OPERATION READ
OPERATION READ IS A DISTRICT-WIDE READING CONTEST STARTED BY MEDIA SPECIALISTS MRS. OSBORN AND MRS. AGAR. STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-6 FORM TEAMS IN THE FALL AND READ THE BOOKS ON THE INTEMEDIATE GOLDEN SOWER LIST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. THE GOLDEN SOWER IS NEBRASKA'S CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS. STUDENTS READ THE BOOKS AND THEN VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE BOOKS.
FOR OPERATION READ, ONLY THE 10 BOOKS LISTED FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADES ARE USED. IN THE SPRING, TEAMS FROM ALL THE ELEMNTARY SCHOOLS MEET AT THE LIED CENTER FOR A CONTEST THAT INVOLVES SHOWING HOW WELL THEY REMEMBER THE BOOKS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM. IT HAS BECOME A COMMUNITY EVENT INVOLVING STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS, RETIRED TEACHERS AND VARIOUS OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT GIVES STUDENTS A CHANCE TO SHINE AT AN ACADEMIC EVENT. HTTP://WWW.GOLDENSOWER.ORG/
FOR OPERATION READ, ONLY THE 10 BOOKS LISTED FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADES ARE USED. IN THE SPRING, TEAMS FROM ALL THE ELEMNTARY SCHOOLS MEET AT THE LIED CENTER FOR A CONTEST THAT INVOLVES SHOWING HOW WELL THEY REMEMBER THE BOOKS BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM. IT HAS BECOME A COMMUNITY EVENT INVOLVING STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS, RETIRED TEACHERS AND VARIOUS OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT GIVES STUDENTS A CHANCE TO SHINE AT AN ACADEMIC EVENT. HTTP://WWW.GOLDENSOWER.ORG/