Readers’ Cup books announced

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With voting for books now closed, we can announce the books that have proven to be the most popular across schools and therefore selected for the Readers’ Cup this year.

Year 7 & 8

Skulduggery Pleasant (no. 1) b y Derek Landy

Percy Jackson and the lightning thief by Rick Riordan

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

A reminder that teams can select which book they would like to present for the creative round. Check the criteria for the creative round here.

Year 9 & 10

Water for elephants by Sara Gruen

Beautiful creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

City of bones by Cassandra Clare

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

A reminder that teams can select which book they would like to present for the creative round. Check the criteria for the creative round here.

Readers’ Cup registration extension

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We are extending our registration for the 2013 Victorian Readers’ Cup until 26 April as some of the schools that have expressed interest need official endorsement from admin.

Don’t forget we have the following sections available for regsitration

  • Years 3 & 4
  • Years 5 & 6
  • Years 7 & 8
  • Years 9 & 10

So if you were thinking of registering for the Readers’ Cup but thought time had run out, think again… You may register your team/s here:

2013 Readers’ Cup registration form.

2013 Victorian Readers’ Cup posters now available!

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We now have our 2013 Readers’ Cup primary poster and secondary poster available for you to download. You’ll notice something very exciting too. Penguin Books has joined Allen and Unwin and Quantum Victoria in supporting the Victorian Readers’ Cup in 2013. This means that we can keep the Readers’ Cup free to schools again in 2013. Register team/s from your school here.

Readers’ Cup 2013 announcement!

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We are pleased and proud to be running the Readers’ Cup competition free for schools again this year.

Students are required to read 4 books and answer four quiz questions on each book. Additionally, one book must be selected for a creative response, using some form of technology.

Years 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 competition will be held on Friday 25 October at Quantum Victoria (same location as last year.)
Years 7 & 8 and 9 & 10 will be held on Friday 1 November at the same location.

Please note that due to some teams pulling out during the week of the competition, we will have to charge schools who cancel on or after 1 September, or who do not show on the day, $100.
To register, please fill out the form below before 25 March. Please contact judithway1@gmail.com for more assistance.

 

The Victorian Readers’ Cup State final will be held at Quantum Victoria (situated withinCharles LaTrobe College) on the corner of Kingsbury Drive and Waiora Road, Macleod in Melbourne again in 2013.

 
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Awesome day at the Readers’ Cup State Final

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The day of the Readers’ Cup State Finals arrived and it was with much excitement that students and teachers arrived, ready for the competition.

It was terrific to see the team signs the students had made identifying them for the judges, but also showing their creativity and individuality.

We began by asking four questions for the following books:

  • Ship Kings – the coming of the whirlpool
  • Dragon Keeper 4 – blood brothers

Then we had our creative round where teams created a digital interpretation of one of the four books studied. These were all so very different and engaging, showing a wide range of skills and creativity. Videos, interviews, videogames, quizzes and more were shown to an appreciative audience. 

Rounds three and four encompassed:

  • Coraline
  • Diary of a whimpy kid – cabin fever

It was an extremely close competition with the following results (out of a total of 24):

  1. Gossip Group (23 points)
  2. Icy Bubbles (22.5 points)
  3. Razzledazzlers of Jazzmatazzles and 8 Grevillia (21 points each)
  4. 8 Fern and Computer Nerds ((20 points each)
  5. Extremely Mad Karate Chimps (18 points)
  6. Super Cool Crystal Jewel (17 points)

Congratulations to all students and their teachers for their hard work and organisation. We hope to see you all (and a few more teams) back again next year!

Huge thanks to Quantum Victoria and Allen and Unwin for their support. Thanks also to Reina Phung and Jan Connor who helped me organise the day. This enabled the Readers’ Cup to be run free of charge for schools.

Judith Way

Tomorrow is the big day…

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Only one day until the State Finals of the Readers’ Cup. It’s a very exciting time! We have the trophy, prizes and certificates ready to be distributed.

A few reminders, please ensure that:

*your teams have addressed the full criteria for the creative round. See http://readerscup.posterous.com/what-is-the-readers-cup for more details. Teams will be given the opportunity to add any explanations needed on the day.

*your teams have made their own signs so that the judges can distinguish teams and score accordingly

*you bring one clipboard per team as we don’t have tables 

*your students (and you) bring their own lunches. There are places inside and outside for them to eat.

*you enter Quantum Victoria via the Kingsbury Drive entrance (if you are driving, please come via Waterdale Road, then turn left into Kingsbury Drive then left into Charles LaTrobe College/Quantum Victoria. (Vehicles cannot turn right into the school from Kingsbury Drive if you are coming from Waiora Road.)

*make your way to the Quantum reception, not Charles LaTrobe reception. It is well signed and there will be Readers’ Cup signs as well.

Looking forward to seeing you all and having a great day. There will be free tea and coffee available for teachers.

Once again thank you to Quantum Victoria and Allen and Unwin for their kind support!

On a countdown!

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Just over two weeks now until the Readers Cup state finals for 2012.

We’re super excited and we know that our participating schools are too.

Questions are being written, prizes and certificates have been organised and the trophy is about to be collected.

Looking forward to seeing excited students and their teachers at Quantum Victoria at Charles La Trobe College on Thursday 15 November from 10am.

Readers’ Cup books announced

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After a period of nominations and voting, the books for this year’s Readers’ Cup have been decided:

Year 7 & 8:
  • Coraline
  • Dragon keeper 4
  • Coming of the Whirlpool
  • Cabin fever (Diary of a whimpy kid)
You may select which book you’d like to do the creative round on.

Year 9 & 10:
  • Hunger Games 
  • Chinese Cinderella
  • Erebos
  • If I stay
Again, you may select which book you’d like to do the creative round on.

Hopefully this will give you time to get the students reading over the holidays and beyond.