1. 2013-14 Parent Meeting MANDATORY Please sign in on the clipboard!

2. 12-person Teams 2 nd & 3 rd Grade Team Book levels range from 2.9-4.7 (Independent Readers)

3. A candidate for the team needs to be able to...  Read independently several books a week  Collaborate with other students in high pressure situations  Come to the library to exchange titles as needed (1 book at a time)  Remember significant details from the text  Memorize the author and title as noted on the list  Come to morning practice sessions from November through February  Have the approval of their teacher and parents for participation

4. Timeline September-October: Read all books from the list and take an AR test on each book with a 100% score October 31: Score cards due with scores and signatures November 7: Team Tryout Battle (if needed) November 8: Team Announced

5. Battles consist of...  Rounds of 8 alternating questions team against team  Students answer a question with a title and author  Team A is asked a question for 3 points, if they don’t get it right Team B may steal for 2 points  20 second time limit to collaborate with other team members on first question, 10 seconds on the steal  Team B then goes with the same steal option available to Team A  Next set of teams comes up and process is repeated for the day

6. A typical question... Q: In what book does the main character have to eat his experiment in front of the tv and his family and friends? A: Beetles Lightly Toasted by Phyllis Naylor (Not comprehension; detail oriented)

7. Checking out Books  We have ordered copies of the books on the list  When students need a book, they simply come to the library to get one. BOB titles are only going to be available to those students whose parents are here at the meeting.  One book at a time so all students can use them.  Copies of these books may also be available at the Public Library.  Several titles are available on the Kindle site.

8. AR Testing  AR is up and running so testing has begun  If students have tested on a book in past school years, they will need to let me know so I can delete these old scores  Goal is to get a 100% on each test