Kindergarten through 2nd Grade competitions will be held District-wide over a telephone conference call on February 7th and 8th. (This date changed to a few days earlier than our first news release.)
For the 2018-19 school year, M.E. Battle of the Books practices will begin on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Students needed to be to school and have eaten breakfast before 8:05am each day to participate in practices. After the initial weeks of practice, grade level coaches established teams based on attendance and participation at practices. Teams have 3 members and typically one additional student as alternate.
Parents interested in assisting with Battle of the Books practice or competition should contact their student's homeroom teacher to make arrangements.
Here is a list of the 2018-2019 titles by grade:
Kindergarten Titles:
- Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Duck, Duck, Porcupine! By Salina Yoon
- Leon and Bob by Simon James
- Playtime in Alaska by Amy Murrell-Haunold
- Alternate K Title: I Stink! By Kate McMullan
1st Grade Titles:
- And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon by Janet Stevens
- Alaska Boots for Chelsea by Phyllis Adams
- Felix Stands Tall by Rosemary Wells
- Frederick by Leo Lionni
- Alternate 1st Grade Title: George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz
2nd Grade Titles:
- Dinosaur Disaster by Matthew McElligott
- Fly Guy Presents: Castles by Ted Arnold
- Hey Bear, Ho Bear by Stacy Studebaker
- Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
- Alternate 2nd Grade Title: Narwhal by Ben Clanton