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Parent Info Night- Optional
This is for 5th and 6th grade parents only.
Please join us for a short information meeting about what Cascade Heights Middle School has to offer. We will discuss special projects, high school readiness, how we address transitions to high school and evidence we have seen from our graduating classes.
We will be meeting in the library this Thursday, January 8th from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
Please bring your questions and we will be happy to answer then.
Battle of the Books- Starting this Week
Battle of the Books (BOB) is a reading incentive program for students in grades 3-8. Students read books and come together as a class to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they have read. Classes work together to not only read these books, but master them. This year's list will be released on Thursday, January 8th, 2015.
A Battle consists of two teams facing off. The students are presented with as many questions as possible during the 15 minute battle about the various books on the BOB list. This requires deep understanding and the ability to recall this information in order to answer correctly. Because each student may only answer three questions per battle, it must be a team effort. Classes battle in a round robin style (so every team gets to battle every other team) and earn one point for a correct author and one point for the correct title. The winning team from each Battle earns “colors” from the opposing team’s flag.
The final Battle of Books will be between the two teams having the most points at the end of the round robin. The class with the most points at the end of the final Battle is declared the winner. This year's final battle will take place at Family Reading Night.
Parent Info Night- Optional
This is for 5th and 6th grade parents only.
Please join us for a short information meeting about what Cascade Heights Middle School has to offer. We will discuss special projects, high school readiness, how we address transitions to high school and evidence we have seen from our graduating classes.
We will be meeting in the library this Thursday, January 8th from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
Please bring your questions and we will be happy to answer then.
Battle of the Books- Starting this Week
Battle of the Books (BOB) is a reading incentive program for students in grades 3-8. Students read books and come together as a class to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they have read. Classes work together to not only read these books, but master them. This year's list will be released on Thursday, January 8th, 2015.
A Battle consists of two teams facing off. The students are presented with as many questions as possible during the 15 minute battle about the various books on the BOB list. This requires deep understanding and the ability to recall this information in order to answer correctly. Because each student may only answer three questions per battle, it must be a team effort. Classes battle in a round robin style (so every team gets to battle every other team) and earn one point for a correct author and one point for the correct title. The winning team from each Battle earns “colors” from the opposing team’s flag.
The final Battle of Books will be between the two teams having the most points at the end of the round robin. The class with the most points at the end of the final Battle is declared the winner. This year's final battle will take place at Family Reading Night.