[ISLMA-Share] Battle of the Books

[Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association]

To keep interest up...
*We do not insist that all teams read all 20 books, yet there is a great
deal of enthusiasm and excitement, and I know several teams have read all
of the books more than once.
*We do not let the 4th graders come to the 5th grade battle...we keep the
process in suspense.  I think if the 4th graders realized how much work was
involved, they might not join the following year.
*We created a Google Classroom for each individual team, to keep track of
their own reading progress.  It is fun and high tech and they like it.
*We put at least 15 of the titles on mp3s that require a parent contract
before checkout.  The kids walk around school wearing their earbuds, and I
think they like that.  Only 5th graders can check out the mp3s.
*We sent lots of communication home.  We have notices in the monthly
newsletter.  We have posters displayed.
*We created a plaque that honors the top two teams every year.
*We encourage all students to join....even our special needs students.
*Our 5th grade teachers totally support and encourage our students.  They
come eat lunch in the library for an entire week when we hold the
quarterfinals, and they serve as timers and record keepers.
*Our principal sits in on lunchtime/recess practices and controls the
buzzers for the semi-finals.
*We have consistently had 90-98% participation in the last 10 years.
I hope these ideas help.
Amy Sanecki
Cotton Creek School

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Were the requirements the same last year?
> I also had a big drop in reading participation this year.  I went from
> having about 30 kids eligible to vote for Bluestem to 15 and only 1 student
> read all the books and gets a pizza lunch.
> I do  Battle of the Books in library class, so all students are placed on
> a team, but to participate, they must read 3 books and take a ReadnQuiz or
> talk to me about the book.  It's up to the teams to make sure all the books
> are covered.  I don't check that.
> Reading participation has declined across all our schools.
>
>
> [image: photo]
> Betsy Yager
> Library Media Specialist, Anne Sullivan School
> A 700 N. Schoenbeck Prospect Heights, IL
> P  (847)870-5591  <(847)870-5591> E  byager at d23.org  <byager at d23.org>
> W  http://thesullivanlibrary.weebly.com/
> Get a signature like this: Click here!
> <http://ws-promos.appspot.com/r?rdata=eyJydXJsIjogImh0dHA6Ly93d3cud2lzZXN0YW1wLmNvbS9lbWFpbC1pbnN0YWxsP3dzX25jaWQ9NjcyMjk0MDA4JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9ZXh0ZW5zaW9uJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXByb21vXzU3MzI1Njg1NDg3Njk3OTIiLCAiZSI6ICI1NzMyNTY4NTQ4NzY5NzkyIn0=&u=162374671210438>
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Looking for help!
>>
>> I started a Battle of the Books last year with Caudills for 6th-8th
>> graders.  It was awesome!
>>
>> My only requirement is that your TEAM shows evidence of reading all 20
>> books. (This gets them into the battle, a free pizza lunch and spending 1/2
>> the day in the library.)
>>
>> Last year I had 30 teams, this year I have 5.
>>
>> Am I being too strict?  How do your teams qualify to participate?
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Amy Hamernick
>> Teacher Librarian
>> Century Jr. High
>> @AhamernickCJH
>> #CenturyWildcats
>>
>>
>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>> we will get what we've always got."
>> ~Adam Urbanski~
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ISLMA-Share mailing list
>> islma at list.railslibraries.info
>> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
>> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
>> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
>> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>>
>
>
> Please contact us if you would like this communication translated into
> your native language.
>
> Por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros si desea que esta comunicación
> traducido a su idioma nativo.
>
> Prosimy o kontakt z nami jeśli Państwo potrzebują aby ta wiadomość została
> przetłumaczona na język Polski.
>
> _______________________________________________
> ISLMA-Share mailing list
> islma at list.railslibraries.info
> For list archives and subscription options, visit:
> http://list.railslibraries.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/islma
> To unsubscribe, send a message to:
> islma-leave at list.railslibraries.info
>



-- 
Amy Sanecki
Librarian
Cotton Creek School
545 Newport
Island Lake, IL   60042
847-526-4700 ext: 3406

-- 


*This message is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to 
which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, 
confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If the 
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or 
agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, 
you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or 
use of this communication or any information contained or attached to this 
message is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in 
error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and 
then delete it from your system.  Thank you.*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.railslibraries.info/pipermail/aisle/attachments/20170321/e27f93d1/attachment-0002.html>