Bear Creek Intermediate
Reading Olympics
GRADES 5 & 6
RECOGNITION CRITERIA
BRONZE AWARD (25 BOOKS)
1 BOOK FROM EACH CATEGORY (12)
3 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (3)
10 FREE CHOICE (10)
SILVER AWARD (35 BOOKS)
2 BOOKS FROM EACH CATEGORY (24)
5 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (5)
6 FREE CHOICE (6)
GOLD AWARD (50 BOOKS)
3 BOOKS FROM EACH CATEGORY (36)
7 AWARD BOOKS/CLASSICS (7)
7 FREE CHOICE (7)
WHAT IS READING OLYMPICS?
Reading Olympics is a voluntary reading
program designed to motivate our BCI
students to incorporate reading into their
daily lives and foster a lifelong habit of
reading.
HOW DOES READING OLYMPICS
WORK?
Students who participate and read books
from the different genres on their reading
logs from Summer 2015 to April 2016 will
receive special recognition at Bear Creek at
the end of the school year.
WHAT DO I GET FOR
PARTICIPATING?
The most important reward for reading is
the satisfaction of entering the kingdom of
BOOKS!! You will meet people, visit
places, and experience events you might
never otherwise encounter. Additionally,
medals will be given to those students who
meet the requirements for the different
award levels in the program.
WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO KNOW?
 Credit will only be given for
reading (aloud or silently) a book
and/or listening to a book read in its
DO I HAVE TO READ ONLY BOOKS
entirety.
ON THE READING LIST?
 We encourage our students to do
No! This is a SUGGESTED reading list
most of the reading, however, some
only, designed to help you find books in
students enjoy reading with family
each category. You may read books from
members or listening to others read
the list OR you may find other books that
to them.
fit under each category. Your teacher,
 Viewing television, film, or video
parents, or librarian can help you.
adaptations of books are excellent
complements to literature
WHAT IF I AM PARTICIPATING IN
appreciation, but are not a substitute
OTHER READING MOTIVATION
for reading the books and cannot be
PROGRAMS?
counted. 
Wonderful! Students participating in other
 Students are encouraged to discuss
reading programs may count books read for
their books with a parent, relative,
those programs toward the BCI Reading
guardian, or teacher. Any adult
Olympics program. (Please remember that
who discusses any of the books
you may only count the books started in or
read with a student should initial by
after the Summer before the current school
the title on the log.
year.)
 We encourage use of the public
library, school library, and your
HOW DO I VERIFY THAT I READ
own collection of books.
THE BOOKS?
 We also encourage parents to
Record each book read on the Reading
participate in the BCI Reading
Log. Make sure the bottom is signed by
Olympics by helping choose books
the student and a parent before it is
and even by reading with them!
returned to the library. Only the Reading
Log must be returned. 
THE READING LIST CONTAINS SUGGESTIONS ONLY!! YOU ARE FREE TO PICK
THE TITLES THAT INTEREST YOU WITHIN EACH GENRE!! 
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Bear Creek Intermediate Reading Olympics
Request for Printed Reading Log or Packet
You do NOT need to return this form unless you would like a printed
copy from the library. If you are printing from home, you don’t need to
return anything. 
______ YES, please print a Reading Log for my child!*
(The Reading Log is the only thing that needs to be turned in to the library
in April.)
______ We would like a complete Reading Olympics packet.*
(The packet contains the suggested reading list, the reading log, and other
information.)
STUDENT’S NAME____________________________________
TEACHER________________________________GRADE_____
* You are also welcome to email me a request for a printed
Reading Log or entire Reading Olympics packet at
missy.brewer@kellerisd.net. 
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