The EY team is excited to announce that we’ll be partnering with Ralston Public Schools for the 2016 Battle of the Books Competition.  More details will be provided in the fall, but we wanted to make sure you had the book list for summer in case you wanted to get a head start.

Click Here for the List of Books

Students in grades 3-6 are welcome to form a team of 2-4 students.  The book list only contains 15 books and we realize that a couple are repeats from the last two years.

Remember that your Battle of the Books Keynotes are due this Thursday, February 19th.  You can find directions on how to submit your Keynotes here.  You will receive a confirmation email letting you know that your Keynote was received.  Once all Keynotes have been submitted and reviewed, you will receive more information about the Battle of the Books event on March 13th.

We can’t wait to see you all in March!

Sign up for Battle of the Books by Clicking Here

The EY team is so excited for Battle of the Books!  We are looking forward to having a traditional BOTB competition in addition to several other activities where kids will be recognized and celebrated for their love of reading!

A few things to keep in mind…

1. All students in grades 3-6 are welcome to participate!
2. It’s not too late to start reading for Battle of the Books!  Students in 3rd grade need to read 5 books and students in 4th-6th grade need to read 10 books.  
3. An activity needs to be completed for each book.  There is a video on how to add your activities to your Keynote.  Click here to watch the video.
4. To prepare for BOTB, you can meet with friends before school, during lunch, or after school to talk about the books you’re reading.  Feel free to share your activities and projects.  There are tons of resources (sample questions, links to authors’ websites, book trailers, etc.) on our wiki @  http://tinyurl.com/wcsBOTB1415

We have an exciting day planned for Friday, March 13.  You will work in teams to answer questions about the books (traditional BOTB style).  You will also compete individually.  BONUS:  We have 3 authors from the book list lined up to Skype with us!