2nd of 2 Posts: Read the Judges' Comments on Hybrid Animal Entries

Check out this post and the one beneath it to see all the fabulous hybrid animals living in our library! Three were chosen as winners (see post below) and all look GREAT! Go artists!
(Captions here and below are comments provided by the judges.)

"Scary: I wouldn't want to meet this guy swimming!"

WINNER: "Clever, great color and animal combination."

"Great color shading!"

WINNER: "Amazing combination, great detail and texture!'

"Fun combination, humorous."

"Fun combination."

"Texture is GREAT!"

1 of 2 posts: Read the Judges' Comments on Hybrid Animal Entries

"Whimsical: great name!"

WINNER: "Great pencil drawing, nice tonal change"

"Cute pose and combination of animals"

"I like the texture combination."

"Fun combination--great zebra texture and detail."

A dozen hybrid animals are living in our library! Read the judges' comments and come see them for yourself! Winners were the bat/snake/sloth by Xavier, the foxagator by Lexi B., and the hybrid with too many animals to name, by Henry and Shire. Great work, everyone!!

Drum Roll Please…

For all you COMPETITORS out there, I did some preliminary tallying (fancy words for "I counted the points so far") and here's the scoop:

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BOOKS READ SO FAR
Ms. Scott's class: 111
Ms. Herman's class: 130
Ms. Barber's class: 119

PROJECT POINTS
(including cupcake contest but not hybrid animals)
4th:    16.5
5/6H:   8
5/6B:   2

T-DAY TRIVIA
4:       3
5/6H: 9
5/6B: 0

Go ahead--change everything over vacation! Read, make projects, enjoy!
And don't forget to let me know which books you've finished!

Thank you all of you who participated in the Design Your Own Animal contest!  The contest will be judged by B.Z and Evelyn on Tuesday, December 17th.  Good luck to all of  you!

The Judges

After you've enjoyed the cupcake post (see below), take a peek at our select judges. I asked our chefs if they would be willing to judge--and a special guest joined them! Now I wonder who will judge the hybrid animals contest…Any suggestions? Let me know!

CUPCAKE WARS!

Our first 25 Days of MCBA contest, based on the book Emma On Thin Icing, inspired students across grades 4-6 to bring in an awesome array of cupcakes today! Entrants used a dazzling assortment of ingredients in their quest to impress judges, please friends and family (someone ate those cupcakes!), and earn points for their classes. Here's a peak at the cupcakes (and what the judges had to say):

Alison's Orange Ginger cupcake, "Best Tasting"

 

Lexi's Sweet Potato Surprise cupcake, "Most Creative Recipe"

Shire's Van Fluffer Choclapinacakes, "Wildest Ingredients"

Aila's White cupcake, Chocolate frosting, "Most Decadent"

Ms. Ingram and Peter's Dark Chocolate with Peppermint Crunch "Most Holiday"

Kendall's Blue Green Velvet cupcake, "Most Colorful"

Fun links!

Have you looked at the top of your screen? There are a bunch of awesome and fun links for you to check out! You can visit author websites, check out cool book links, and watch book trailers! Have fun exploring!

More Projects!

Thoughtful, artistic, collaborative, and Minecraft-y! Keep them coming!

25 Days of MCBA!

25 Days of MCBA is beginning! Look for flyers around the school for the up-coming events! There will be all kinds of fun contests and activities to participate in! Keep an eye out for the first contest. We hope to see you there!

The projects are coming in!!!

 The projects are coming in!! These dragons from The Unwanteds were drawn by Henry W. of the 4th grade! Submit your MCBA projects to Ms. L. in the library to earn points for your class.

More biscuits!

I might have to vote for The Magic Thief in appreciation for all the baking that it has inspired!

Snow projects are back!

Can you spot the black mamba?

Local Candymakers!

These candymakers created amazing peanut butter cups and peppermint patties from scratch! Yum! Both earned points for their class as part of our 25 Days of MCBA.

25 Days of MCBA: Maps

Based on the book Robe of Skulls, we invited students to create maps of places they would like to go. Take a close look at these maps and more on the bulletin board outside the library.

Come find the Cave of Darkness, The Volcano of Doom, and the Storm of Scares!

Books in Action date set

Okay, mark your calendars! This year's Books in Action party will be on Friday evening, March 8th at SES. All readers who have read 5 or more MCBA points will receive an invitation to this party, so keep reading! See you there!

Which dog is the cutest??

See Scout, Hank, and a dozen other beautiful dogs on the bulletin board outside the library! Winners will be announced soon. (This contest is part of 25 Days of MCBA, brought to you by the library apprentices. Look for more activities and contests soon!)