The district Battle of the Books competition will be held on March 26, 2026!!!
Battle of the Books is an exciting reading competition for 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students. Each school in SJCSD will select a team of 5 students to represent their school at the district battle.
In order to try out for our school team, students must read a minimum of 10 current SSYRA books the first day of team tryout testing (January 21 – February 9).
*No student is required to read to read all 15 SSYRA books to be on the team. Parents may contact Mr. Edeker if they would like to opt out of reading a current SSYRA book.
The selection process will include multiple choice questions (like an AR quiz) from the SSYRA books. Each correct response is worth one point. At the end of the selection process, 5 students with the highest scores will be selected for our school team.
There are three stages in our school team selection process:
| Stage 1: Qualifying Round (written test) Eligible students that have read 10 books by the start date in each class will take a written BOB quiz during media resource classes (January 21 – February 9). |
Each correct answer on the written quiz earns the student one point. Bonus points are given for the number of books read (1 point per book) and will be added to their score. A total of 45 points may be earned in stage 1.
Example:
Written Quiz – 30 points possible
BONUS POINTS for number of books read (1 point per book) – 15 points possible
Total possible from Stage 1 = 45 points
***Students must earn a minimum score of 26 points in order to advance to Stage 2.
Stage 2: Semi-Final Round
Students advancing from Stage 1 will take a computerized quiz for the Semi Final Round with other eligible students in their grade. These are grade level battles and will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
Top 5 students from in the grade level from this game will advance to Stage 3.
Stage 3: Final Round
Top 5 students in each grade level advancing from Stage 2 will play individually in the Final Round. This is a computerized quiz with 30 questions.
Top 5 students with the highest scores will earn a spot on our school team.
District Battle of the Books
March 26, 2026
The Rawlings school team will participate in the SJCSD Battle of the Books.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS WINNERS!!!
2018-19 Co-Winners
Congratulations to our Co-Winner Durbin Creek ES
2017-18 District Champions!!!
2016-17 District Champions!!!