4th Grade Rooster Games!

On Wednesday, June 1st, our 4th graders participated in the Ashaway School Rooster Games!  They have been preparing for this since September!  That's when I challenged them to read at least 5 of the books nominated for the Rhode Island Children's Book Award.  I am thrilled to report that ALL of our fourth graders qualified to participate in the games, and we had a blast!

Special Thanks to Mrs. Young and Mrs. Ornburn for all their support; not only did they both read one of the nominated books to their classes, but they've also been very accommodating every time I've appeared at their doors to touch base with the students.  Thanks also to our fabulous P.T.O. who provided the funds to purchase the "Champion Reader" medals and also the pizza for our afternoon celebration!  Thanks to all the moms who spent Wednesday morning in charge of a team...it couldn't have happened without you!  And finally, thanks to Mrs. Steever, librarian at Chariho Middle School, who so kindly shares all the games that she creates and who is always happy to offer her experience and support as needed!

These students earned a Champion Reader medal by reading all 20 books on the list!

Multiple Choice & Short Answers Round - Each team records their answer on a marker board before holding them up for all to see.

Team Red: Winners of the 2011 Rooster Games!

Object Round - matching the titles of the books to objects that represent them

First Lines Round - matching the title of each book to the very first sentence from each story

Creativity Round - Each team selects a book on which to base a performance.  This team created a skit from Tricking the Tallyman.