¡We Read Books!

It was a tight battle, Holy Cross vs. Holy Cross in the second round of the archdiocese Battle of the Books championship on Tuesday. And Holy Cross won!

The Holy Cross ¡We Read Books! team went on to win the final round of the championship tournament against a team from Nativity.

Maggie Herr, Samantha Brown-Benedict, Carey Lawrence, Devin Palmer, Claire Deschamp and Lucy Steyer represented Holy Cross as the winning team at the Battle of the Books competition.

The top two teams from each of the schools participating in the Battle of the Books competition represented their schools at the archdiocese championship – Holy Rosary-Wea, St. Ann’s, Nativity and Holy Cross.  Teams are made up of 4 to 6 students. The Battle of the Books teams are given a list of 30 books to read, and are quizzed on details from the books at the competitions.

CONGRATULATIONS READERS!!

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¡Nosotros leemos libros!

Fue una batalla bien apretada, Holy Cross vs. especialmente en la segunda vuelta durante la batalla de los libros que tuvo Holy Cross en la ArquidiocesisI el martes. Logrando asi el triunfo de Holy Cross!

El grupo de Holy Cross ¡We Read Books! gano el campeonato del torneo en contra del equipo de Nativity.

Los dos equipos cada uno representando a su escuela participaron en la competencia de la Batalla de los libros la cual se realizo en la Arquidiocesis- Holy Rosary-Wea, St. Ann’s, Nativity y Holy Cross. El equipo estaba compuesto entre 4 a 6 estudiantes. El equipo de la Batalla de los libros da una lista de 30 libros para ser leidos, luego los examina con preguntas detalladas de los libros durante la competencia.

FELICIDADES LECTORES!!

Congrats to the Savvy Llamas

from Holy Cross librarian, Mrs. Anderson -

Tuesday night the Holy Cross Battle of the Books teams duked it out at the Oak Park Barnes & Noble for the Battle Championship!  

4th-6th grade teams were CPR (Noah Cordova, Paul Kincaid, David Lauterwasser & Kenneth Maldonado) The Savvy Llamas (Anna Deschamp, Will Deschamp, Isaiah Gavin, Lauren Long, Preston Moses & Julia Swayne) and  We Read Books!  (Samantha Brown-Benedict, Claire Deschamp, Maggie Herr, Carey Lawrence, Devin Palmer & Lucy Steyer).

Congratulations to the Holy Cross Battle of the Books Champions:  The Savvy Llamas!  

Next month 1st and 2nd place teams The Savvy Llamas and We Read Books! will participate in the Archdiocese Battle of the Books against St. Ann, Holy Rosary Wea and Nativity.  Go Holy Cross READERS!!!

A big thank you to all of the parents that turned out to support the teams, and especially to the Team Managers:  Mary Kaye & Jim Lauterwasser,  Nancy Deschamp, Eva Gavin and Marti Palmer.  

The more you read,
The more you know.

The more you know,
The smarter you grow.

The smarter you grow,
The stronger your voice,

When speaking your mind
or making your choice.

previous Battle of the Books posts -

• Archdiocese Champs
• Battle of the Books 2011
• Various Book Notes
• Battle of the Books 2010

Book Fair 2012

from Holy Cross Librarian, Mrs. Anderson -

Need a good book to read?  Shop BN.com through Friday to support our school library!

Don’t forget to use our Book Fair ID 10676815.  

Tonight is the Battle of the Books FINAL competition.  The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Oak Park Barnes & Noble bookstore.  Watch 4th, 5th & 6th graders share their knowledge of the books they’ve read.  Also, be sure to check-out the artwork from 2nd and 5th grades on display in the store.

Thank you for all of your support of the Holy Cross Book Fair on Saturday.  Holy Cross turned out in force, and the 6th grade band rocked the store! 

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Feria del Libro 2012

Bibliotecaria de Holy Cross Sra. Anderson-

¿Necesita un buen libro para leer? Compre en  BN.com hasta el viernes para apoyar a nuestra biblioteca de la escuela!

No olvide utilizar nuestro código de la Feria del Libro ID 10676815.

Esta noche es la competencia FINAL de la batalla de libros. La diversión comienza a las 6:30 en el segundo piso de la librería  Oak Park Barnes & Noble. Vean al 4to. Y 6to. Grado, y compartiendo sus conocimientos de los libros que han leído. También, estar seguro de ver las ilustración del 2 º y 5 º grados en la exhibición de la tienda.

