School Library System - WSWHE BOCES: BOTB Resources

JUNE

• Booklists available

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

• Student Enrollment - registrations (locally see your librarian)
• Begin reading!!
• Bookmarks with book lists for each grade will be sent out.
• Librarians can form teams.
• Meeting with Coaches to go over rules and answer any questions.

NOVEMBER

• Continue reading!!
• Lunchtime and after-school discussions recommended.
• See your school policies for getting approval for Team transportation and participation in the March Battle.

JANUARY

• Teams are encouraged to practice with self-created questions.
• Continue reading required books!!
• Meeting with Readers and Coaches to go over rules and explain how the day will be run.

FEBRUARY

• Complete reading of booklists!!
• Sample questions for the "in-school" battles are distributed to all schools who have registered.
• In-school battles held to determine team members.
• Team captains chosen (only the captains can speak for the team in the competition). Choose alternate captain and team member(s).
• Names will be collected (via Google form).  Link will be sent to all coaches and Librarians.
• Schedule for Battles will be completed and sent to all coaches and librarians.
• Letters to school administrators will go out from WSWHE SLS.

MARCH

• District permission slips sent home for signature.
• March - Let the games begin!

APRIL/MAY

• Committee will meet to review competition and make suggestions for following year

Schedule for the 2018 competition.

List of Districts, Buildings, Grades and Coaches.

Battle of the Books Winners - 2017

3^rd Grade

1^st Place – Hudson Falls Primary

2^nd Place – Saratoga Springs – Lake Avenue

3^rd Place – South Glens Falls – Harrison Avenue

4^th Place – Bolton Central

4^th Grade

1^st Place – Schuylerville Elementary

2^nd Place – South Glens Falls – Harrison Avenue

3^rd Place – North Warren Elementary

4^th Place – Queensbury – W. H. Barton Intermediate

5^th Grade

1^st Place – St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus

2^nd Place – Lake George Elementary

3^rd Place – Hartford Central

4^th Place – Queensbury – W. H. Barton Intermediate

6^th Grade

1^st Place – St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus

2^nd Place – Hudson Falls Middle School

3^rd Place – North Warren Elementary

4^th Place – Glens Falls Middle School