Reading Olympics 2009-2010

     Again this year, Springfield Township Middle School will participate in the Montgomery County Reading Olympics. Middle School students will compete against students from other schools on their knowledge of the Reading Olympics’ books.We encourage all students to prepare for the Reading Olympics by reading the books from the following grade level lists.

     Reading Olympics teams will be organized in December. In order to be part of a team, a student must read at least five books from one of the following lists by the our December meeting and a total of ten books from the list by February 25th. For each book read, a student is expected to complete a book form and return it to the Library.  Students should select books to read from the Reading Olympics cart in the Library; they will find books forms to complete in a tray on top of the Library reference shelf.

     The goal of the Reading Olympics is to encourage children to read and also to give students the opportunity to compete on a team in an academic activity.  We invite all students to prepare for the Reading Olympics by reading the books on the appropriate Reading Olympics grade level list.  Happy Reading!

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Grades Five/Six

Grades Six/Seven

Book Lists

Grades Five/Six

Grades Six/Seven

Author	Title
Anderson, Laurie Halse	Fever 1793
Barrett, Tracy	The 100 year-old Secret
Berry, James	Ajeemah and his Son
Bunting, Eve	Spying on Miss Muller
Byars, Betsy	Cracker Jackson
Card, Orson Scott	Ender's Shadow
Carey, Janet Leet	Dragon's Keep
Colfer, Eoin	The Supernaturalist
Collins, Suzanne	Gregor the Overlander
Cooney, Caroline	Burning Up
Deaver, Julie	Say Goodnight, Gracie
Draper, Sharon M.	Double Dutch
Flanagan, John	The Ruins of Gorlan
Fleischman, John	Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science
Fleischman, Paul	Dateline: Troy
Fleischman, Sid	Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
Fox, Paula	Monkey Island
Frank, Anne	Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Gregory, Kristiana	Cleopatra VII:  Daughter of the Nile
Haddix, Margaret Peterson	Among the Hidden
Hahn, Mary Downing	December Stillness
Hesse, Karen	Phoenix Rising
Hinton, S.E.	The Outsiders
Hobbs, Will	Leaving Protection
Horowitz, Anthony	Eagle Strike
Konigsburg, E.L.	The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
Korman, Gordon	Schooled
Lipsyte, Robert	The Contender
Mikaelsen, Ben	Countdown
Naylor, Phyllis	Alice in Rapture, Sort Of
Nimmo, Jenny	Midnight for Charlie Bone
Nixon, Joan Lowery	The Stalker
O'Dell, Scott	Black Star, Bright Dawn
Paterson, Katherine	Jip, his Story
Peck, Robert	Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories
Pierce, Tamora	Wolf Speaker
Rinaldi, Ann	Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Ritter, John H.	The Boy Who Saved Baseball
Roy, Jennifer	Yellow Star
Sceiszka, Jon	Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories…
Sonnenblick, Jordan	Notes From a Midnight Driver
Taylor, Theodore	The Cay
Tolan, Stephanie S.	Surviving the Applewhites
Weeks, Sarah	So B. It
Woodson, Jacqueline	Locomotion

 

More Details About Reading Olympics!

When will Reading Olympics teams meet?  

In October, all Middle School students will be invited to come to an after-school meeting to find out more about the Reading Olympics. Students who are interested in participating in Reading Olympics should attend this meeting.

In January, February, and March, we will have two after-school meetings/month so that the teams can organize, plan, and practice for the Reading Olympics. It is important that participants attend all meetings.

In early April, we will have one final after-school meeting before the Reading Olympics competition. Then, on the evening of the Reading Olympics, students will stay after school for dinner before we go to the competition.

On each meeting day, students will be dismissed at 3:55 in order to be able to ride the 4:00 bus home. Car riders need to be picked up at 3:55.

What is my Reading Olympics' Reading Level?

Fifth grade students compete in the Elementary Level of the Reading Olympics. Sixth grade students may choose to compete in either the Elementary or Middle Level of the competition. Seventh grade students compete in the Reading Olympics' Middle Level.

How many students are on a team?

Each team has 8-12 students. There can be two alternates on the team, but a maximum of 12 students are permitted to compete at one time.

When and where will the Reading Olympics be held this year?

This information is not yet available. When it becomes available, it will be posted in this space.
 

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