Le agradezco a todos su apoyo en la Feria del libro de Holy Cross, el sábado pasado. Holy Cross se convirtió en fuerza, y la banda del 6to. Grado sacudió la tienda!

Save The Date: Book Fair 2012

from Holy Cross Librarian, Anne Anderson -

Holy Cross Book Fair 2012

Saturday March 24

Oak Park Barnes & Noble  

10 a.m.  |  6th grade band performance

11 a.m.  |  Storytime

afternoon  |  cookie decorating

other fun activities…

• Holy Cross art work will be on display

• “Holy Cross” drink available at the BN Cafe all day

• the fair will also run online March 24 – 30

• The Final Battle of the Books will be Tuesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. @ the store

Check out pictures from last year’s Holy Cross Book Fair!

Calling All Readers!

Holy Cross Librarian Anne Anderson has extended the deadline to enter teams into the school’s Battle of the Books competition. 4th, 5th and 6th graders are encouraged to put together teams of 4 – 6 people to participate, as well as an adult ‘team manager’ to help them.

The teams get a list of 30 books to read.  In the spring, Mrs. Anderson coordinates a tournament competition between the teams, quizzing them about details from the books on the list. The top two teams in the Holy Cross tournament will participate against other schools in the Archdiocese.

The new deadline is Friday, December 9. Talk to Mrs. Anderson if you have any questions.

Mrs. Anderson is also organizing a Book Club for our Jr. High book lovers!  The book club for 7th and 8th graders will meet in the library at 2:30 on Tuesdays in December.  Please bring along three book suggestions.

For more information on what’s going on at the Holy Cross Library, visit Mrs. Anderson’s library website!

Archdiocese Champs

On Thursday, April 28, Holy Cross hosted the Archdiocesan Battle of the Books Championship. Our school competed against St. Ann’s and Holy Rosary (Wea) battling through questions over a list of thirty books read this past school year. Students voluntarily form Battle teams in the fall and read as many books possible to get ready for competition.

Teams representing Holy Cross were the 2011 Champs: The Sport Heads Queen Bee Readers: Emma Kate Callahan, Allison Cashman, Ashley Helm, Ellie Thompson, & Bailey Thomson; as well as the Sport Heads: Gage Gailloux, Jorge Palazuelos, William Sweatt, & Landon Wirt.

It was an impressive competition because for the first time, the correct author was given for every single answer! After six tough battles, Holy Cross’ own team, the Sport Heads were declared the Champions. Congratulations to these 5th grade boys!

The following books were included in the 2010/2011 Battle of the Books:

• All About Sam
• Best School Year Ever
• Call it Courage
• Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
• Courage of Sarah Noble
• Dealing with Dragons
• Each Little Bird that Sings
• Fables
• The Hobbit
• Ida B
• Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Jeremy Thatcher
• Million Dollar Shot
• Miss Rumphius
• Night of the Twisters
• Hank the Cowdog
• Ralph S. Mouse
• Regarding the Fountain
• Ruby Holler
• Running Out of Time
• Sarah, Plain & Tall
• 7 Wonders of Sassafrass
• Springs
• Sign of the Beaver
• Snow Treasure
• Summer of the Monkeys
• Swindle
• Velveteen Rabbit
• Wanted—Mud Blossom
• The Westing Game
• Worth

Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Sportheads, who won this year’s Holy Cross Battle of the Books.

The Sportheads, including 5th graders Landon Wirt, William Sweatt, Jorge Palazuelos and Gage Gailloux, will represent Holy Cross along with the Queen Bee Readers, who came in second place after many, many tie-breaking rounds of the final battle. Both teams will face teams from Holy Rosary-Wea and St. Ann’s in April.

After an individual written test and a practice team match-up at the school, six Battle of the Books teams competed for the championship at the Oak Park Barnes & Noble on Monday night.

A great job by everyone involved.
And thanks to our Holy Cross librarian Anne Anderson for organizing the competition!

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Thanks to Monica Roberts for sharing the photos.
If you’ve got pictures from school events,
send them to me along with a little text about the event!

Be at the Bookfair!

Mark this in your calendar -
March 5, Holy Cross Bookfair

Holy Cross will hold the annual spring bookfair at Barnes & Noble (95th & Quivira @ Oak Park Mall) again this year!

Librarian Anne Anderson has some great things planned:

• Meet local author/illustrator Brad Sneed! (time TBA)

• Join us for story time at 11 a.m. – meet Skippyjon Jones!

• Listen to the fabulous Holy Cross 6th-grade band! (time TBA)

• View the student art work that will be on display!

