**Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Battle of the Books this year. We would like to invite all families to attend the final battles at 2:00pm in the PAC on the following days:

May 2 Final Battle: 5th Grade

May 5 Final Battle: 4th Grade

May 6 Final Battle: 3rd Grade

Good luck to all of the participants!

Battle of the Books
SIX MONTHS. TWELVE BOOKS. ONE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE.

Battle of the books is a team based reading program. Teams work together from October through April to read some or all of an assigned selection of 12 grade appropriate books. Throughout the year teams meet (roughly once a month) to discuss books and prepare for the final battle. In early May teams will compete, trivia style, against other teams from their grade level as they answer questions about the 12 books. Does your team have what it takes to be crowned champion?

Logistics:

Students will be put into teams of roughly 6-8 students. .
Every effort will be made to place students on a team with at least one of their requested buddies.
Each team will have a leader or co-leaders who will oversee the practices and help the team prepare for the final battle.
Teams set their own meeting schedule - many teams decide to meet right after school but others choose to meet in the early evenings.

Benefits:

Research shows that students in grades 3, 4, and 5, who spend time reading outside of school are more likely to become lifelong readers.
Students who read outside of school are exposed to over a million more words than their peers and develop a more robust vocabulary.

Meeting Dates:

Sept 16-20 - Registration window

Week of October 1st - Teams communicated to participants

Week of October 7th - Grade level kickoff meetings 2-3 in Alden cafeteria

Throughout the Year - Teams meet on their own schedule. If you would like to use the school cafeteria to meet, it has been booked for you on these dates:

Mon, Oct 28th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Tue, Oct 29th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Oct 30th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon, Nov 18th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Tue, Nov 19th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Nov 20th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon, Dec 16th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Tue, Dec 17th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Dec 18th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon, Jan 27th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Tue, Jan 28th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Jan 29th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)