questions. Our only hope is that your student finds that ONE great book that inspires a lifetime of reading!!
Battle of the Books is a reading competition program, which has been used in schools for more than one hundred years. The sole purpose of Battle of the Books is to support students in their love and discovery for reading by introducing them to quality literature, to offer books that build upon historical values and the dignity of life, and to develop friendships between students based upon socialization competition, and mutual respect! If you have a student who doesn’t like to read, this just might be the motivational tool they need! The book selections in the past have been inspirational, heartwarming, funny, magical, thrilling and thought provoking just to say the least! There are books for the reluctant reader and for the reader who needs a challenge! Battle of the Books will take place outside of the classroom setting during the 3rd and 4th quarters of this school year. The book selection/competition will be broken into two grade levels: 4th gr ade through 6th grade and 6th grade through 8th grade. Each team will be responsible for reading 30 books. The competitions will be held this May to find out WHO REALLY read their books!!!
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have at least 1 parent volunteer per team to participate.
- Parents will monitor progress
of the readers, help with practice questions & facilitate team
meetings.
- Meeting should take place
once a week or once every other week for at least 30min. The meetings can
be arranged during lunchtime with a teacher’s approval or after school
hours.
- Each team is made up of 5 to
6 membersTeams can be a mix of students from different grade levels based
on the level of the book list.
- Submit 1 entry form per team.
- Entry DEADLINE is: January
30, 2018.
- An email will be sent to the
team member’s parents with more information and the book list.
Please do not reply directly to this email. Contact Sidni Dohm at sidnidohm@gmail.com or Desiree Brady at bradydesi@msn.com with questions. Our only hope is that your student finds that ONE great book that inspires a lifetime of reading!!
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