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2019-2020 - Meeting schedule and Contact List 2019-2020 PTA Information
Battle of the Books
We are excited to announce that Bastian PTA will be sponsoring and participating in the “America Battle of the Books”. This is the first year our 3rd-6th grade students will participate in this reading challenge. Students will be grouped into teams of 4-5 students from their class that will participate in competitions against other teams answering questions from the books on their book list. The more books they read, the higher their chances are of winning the March Madness tournament that will be taking place during the last couple weeks of March.
There are 20 books on each grade list. Each student will be assigned to read 4-5 books, but they can read as many books as they want. All the books will be available soon for the kids to check out from the school library during their weekly library time. In the spring we will create teams that will battle each other by answering comprehension questions until we have a winning team for the school!
You can buy your own copies or get them from the public libraries. Here is the complete list of books:
Book List 5-6 Grades 2019-20:
| Author | Title |
| Barnhill, Kelly | The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
| Creech, Sharon | Ruby Holler |
| Curtis, Christopher P. | Bud, Not Buddy |
| DuPrau, Jeanne | City of Ember: the First Book of Ember |
| Gaiman, Neil | Fortunately, the Milk |
| Haddix, Margaret P. | Found |
| Hannigan, Katherine | Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun… |
| Klise K & Klise M. Sarah | Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters…. |
| La Faye, A. | Worth |
| Law, Ingrid | Savvy |
| Lord, Cynthia | Rules |
| McSwigan, Marie | Snow Treasure |
| Morpurgo, Michael | War Horse |
| Nielsen, Jennifer A. | The False Prince |
| O’Reilly, Bill | Lincoln’s Last Days: The Shocking Assassination… |
| Paterson, Katherine | Bridge to Terabithia |
| Rawls, Wilson | Summer of the Monkeys |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| Ruckman, Ivy | Night of the Twisters |
| Wrede, Patricia | Dealing With Dragons: The Enchanted Forest…. |
Book List 3-4 Grades 2019-20:
| Author | Title |
| Bulla, Clyde R. | The Chalk Box Kid |
| Birney, Betty G. | Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs |
| Byars, Betsy | Wanted… Mud Blossom |
| Coville, Bruce | Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher |
| Creech, Sharon | Moo |
| Draper, Sharon M | Out of My Mind |
| Erickson, John R. | The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog |
| Guglielmo, Amy | Pocket Full of Colors |
| Gutman, Dan | The Million Dollar Shot |
| Hobbs, Will | Bearstone |
| Kehret, Peg | Earthquake Terror |
| Levine, Ellen | Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad |
| Look, Lenore | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things |
| Lord, Cynthia | A Handful of Stars |
| Lowry, Lois | All About Sam |
| MacLachlan, Patricia | Sarah, Plain and Tall |
| Rappaport, Doreen | Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller |
| Robinson, Barbara | The Best School Year Ever |
| Rodda, Emily | Rowan of Rin |
| Wiles, Deborah | Each Little Bird that Sings |
2019 Bastian Battle of the Books Parent Letter
Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Printable Book Lists
2019-2021 PTA Executive Committee:
2019-2021 PTA Executive Committee:
President: Kenessa Haight, 801-898-2959
President Elect: Cassie Flint
Treasurer: Amberley Critchlow
Secretary: Nikki Yaroslaski
Teacher Representative: Jessica Berry, Cassidy Hill
2019-2020 PTA Commissioners:
Community Engagement Commissioner: Cassie Flint
Education Commissioner: Brittney Wynn
Battle of the Books Committee Leader: Janint Young
Safety and Health Commissioner: Rachel Duffin
Field Day Committee Leader: Tricia Schlack
Family Life Commissioner: Kenessa Haight
Reflections Committee Leader: Kristi Grooms
Individual Development Commissioner: TBD
2019-2020 PTA Meetings
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 8:45 am in the Faculty Room.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Wednesday, May 6, 2020