I know that autumn is in the air--not just by the brilliantly-colored leaves and the brisk morning air. I know that autumn is in the air because the Highland Catholic Resource Room is in full swing and students are settled in. The academic-based teams are close to being completed. This year, Highland Catholic students will participate in Destination Imagination, Junior High Math League, Math Counts, Math Masters for fifth grade, Young Rembrandt Cartooning, and Battle of the Books.
The Battle of the Books group will be getting started in the next week or so. The books have been ordered and are arriving daily. I have already read several of them and the selections are fabulous with a wide variety of genres to pique the interest of most students. Battle of the Books will be offered as a class in fifth grade for interested students. They will be required to read seven of the ten titles--although most read all the titles! Later this winter, fifth and sixth grade will compete against each other as will seventh and eighth grade. Hmmm, maybe we need a parent group to compete too!
Wouldn't that be fun?
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