Battle of the Books is a book club for 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th graders at R. W. Kershaw School. We will be meeting after school on Tuesdays in Mrs. Leon’s room. The dates of those meetings are:

Tuesday, October 5 * none on 10/12/04

Tuesday, October 19 * none on 10/26/04

Tuesday, November 2 * none on 11/9/04 (teacher in-service)

Tuesday, November 16 * none on 11/23/04 (1/2 day, parent/teacher conf)

Tuesday, November 30

Tuesday, December 7 * none on 12/16/04

Tuesday, December 21 * none on 12/28/04 (vacation)

Tuesday, January 4 * none on 1/11/05 (teacher in-service)

* none on 1/18/05 (7^th and 8^th grade midterms)

Tuesday, January 25

Tuesday, February 1 *none on 1/8/05 (teacher in-service)

Tuesday, February 15

Tuesday, February 22

Tuesday, March 1

Tuesday, March 8

Tuesday, March 15

Tuesday, March 22 * none on 3/29/05 (vacation)

Tuesday, April 5 * none on 4/12/05 (teacher in-service)

Tuesday, April 19 Extra sessions may be scheduled during

Tuesday, April 26 these last weeks prior to the competitions.

Tuesday, May 3 * Competition information will be available when dates and places are confirmed.

In late April or May, we will be going to compete against other schools and then celebrate our year of reading! Each school is allowed up to two (2) teams per grade unit (5/6; 7/8). The top participants in our club will represent our school.

Please bring the bottom of this note with you on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at 3:00 P.M. Please keep the top part as a reminder of the meeting times.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Leon

Mrs. Mosebrook

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My child, ____________________will be attending the Battle of the Books meetings on specific Tuesdays from October 2004 through May 2005 from

3:00-3:45 P.M.

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