Creative projects are coming in!

Below are snapshots of some of the fine projects made by SES upper grade students:

Mini-cereal boxes inspired by Year of the Book

A 5th grader designed and made this dress, inspired by The Prince and the Dressmaker. 

The admiral's sword from Scar Island

Team MCBA is underway--with a 100 meter dash!

Before leaving Massachusetts, Khalil and Mr. Carra organized and led a 100 meter dash inspired by Ghost.

Here's a picture of the fastest runner in our school!
Congratulations 6th grade on this first event victory.

Team MCBA members are now plotting and planning activities and contests sparked by other titles on this year's MCBA Mashup list.

Keep an eye out for Team MCBA posters and look forward to fan favorites (is another wall jump in our future?), twists on popular games, and all new ideas coming your way…

And check this blog regularly for photos, victory announcements, participation points updates, and more!

Battle of the Books 2018!

As always, our annual BOTB was closely contested--but unlike almost any year I can remember, there were no ties! Congratulations to all participants for great sportsmanship, tons of correct answers, and a lot of fun.

A special shout out to Cady, Jordan, and Shae who each wrote about a bajillion questions, to Jessica C-B for creating SES's first mixed team (staff and students), to Ms. Culbreth and Ms. Mendonsa for helping, and to Ms. Scott and Ms. McDonald for cheering us on and taking pictures.

Finally, the medals and ribbons should be in at Ames Trophy in time for next Friday's assembly. See you there!

2018 BOTB Champions

2018 BOTB Second Place Team

Come as a Character

How many Mighty Jacks can you count? A dozen or so students (and more than a few teachers!) dressed as MCBA characters and earned participation points for their classes.

Thanks to TM in 5G for being our photographer!

Scooter Pull

First: nobody got hurt. Really! ; )

Second: let's just hope Nina the Goat doesn't pull Inspector Flytrap as fast as these competitors were pulling each other…

Event organizers, winners, and Chewbacca

NEW January Calendar Posted

Team MCBA apologizes for a few changes to our schedule. Check your classroom, the LC, or the front hall to see the latest event calendar.

Briefly, here's what's up in the last two weeks of January:

Thursday, Jan. 25th: Come as a Character

Tuesday, Jan. 30th: Night in the Red Room

Wednesday, Jan. 31st: Scooter Contest

Basketball Shooting Contest

Several characters in Secret Coders love to play basketball (and so does the book's author by the way), so Anna and Emilia launched Team MCBA's 2018 activities by running a basketball shooting contest today. Congratulations to those participants who made it to the final round and to our winner.

Finalists

Basketball Shooting Contest Organizers

Our Winner! 

(Photo Credits: AA from 6G)