Megan joined Battle of the Books this year at school. It is a club for 5
th and 6
th graders. Each quarter they are assigned 4 books to read and then they have a "battle" based on the books. They have to answer questions about the books. The questions can be about any of the 4 books. This year there were so many students that joined, that they had to have
separate battles for the 5
th and 6
th grades. Megan's team won a battle by getting a perfect score and they also came in 2 in 2 other battles. At the end of all the battles, the team with the best overall score for both 5
th and 6
th grades combined got to compete for the school at the district semi-finals. Megan's team represented Fulton!
The District Semi-Finals was held at City Hall in Chandler. There were 3 sessions set up. Each session had 10 schools and the top 3 teams of each session would move on to the District finals. This battle was much more difficult because it covered ALL 12 books that the girls had read. As we watched the battle I found myself very proud of Megan and her team. They were doing a great job, but so were many of the other teams. When a team got a question incorrect, I was pleased because that meant Megan's chances of advancing got better. At the same time, these were 11 and 12 year old kids who also worked hard so it was difficult to feel good about them getting wrong answers! Megan's team had a perfect score until the last question. They got the question wrong:( 3 other teams had perfect scores so that meant that Megan would not be going to the District finals. We were so proud of her and all the hard work that went into preparing for this. She is determined that next year will be her year!
A photo of all the teams that Megan competed against.
After the battle, Mrs. Sanders (the librarian) took the girls to The Urban Tea Loft for some sweet treats! The girls all ordered something different and then shared. They had a great day!
The District Semi-Finals was held at City Hall in Chandler. There were 3 sessions set up. Each session had 10 schools and the top 3 teams of each session would move on to the District finals. This battle was much more difficult because it covered ALL 12 books that the girls had read. As we watched the battle I found myself very proud of Megan and her team. They were doing a great job, but so were many of the other teams. When a team got a question incorrect, I was pleased because that meant Megan's chances of advancing got better. At the same time, these were 11 and 12 year old kids who also worked hard so it was difficult to feel good about them getting wrong answers! Megan's team had a perfect score until the last question. They got the question wrong:( 3 other teams had perfect scores so that meant that Megan would not be going to the District finals. We were so proud of her and all the hard work that went into preparing for this. She is determined that next year will be her year!
A photo of all the teams that Megan competed against.
After the battle, Mrs. Sanders (the librarian) took the girls to The Urban Tea Loft for some sweet treats! The girls all ordered something different and then shared. They had a great day!
Way to go, Megan! That's awesome!
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