And the winner is…

BLUEBERRY BAKED GOODS WINNERS:

1st place: Blueberry bread by Maya (5/6B)
2nd place: Blueberry cake bars by Aidan (5/6B)

Congratulations! Go bakers!

(This contest was brought to you by our library apprentices as part of 25 Days of MCBA. It was based on Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker. Scroll down to see a few pics!)

Blueberry Baked Goods Galore!

We didn't give folks much notice on this one: the signs went up on Monday and the blueberry baked goods were due Thursday. (Sorry parent-shoppers!) Still, our bakers were out in force: Ms. Barber's class brought in 6 treats, Ms. Scott's class brought 2, and Ms. Hermans' class brought 1. Winners will be announced once I check in with our trusted chef-judges…

UPDATED SCORING--OMG!

I spent all evening crunching numbers. I included every 25 Days of MCBA activity so far, as well as our readers theater performances of the I Survived…Hurricane Katrina script.
And can you believe this???

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TOTALS as of JAN. 28th
Ms. Scott's class: 182
Ms. Hermans' class: 183
Ms. Barber's class: 182

Here's a breakdown of the data:

BOOKS READ SO FAR
Ms. Scott's class: 129
Ms. Hermans' class: 143
Ms. Barber's class: 153 (up 34 books from last time!)

PROJECT POINTS (including 25 Days of MCBA events and contests)
Ms. Scott's class: 48
Ms. Hermans' class: 27 
Ms. Barber's class: 29

T-DAY TRIVIA POINTS
Ms. Scott's class: 5
Ms. Hermans' class: 13
Ms. Barber's class: : (

Pitching Contest

Last Thursday, over 20 students lined up to take 5 pitches at a target in our gym…and in the end, the event's organizers, Joel and Evan, took first and second place. Everyone had fun--even a couple of teachers!

Score: Ms. Barber's class--12 points
           Ms. Hermans' class--6 points
           Ms. Scott's class--6 points

 Photos by Aidan and Lexi.

Guess who?

This year's MCBA nominees include three books whose main characters are twins, as well as two more pairs of twins for readers to discover.  Wow--that's almost as many twins as we have at SES!

To celebrate this focus on twins, our library apprentices designed a 25 Days of MCBA activity called Create Your Own Twin. These pics are from that contest. Can you guess whose twins these are?

Here's a hint: the answers are Allison, Aidan, Mary, and Noelle. Now which pic goes with which contestant??

And here's a Photo Booth pic of two identical twins:

Fashion Show Pics!

Here are some pics from Thursday's 25 Days of MCBA Fashion Show. Look for more info coming soon from our student bloggers!

Our audience, ready to enjoy the show!

Superhero Contest Winners

We asked first and second grade students to vote on the best superheroes.

The first place winner was Squid-Man (F) with 13 votes. Squid-Man was drawn by Henry W.  Henry earned 3 points for his class.

Second  place went to Zoodle (A) and Spike (D) with 12 votes each. Zoodle was drawn by Emilio, Isaiah, Shire and Fox, and Spike was drawn by Bowen. Each second place drawing earned two points.

Look below at the last post to see these superhero portraits. Thanks again to all who participated!