The purpose of the Elementary Battle of the Books (E-BOB) program is to encourage students to read. This is accomplished through exposure to quality literature by prominent authors representing a variety of literary styles. The E-BOB program was designed and is overseen by the North Carolina School Library Media Association; visit their website at www.ncslma.org for more information. The game-style competition format creates excitement and interest in reading, improving students’ reading skills and exposing them to literature that they might not choose on their own. The program is open to 4th and 5th grade students.
Your child has expressed an interest in participating in this program. Before making a commitment, it is important to understand what your child will be asked to do. Beginning sometime in October or early November, the E-BOB team will meet virtually after school one day a week to read and discuss books and practice answering trivia questions about them. Students will need to be available for these meetings each week until 3:15. The book list for the E-BOB program contains 15 books; team members are asked to read as many of the books on the list as possible in order to prepare for the competitions. This will require lots of extracurricular reading by your child to be successful in this program. There are multiple copies of each title in the media center available for checkout.
Our first school competition will be sometime in February, and the district competition is in March 2021. The district competition will be virtual for 2021. All students who wish to participate and who maintain acceptable behavior can attend the weekly meetings and prepare for competitions. According to the rules of the E-BOB handbook, only 12 students can participate in the district-level competition. During our first meeting after the winter break in January 2021, students who choose to will be tested individually on their knowledge of the books’ contents. The 12 students with the highest scores will become our “district team”. This means they will represent Western Union and compete in the district competition. After the test, only the 12 district team members will attend the weekly meetings.
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
BOB Application (printable)
Your child has expressed an interest in participating in this program. Before making a commitment, it is important to understand what your child will be asked to do. Beginning sometime in October or early November, the E-BOB team will meet virtually after school one day a week to read and discuss books and practice answering trivia questions about them. Students will need to be available for these meetings each week until 3:15. The book list for the E-BOB program contains 15 books; team members are asked to read as many of the books on the list as possible in order to prepare for the competitions. This will require lots of extracurricular reading by your child to be successful in this program. There are multiple copies of each title in the media center available for checkout.
Our first school competition will be sometime in February, and the district competition is in March 2021. The district competition will be virtual for 2021. All students who wish to participate and who maintain acceptable behavior can attend the weekly meetings and prepare for competitions. According to the rules of the E-BOB handbook, only 12 students can participate in the district-level competition. During our first meeting after the winter break in January 2021, students who choose to will be tested individually on their knowledge of the books’ contents. The 12 students with the highest scores will become our “district team”. This means they will represent Western Union and compete in the district competition. After the test, only the 12 district team members will attend the weekly meetings.
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
BOB Application (printable)