A portion of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit our Holy Cross school library. If you can’t attend the bookfair, visit bn.com/bookfairs to support Holy Cross from 03/05/11 through 03/10/11.

Also, as part of the bookish festivities, our Battle of the Books teams will compete for the school championship at Barnes & Noble on Monday night, March 7.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FLYER
WITH ALL THE BOOKFAIR INFORMATION.

 

Time to Make Battle of the Books Teams

Information from Holy Cross Librarian Anne Anderson:

Battle of the Books is a competition for fourth through sixth grades.  The ‘battles’ will take place at the end of February or beginning of March, hopefully at Barnes & Noble again this year. Students compete in teams of four to six members. The book list for this year’s Battle of the Books is printed below.

Click here for a link to my Library webpage – I hope to have a timeline and calendar added to the site after team sign-ups are complete (due October 15).

Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs – Birney
Wanted… Mud Blossom – Syars
Ralph S. Mouse - Cleary
Magic School Bus: “Inside The Earth” – Cole (this one is subject to change)
Miss Pumphius – Cooney
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher – Coville
Rubber Holler - Creech
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Dahl
The Courage of Sarah Noble – Dalgliesh
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog – Erickson
The Million Dollar Shot – Gutman
Running Out of Time – Haddix
Ida B – Hannigan
Regarding the Fountain – Klise
Worth – LaFaye
Fables – Lobel
All About Sam – Lowry
Sarah, Plain and Tall – MacLachlan
Snow Treasure – McSwigan
Island of the Blue Dolphins – O’Dell
The Westing Game – Raskin
Summer of the Monkey – Rawls
The Best School Year Ever – Robinson
Night of the Twisters – Ruckman
Sign of the Beaver – Speare
Call It Courage – Sperry
The Hobbit – Tolkien
Each Little Bird That Sings – Wiles
The Velveteen Rabbit – Williams
Dealing With Dragons – Wrede

Summer Reading

There are some fantastic incentives out there to keep kids reading throughout the summer. Here are a few:

• Johnson County Library –
  Summer Reading 2010 - link to website
  There are 2 programs – one for the younger readers, one for age 10+.
  There are various forms, depending on the readers’ age, so visit their website or a library branch to get the right form. Once students read their books, fill out the form and return it
  to a JoCo library branch, they get to pick a free book!

• Barnes & Noble –
  Passport to Summer Reading Program – link to website
  Download their reading form.
  When students (grades 1 – 6) read 8 books, fill out the form
  and return it to a B&N, they get to pick a free book!

• Borders –
  Double-Dog Dare Summer Reading Program – link to website
  Click here to download their reading form.
  When students (age 12 and under) read 10 books, fill out the form
  and return it to a Borders, they get to pick a free book!

• Half-Price Books –
  Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program - link to website
  Download the reading time log.
  Students (14 and under) can earn a $3 HPB gift card for every week
  they read 15+ minutes per day!

Have them start reading from the William Allen White award-winners book list!  Kansas students who read at least two books on the list get to vote for their pick for the winner. Librarian Anne Anderson puts together a great William Allen White program for Holy Cross. Students who read at five books from their year’s WAW list get to attend a pizza party in the library in the spring. Those who read all the books on their list get to go on an overnight field trip in October to Emporia, Kansas, the hometown of William Allen White. The students get to meet with authors of the books, tour WAW’s home, etc. It’s a fun trip and well worth the reading!

6^th-8^th grade list:

A Difficult Boy | M.P. Barker
Diamond Willow | Helen Frost
Every Soul A Star | Wendy Mass
Itch | Michelle D. Kwasney
Keep the Night Watch | Hope Anita Smith
Milagros: Girl From Away | Meg Medina
Savvy | Ingrid Law
The Boy Who Dared: a Novel Based on the True Story of Hitler’s Youth | Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The Cabinet of Wonders | Marie Rutkoski
The Floating Circus | Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
The Underneath | Kathi Appelt
Waiting for Normal | Leslie Connor

3^rd-5^th grade list:

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great | Gerald Morris
Buffalo Song | Joseph Bruchac
Chancey of the Maury River | Gigi Amateau
Elevent | Patricia Reilly Giff
42 Miles |Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Freedom Train | Evelyn Coleman
Masterpiece | Elise Broach
Planting the Trees of Kenya: the Story of Wangari Maathai | Claire A. Nivola
Swindle | Gordon Korman

And have them start in on the Battle of the Books list for the 2011 battles after that! Librarian Anne Anderson will have that list available soon, and I’ll post it then.