Bear Creek Intermediate

Bear Creek Intermediate Reading Olympics

GRADES 5 & 6 RECOGNITION CRITERIA

BRONZE AWARD (25 BOOKS) 1 BOOK FROM EACH CATEGORY (12) 3 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (3) 10 FREE CHOICE (10)

SILVER AWARD (35 BOOKS) 2 BOOKS FROM EACH CATEGORY (24) 5 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (5) 6 FREE CHOICE (6)

GOLD AWARD (50 BOOKS) 3 BOOKS FROM EACH CATEGORY (36) 7 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (7) 7 FREE CHOICE (7) WHAT IS READING OLYMPICS? WHAT DO I GET FOR Reading Olympics is a voluntary reading PARTICIPATING? program designed to motivate our BCI The most important reward for reading is students to incorporate reading into their the satisfaction of entering the kingdom of daily lives and foster a lifelong habit of BOOKS!! You will meet people, visit reading. places, and experience events you might never otherwise encounter. Additionally, HOW DOES READING OLYMPICS medals will be given to those students who WORK? meet the requirements for the different Students who participate and read books award levels in the program. from the different genres on their reading logs from Summer 2015 to April 2016 will WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO KNOW? receive special recognition at Bear Creek at  Credit will only be given for the end of the school year. reading (aloud or silently) a book and/or listening to a book read in its DO I HAVE TO READ ONLY BOOKS entirety. ON THE READING LIST?  We encourage our students to do No! This is a SUGGESTED reading list most of the reading, however, some only, designed to help you find books in students enjoy reading with family each category. You may read books from members or listening to others read the list OR you may find other books that to them. fit under each category. Your teacher,  Viewing television, film, or video parents, or librarian can help you. adaptations of books are excellent complements to literature WHAT IF I AM PARTICIPATING IN appreciation, but are not a substitute OTHER READING MOTIVATION for reading the books and cannot be PROGRAMS? counted.  Wonderful! Students participating in other  Students are encouraged to discuss reading programs may count books read for their books with a parent, relative, those programs toward the BCI Reading guardian, or teacher. Any adult Olympics program. (Please remember that who discusses any of the books read you may only count the books started in or with a student should initial by the after the Summer before the current school title on the log. year.)  We encourage use of the public library, school library, and your HOW DO I VERIFY THAT I READ own collection of books. THE BOOKS?  We also encourage parents to Record each book read on the Reading participate in the BCI Reading Log. Make sure the bottom is signed by Olympics by helping choose books the student and a parent before it is and even by reading with them! returned to the library. Only the Reading Log must be returned. 

2 THE READING LIST CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS ONLY!! YOU ARE FREE TO PICK THE TITLES THAT INTEREST YOU WITHIN EACH GENRE!! 

Bear Creek Intermediate Reading Olympics

Request for Printed Reading Log or Packet

You do NOT need to return this form unless you would like a printed copy from the library. If you are printing from home, you don’t need to return anything. 

______YES, please print a Reading Log for my child!* (The Reading Log is the only thing that needs to be turned in to the library in April.)

______We would like a complete Reading Olympics packet.* (The packet contains the suggested reading list, the reading log, and other information.)

STUDENT’S NAME______

TEACHER______GRADE_____

3 * You are also welcome to email me a request for a printed Reading Log or entire Reading Olympics packet at [email protected]. 