Oregon Battle of the Books

The mission of Oregon Battle of the Books is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students. 

For weeks our 4th and 5th grade students prepared for these battles. They read, they talked strategies and practiced answering questions. Many students met during recess to listen to books on tape together with Ms West. 
Today, the first 2 teams battled it out. In front of a captive audience, the "Hello Little Fella" and the "Soggy Chaos Biscuits" faced each other in the first round. Yes, silly team names are part of the tradition.Each team will battle at least twice and the overall winning team will represent GSP at the next level competition.

If you are interested in finding out more about the books the students read in preparation follow this link: Oregon Battle of the Books or come and visit us for one of the battles - sorry no cheering allowed during battles! A schedule with upcoming battles is posted downstairs in front of the English classroom. Thank you also to Hilary Uhlig for helping our students prepare! 
- to be continued...