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Byrneville Elementary Team Wins In “Battle Of The Books”
May 23, 2012
The Escambia Reading Teachers’ Association sponsored their first Battle of the Books recently. There were over 250 elementary, middle and high school students competing in the Battle — including a winning team from Byrneville Elementary School.
Battle of the Books is a district-wide program designed to increase reading motivation and comprehension. The goals are to encourage reading for enjoyment, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote cooperative learning.
Battle of the Books began in August 2011 with teachers telling students about the event and introducing books to students. In September 2011, students began reading books and continued reading until February 2012. Team members were chosen in March 2012, with teams practicing in April for the May event.
From the North Escambia area, Byrneville Elementary School took second place among fourth graders. Byrneville fourth grade team members were Ian Gifford, Dadrian Washington, Nicky Trump, Alex Glidewell and Lainey Ward.
Pictured above: Byrneville Elementary School fourth grade Battle of the Books team members (top row, L-R) Ian Gifford, Dadrian Washington, Nicky Trump, (bottom, L-R) Alex Glidewell and Lainey Ward. Submitted photo for NortheEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Byrneville Elementary Team Wins In “Battle Of The Books””
Congrats to all Byrneville Book Battlers and their teachers and principal for inspiring our students to be good readers. Thanks for your willingness to spend time outside of the classroom (all day on a Saturday) to compete!
Alex we r so proud of u we know u worked very hard reading those books and u are so good at readind please stay in ur books abd keep up the good work your dad and me are so proud of u and ur classmates love u son
Great Job, to all the students who participated in this event.
Dadrien, I am so proud of you. Thanks to the teachers at Byrneville who have had such a positive impact on my granddaughter.
Not only did the students complete the reading list, they were able to comprehend and recall what they had read–months later! The competition was a “brain bowl” type of event with students answering questions about the content of the books they had read. Excellent job, students!
WAY TO GO FOURTH GRADE!!!!! We have to give a shout out to the 3rd graders who stood in for three rounds and the fifth graders for their 2 rounds, they all did a great job!!!!!! Good sports too ,win or lose they were great!!!!!
Reading not only opens up new worlds, but helps kids excell in school. I bet all of these kids passed the FCAT. Good job and keep reading.