Battle of the Books

The CCBES Battle of the Books team is an awesome group of dedicated 4th and 5th grade readers who meet each week at lunch time and work their way through a list of 16 titles in preparation for a district competition that takes place in early Spring. This is a statewide program and we are so excited to have a team from Bell to represent us!

To learn more about the program, visit the Battle of the Books website at http://www.ncslma.org/ebob.

More details about the program can be found on the Bell Student Contract (including minimum reading requirement dates) for Battle of the Books. Keyword Bookmark information can be found here.

Elementary Battle of the Books Contract for CCBES, 2024-2025

1.  This voluntary reading program is for fourth and fifth grade students.

2. There are sixteen books on the list for the 24-25 school year. Books are selected each year by the North Carolina School Library Media Association and are used in competitions across the state. In order to participate in the competition, students will need to read a minimum of EIGHT of the books. Twelve students advance to the competition that will be held in spring (date tba). The students who have read the most books by the time of the competition will compete. ALL students who participate in EBOB are valued and will be celebrated for their participation.

To remain on the CCBES Battle of the Books team, students must read:

  • AT LEAST one book by October 9, 2024

  • AT LEAST two books by October 28, 2024

  • AT LEAST three books by November 18, 2024

  • AT LEAST four books by December 9, 2024

  • AT LEAST five books by January 6, 2025

  • AT LEAST six books by January 27, 2025

  • AT LEAST seven books by February 17, 2025

  • AT LEAST eight books by March 10, 2025

3. One completed keyword bookmark must be turned in on time for each completed book to serve as evidence that the book has been read.

4. EBOB students will be expected to participate in practices held weekly in the media center during 4th (Mondays) and 5th grade (Wednesdays) lunch time. Students will be invited to bring their lunch (whether from home or from the cafeteria). Students who are unable to attend a practice should see Ms. Brown so their absence can be excused. The first practice will be MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16th for 4th and WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18th for 5th!

5. Students will not have to purchase the books to be on the team.  Books will be provided through the media center.

6. If a student no longer wants to participate in this program, he or she must inform Ms. Brown of his or her decision.

7. If a student loses one of the books, the student must either purchase a replacement copy or pay for the book.

8. Please sign and return the attached permission form on or before the first practice on Monday, September 16th.

EBOB 23-24

The amazing 23-24 Bell Elementary EBOB Team on the day of the competition!