4th & 5th Graders the GRC is Coming Soon!

We are so excited to bring on another year of Global Reading Challenge! Each year we have an in-school challenge where the winner will participate in a semi-final at the Seattle Library’s Downtown branch.

What is Global Reading Challenge?

The Global Reading Challenge (GRC) is a collaborative effort between The Seattle Public Library (SPL) and Seattle Public Schools (SPS). Its purpose is to:

• Promotes a love of reading
• Introduces kids to diverse viewpoints
• Helps kids retain more of what they read
• Fosters group activities and teamwork

How it works

Every year, 4th and 5th graders from SPS can participate in this fun, team-reading challenge.

• During the week of November 6 students learned about the Global Reading Challenge and this year’s 8 books. During this time students had the opportunity to sign up. The ELA teachers will work together to create teams of up to 7 readers.
• Between now and January 29th, teams will meet, choose a name, and decide who will read/listen to what books. Team members will read/listen to two or more books to become an experts.
• In February teams will participate in a trivia-style competition against other McDonald teams. We are so excited to have this happen again in the McDonald gym.
• The winner of our McDonald event will participate in a Semi-finals event with other SPS school finalists.