Battle of the Books Competition

Today our 4th and 5th grade Battle of the Books team competed and placed 5th in the district semi-finals. These young readers dedicated 6 months to prepare by reading from the list of 18 books chosen by the state committee. They discussed their thoughts in weekly practices, logged in to the MyBobTeam website to quiz themselves, battled each other in anticipation of the big day, and learned more about themselves as readers in the spirit of competition. Each student challenged himself/herself and grew as a result of our time together. 

I am so proud of the way our team conducted themselves today-- they were wonderful competitors who displayed good sportsmanship and great attitudes. Well done, manatees! 

Team members give final words of encouragement before the competition.

Hanging out before rounds of play begin.

Ready for Battle!

My colleague, Mrs. Calhoun, from Sandy Ridge--they were the reading ninjas!

Kaeshad's shirt says it all...

The boys take 1!

The boys take 2!

The girls :)

This is how we felt after 11 rounds of competition! 

We can't wait to start reading for next year!!