2013 Delaware County Reading Olympics
120 Media Line Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
on
Monday, April 29, 2013—Elementary
Tuesday, April 30, 2013— Elementary & High School
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 – Middle School
OVERVIEW
We’ll review the purpose of Reading
Olympics and outline the event night
schedule.
We will also discuss:
•Official registration process
•Busses, responsibility for students, and
parking
•Roles and classroom set-up
•Awards assembly
REGISTRATION:
Thanks for pre-registering!
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION!
• Payment required at time of registration
(= $30 per team)
• Visit www.dciu.org/readingolympics for the
link.
• Registration will be available until
Friday March 1, 2013
• At the end of the registration window, only
registered teams will receive the team
information forms via email.
HOST LOCATION INFO:
www.mnsd.org
Bus Drop-off
• Busses drop off in the circle in front of the building
Parking
•TBD
Facilities overview
•Competition rounds will take place in MNHS
classrooms
•The Awards’ Ceremony will take place in the
gymnasium.
•Maps will be provided
HOST LOCATION INFO:
http://www.mnsd.org
Link to Google Maps directions to Marple
Newtown High School
HOST LOCATION INFO:
www.mnsd.org
•TENTATIVE!!!...Light refreshments will be sold by
DCIU RO staff in the lobby area
•There will be registration tables along with an
information table in the lobby area.
If you have any questions during the
competition, please bring your concerns to the
information table so your questions/concerns can
be resolved quickly and effectively.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m. Doors open at MNHS
5:30 p.m. Moderators and Scorekeepers report
to registration desk
5:45 p.m. Students report to Round 1 room
6:00-6:30 p.m.
Round 1
6:40-7:10 p.m.
Round 2
7:20-7:50 p.m.
Round 3
8:10-8:45 p.m.
Awards Ceremony in
Gymnasium
Walkthrough of Reading Olympics roles—
All Building Coordinators and teacher sponsors must
be familiar with each of the following roles they may
be asked to assume the night of the competition…
•Team Leader
•Moderator
•Scorekeeper
NOTE TO ALL READING OLYMPICS TEAMS:
Parents/guardians/guests should be
instructed that they are not permitted to
take photos or videos during the
competition due to privacy concerns with
the vast amount of students from dozens
of schools.
TEAM LEADER
The TEAM LEADER escorts the team through
all 3 rounds of competition and then to the
AWARDS ASSEMBLY.
TEAM LEADERS may NOT provide any
coaching, hints, gestures, or confirmations to
the team during the rounds of competition.
Providing such confirmations will result in
forfeiture of the entire round (=0 points).
MODERATOR
The MODERATOR serves as the questioner
and judge in one of the competition
rooms. MODERATORS remain in the same
room for all 3 rounds.
MODERATORS will not see their own
school’s team(s) until the awards
assembly.
MODERATOR’S DUTIES
•Room setup – push chairs to the perimeter of the room. Students
sit in a huddle on the floor and parents/guests sit in the chairs.
•Teams have 20 seconds to answer question. If a team is trying to
earn points AFTER the other team misses the question, they must
answer immediately. There is no time for deliberation.
•Remind parents that when students are conferring, it is important
that the room remain quiet (i.e. no cell phones, no texting, if small
children are disruptive kindly ask them to step into the hall, etc.).
•Each team is permitted to have 12 students participate in each
round. If a team has more than 12 students, the extra students
will need to sit out the round (NOTE: teams may have from 8-15
students).
MODERATOR’S DUTIES
•The first round will be slightly longer than the second and
third rounds to allow everyone additional time to acclimate
themselves to the competition format.
•The moderator guidelines state that you must repeat each
question and answer twice. Please use your judgment to
decide if this is necessary.
•If you finish a round early, please tell the teams to remain
in the classroom until the announcement is made to move
to the next round. This will prevent other rooms from
being distracted by noise in the hallways.
MODERATOR’S DUTIES
• If a MODERATOR witnesses a TEAM LEADER (or outside
observer) providing hints/help to their team DURING THE
ROUND, the MODERATOR will exclude that team from any
further questions (=0 for the round), and the opposing
team will receive the remainder of their 20 questions.
• NOTE: Before round 1 begins, MODERATORS should
shuffle questions for each individual round to make sure a
variety of books are covered during the rounds of
questioning.
SCOREKEEPER
The SCOREKEEPER uses the giant score card to
record points awarded for each question. At the end
of the round, the SCOREKEEPER totals each team’s
points.
SCOREKEEPER’S DUTIES
•Room setup – push chairs to the perimeter of the
room. Students sit in a huddle on the floor and
parents/guests sit in the chairs.
•Teams have 20 seconds to answer question. Please
assist the moderator with keeping time so the night
runs on schedule.
•Write each team’s score on their official score card at
the conclusion of each round.
•You will NOT receive a packet of the questions when
you register. They will only be given to the moderators.
SCOREKEEPER’S DUTIES
•If you finish a round early, please tell the teams to
remain in the classroom until the announcement is
made to move to the next round. This will prevent
other rooms from being distracted by noise in the
hallways.
•The first round will be slightly longer than the second
and third rounds to allow everyone additional time to
acclimate themselves to the competition format.
•Remind parents that when students are conferring, it
is important that the room remain quiet (i.e. no cell
phones, no texting, if small children are disruptive
kindly ask them to step into the hall, etc.).
AWARDS ASSEMBLY
AWARDS ASSEMBLY will be held in the GVHS
auditorium at the end of round 3. All students,
teacher sponsors, and parents/guests are
welcome to attend.
•
Ribbons awarded based on total points—all
teams get ribbons!
•
BLUE RIBBON = 50 +
RED RIBBON = 40-49
WHITE RIBBON = 39 and below
Caveats
•On the night of the competition, each team is required to send
two coaches. One coach will serve as a moderator or scorekeeper
and the other coach will stay with the team during the
competition. In case one of your coaches cancels, be sure to have
a substitute ready to step in and assume the designated role.
•The coaches are responsible for ensuring that all students leave
the competition safely. Coaches are not permitted to leave the
competition site until all students have been picked up.
•During the competition, please do not provide verbal and/or
nonverbal signals to your students indicating correct answers to
the questions.
Caveats
•MODERATORS and SCOREKEEPERS should make a
“room map” of their assigned classroom so that the
room can be easily re-organized after Round 3. Ask
students participating in Round 3 to assist in returning
the room to original set-up before going to the Awards
Assembly.
•EXIT PLAN: We will need to leave MNHS as quickly as
possible following the Awards Assembly. To make sure
all your students have a ride home, please arrange for
your team to meet outside the building. Have a parent
pick-up policy in place before the competition.
Caveats
•Please ENCOURAGE parents/guardians to attend
the event and celebrate their children’s
accomplishments.
•Please have your students complete the
“Where’s My Olympian” card prior to the
competition. Providing this information to
parents ahead of time will allow them to quickly
find their child on the night of the competition.
•Your students are your responsibility!
Q&A
New Logo
Resources:
www.dciu.org/readingolympics
Andrew Coonradt
DCIU 200 Yale Ave
Morton, PA 19070
[email protected]
(610) 938-9000 ext. 2042
2013 Delaware County Reading Olympics
at
Marple Newtown High School
on
Monday, April 29, 2013—ELEMENTARY
Tuesday, April 30, 2013- ELEMENTARY &
HIGH
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 – MIDDLE