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This morning was very exciting! There are so many creative pumpkins decorating both the Primary Learning Center and the Learning Commons. We think all the pumpkins are amazing but since this is a contest we are also curious to see which ones win top 5! TK - 2nd Grade Entries 3rd - 8th Grade Entries... Continue Reading →
You've been asking about it and now we are ready to tell you about it! Think back to your favorite book character, grab a pumpkin, and start decorating. Just like previous years there will be three divisions: TK-2nd, 3rd-5th, and Jr. High. Students will vote for their favorite book character pumpkins in class the week... Continue Reading →
Such Wonderful Book Character Pumpkins The entries for the pumpkin contest are super cute this year. There are characters that range from old favorites to new characters that haven't been turned into pumpkins yet. Great job on the creativity faclons! We are all very excited to have the libraries decorated for Halloween and voting to... 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 →
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 →
We are in the midst of our 1st Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest and it is proving to be a lot of fun! We got the idea from a Librarian Facebook Group and knew we had to bring the fun to SPAS. While Halloween isn't my favorite holiday, I just love Christmas a... Continue Reading →
Wow! The past 4 weeks have been crazy, fun and intense. The competition was fierce with most classes trying their best to read books and write reviews. In the end only one class from each library could win. If you want to see what the final day was like head over to the Falcon's Fables... Continue Reading →
Who want's to have some fun in the Primary Learning Center and Learning Commons?! I hope you are all shouting "me, me me"! Here is how it works: We have looked at circulation statistics for each class since the beginning of the year. Every time you checked in and out a book you gave your... Continue Reading →
This year in the library we are having a March Madness of books, GENRE STYLE! We will celebrate the winner of our tournament by announcing it at the end of March at assembly. The library is also going to give away prizes by holding a raffle. For every round you vote in you will receive... Continue Reading →
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