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The Gingerbread Man needs your help! He’s looking for the perfect disguise so he won’t be recognized and eaten this holiday season. You all did such a great job with the pumpkin decorating contest, so let’s kick-off the holiday season with another one! There’s no baking required, just follow the guidelines below and get creative.... Continue Reading →
It was a quick round of voting this year. So without further ado, here are the top five winners. Your prize will be available for pick up in the school office starting Monday November 9, 2020. Congrats to everyone! The pumpkins were fantastic. Harry Potter by Sonora Landa Baby Yoda by Willam Loftus Dog Man... Continue Reading →
St. Philip the Apostle School students have participated in their 4th annual book character pumpkin decorating contest.
It's time for our 3rd Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. While we won't be able to see the pumpkins in person everyone at SPAS definitely still wants to hold the contest. We love seeing the colorful pumpkins decorated as book characters! Not to be deterred we came up with a plan to hold the... Continue Reading →
Ok Falcons, now that we have two weeks of school done I wanted to put together some brain break exercises for you. These are great ways to stop and reset after you have been on virtual learning. You might feel you need to do this after one class or after a few classes. Either way,... Continue Reading →
We are all a little sad that some of our fun summer vacations had to be canceled this year. To fill that void I have started to put together virtual vacations where you can explore some exciting places from the comfort of your home. These vacations started out as places that I wanted to go... Continue Reading →
SPAS is super excited to announce that the digital library from Junior Library Guild is now available on the Destiny homepage. Just look for the JLG Google Slide. Each month new books are added to the stream as old books retire. Which makes for an awesome variety of books! If SPAS students seem to enjoy... Continue Reading →
Hi Falcons! As the school year winds down and we wrap up this very unique year I find that once again I didn't blog on here like I wanted to. To make up for it I've put together a Where's Waldo: Falcons Edition. With help from the SPAS Faculty and Staff, of course! See if... Continue Reading →
It's time for the Mock Caldecott and this year has more entries than every. With so many potential winners how is a librarian supposed to chose?! As usual, the students will be reading the books and critiquing in class. We discuss what makes a Caldecott winning book and go over the criteria used by the... Continue Reading →
November is National Native American Heritage Month and we are ready to celebrate in the Learning Commons. There are so many great books where native people are the main characters and they aren't all historical. That being said, there are also many books that misrepresent Native Americans. As a librarian I always try to stay... Continue Reading →
The children picked and decorated their pumpkins to look like their favorite book characters and voting has begun for the 2nd Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. There are so many fun, unique and creative pumpkins! There are also a few characters that are favorites in the students eyes. Can you say Dog Man, Greg... Continue Reading →
We are excited to announce that the book character pumpkin decorating contest is back for a second year. There have been a few changes that are very important! So keep reading to find out the dates and rules for entering the pumpkin contest! Pumpkin Due Date Last year we had a few pumpkins rot on... Continue Reading →
