Harrison Highlights (2016-2017)
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- Here Comes Summer!
- 5th Grade Moving Up
- Third Grade Immigration Day
- And the Winner is. . .
- Student Council Elections
- Field Day
- Battle of the Books
- Honoring Veterans
- Buzzing with Excitement
- 24 Game
- Butterflies
- Kindergarten Ducklings
- Character Connections
- Multicultural Night
- Mission to Mars
- Heroes Project
- Down by the Pond
- Coding in Kindergarten
- Marathon Mania
- Wonders of the Rainforest
- It's Spring!
- Making History Come Alive
- Speak Up!
- Tell Us a Story
- Science Night
- Read Across America
- Indoor Garden
- Chinese Acrobats
- Miss Craig, Teacher of the Year!
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Yoga and PJ's (and Valentines!)
- Talent Show
- 1st Grade Team Building
- Go Teams!
- Harrison has Heart
- Winter Concert
- Mixing It Up!
- Happy New Year!
- Family Code Night
- Student Council News
- Setting Sail on the Mayflower
- Turkeys in Disguise
- Birthday Book Club
- Read all about it!
- Seeing Eye
- Incredible Mrs. Healy
- Harrison Halloween
- Operation Superpower
- Safe Online
- Harrison Heroes Help
- The Buzz on Biographies
- Safety First!
- Friendship Garden
- Taking it On the Road
- October is Fire Safety Month
- Superheroes and the Power of Yet!
- Dot Day!
- From Rio to Harrison
- Off to a Great Start!
- Harrison Principal Named Educator of the Year!
- Welcome
- Harrison Elementary School
- Battle of the Books
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Each year, 5th graders participate in "Battle of the Books". They can read up to 14 books in a variety of fiction genres. They work in groups to create shields to represent their team names (see the photo gallery of shields below the team photo) and then compete in a contest answering questions based on the books. After several weeks of battling during their Library Media classes, a winning team is determined for each 5th grade homeroom. During the afternoon of Field Day, the entire 5th grade comes together to cheer on their class teams. All teams performed well, and the final competition was close, but the "Magnificent Monkeys" from Mrs. Latino's class emerged as the winners. Congratulations to Justin Heiszer, Jonah Choi, Teddi Scharf, Nicholas Andolino and Sylvie Friedman (and to Hannah Habib who was absent for the final Battle, but helped her team get to this point)!