Important Message to the Team/Building Coordinator
PLEASE NOTE TO WHICH BUILDING YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AND REPORT DIRECTLY TO THAT BUILDING.  All adult team leaders, students, and parents should go directly to the room assigned for Round #1.  Do not plan to meet in the lobby or hallway as space is very limited! Please read all information on the webpage as well the attachments carefully. 

If at all possible, please bring stopwatches with you to the event. 

The Committee will NOT provide any back-up moderators and scorekeepers.  EVERY TEAM is required to arrive with two TEACHERS.  If you fail to bring the requested two teachers, six OTHER teams would not be provided with proper staffing for the competition.  This is unfair to the teams and puts a strain on the whole competition, so you must not under estimate the absolute necessity for every team to arrive with two teachers.

Solving last minute emergencies is the responsibility of each building coordinator.   In order to deal with any emergencies, you may want to recruit a few additional teachers to hold the date or to even join your group at the competition.  This is especially important if you have a large number of teams!   

If you desire to have name tags or t-shirts for each student in your group, it is your responsibility to make or buy them. Students might enjoy designing their own to reflect their team name.  Above all, remember that we are dealing with students and encouraging the love of reading.  Every student participating is already a winner in his or her love of books.

All individuals attending a competition (teachers, students, moderators, scorekeepers, parents,siblings, grandparents) should not bring food with them.  The only beverage allowed is bottled water.  This rule is meant to respect the host building facility and minimize distractions during the competition. Please know that your host building may choose to sell beverages and food at their discretion. 

In regard to the competitive element of Reading Olympics, participants should not have cell phones out during the competition. It is the responsibility of Team coaches to moderate the behavior of their students.

Timetable for Activities
Please arrive as close to 5:30 p.m. as possible to facilitate registration and get everyone settled in their rooms.  Moderators and scorekeepers should report to the registration area for their room assignments and materials.  Adult team leaders, students, and parents should go directly to their assigned rooms for Round #1.

An initial welcome will be made over the school public address system.  An estimated timetable for activities follows:
5:30 pm   Registration & Reporting to Rooms
6:00 pm   First Round begins
6:45 pm   Second Round begins
7:30 pm   Third Round begins
8:30 pm   Award Presentation
8:50 pm   Departure

Building Assignments

This previously emailed document shows the competition building assignments at-a-glance. PLEASE NOTE TO WHICH BUILDING YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AND REPORT DIRECTLY TO THAT BUILDING. 

All adult team leaders, students, and parents should go directly to the room assigned for Round #1.  Do not plan to meet in the lobby or hallway as space is very limited! Click here to view the 2013 Building Assignments.

 

 

Team Room Assignments
Access to the room assignments was emailed to building coordinators!

If you did not receive your room assignment, please email Joe Tyska at jtyska@bucksiu.org with your name, team name(s), school name, district name and email address.


Award Ceremonies
Please check carefully to determine which location your school district has been assigned to receive the awards.  Make sure the children, parents, and teachers know this location.  Team leaders are asked to stay with their team and to help get the audience seated and settled so the Awards Ceremony can begin as soon as possible.
Awards Ceremony 2013 (PDF)


Directions
Directions will be posted the week of March 1
Click here to visit the Directions Page


Floor Plans
Floor plans will be available at the competition building on the night of the event. Floor plans will not be posted online for security purposes.

If you have an individual requiring special accommodations, please notify Joe Tyska at jtyska@bucksiu.org immediately.


Moderator and Scorekeeper Instructions
Please arrive as close to 5:30 p.m. as possible to facilitate registration and get settled in your room.  Moderators and scorekeepers should report to the registration area for their room assignments and materials.

Please make sure that moderator sand scorekeepers review the instructions prior to competition night!
Moderator Instructions (PDF)
Scorekeeper Instructions (PDF)


Sample Score Sheet (for practicing)
It would be helpful to both to you and your students to hold a practice round to be certain that the rules and scoring are completely understood.
Sample Score Sheet (PDF)


Sample Parent Letter
This is a sample letter that can be given to parents prior to the Reading Olympics competition with procedures and a place to put room assignments.
Sample Parent Letter (PDF)


Certificate of Participation 
Printable certificates for your reading champions!
2013 Certificate of Participation (PDF)