OBOB

                   Hear ye! Hear ye!

 

 This is a friendly optional competition for the 3rd, 4th & 5th graders to participate in! Each year this event is coordinated by the Oregon Association of Librarians; this is the largest Book Club in the state and is designed to promote reading! There are 16 books chosen state wide, the students compete first at Findley and then the winning team competes at Regionals (against other public & private schools from the Washington County area). If the team wins at Regionals they go on to compete at the State level.

 The students do not have to read all 16 books; in fact, I suggest that 2 team members read 8 of the books and the other 2 team members read the other 8 books. The books can be read by the student, read to the student by a family member, or listened to audibly; books are available through our library, through our electronic library, Sora, and through the community libraries. This is a fun way to introduce new books and series to your child! 

 This is a student driven activity, the students create their own team of 4/5 members from their  grade level Findley friends. They read the books and compete in friendly battles. The program is being introduced to your children during their library time the week of September 16th. Registration for this event will open Friday September 13th - Friday, November 8th. Registration is online and can be accessed through the Findley website. Findley Website > Academics > OBOB > Registration. All team members must register individually. I am also happy to help the students with registration during their Library time. 

 We plan battles to begin at the end of January. As the time nears, we will be seeking volunteers to help with the battles, this occurs during grade level Lunch Recess.  As in the past students will receive a T-shirt and ice cream treat for participating in the program.