NHS Bookmark Contest

The 9-12 National Honor Society has been working hard this semester to promote literacy for all K-12 students. They have come up with some really fun posters that are of teachers reading. During the end of April, they also sponsored a bookmark contest.

During library class, all students K-6 created a bookmark. The only requirement was that the bookmark would have a quote or saying about reading. I offered suggestions to the littlest K-1 students, and had older students look up quotes/sayings on their iPads or computers.

I loved seeing how creative our students got with this! They came up with some awesome designs. Each class then voted for their favorite bookmark, and then we had some NHS students and staff members vote for division finalists--our divisions were K-2, 3-4, and 5-6.

The individual classroom winners were:

Front: Jayson Kula, Taven Klein, Avery Wise

Middle: Phillip Hempstead, Ashton Ritze, Jessica Flansburg, Berit Levenhagen, Lucy Smith

Back: Elise Skelton, Harlee Holub, Keara Power, Lillie Kramer, Savannah Baker

Pictured below, Lexi Hennick:

The overall division winners were:

Elise Skelton

Keara Power

and Taven Klein.

Each classroom winner was awarded a certificate and will be receiving a free book of their choice. The three division winners are also having their bookmarks published for the entire elementary school. The bookmarks will be available before school is done on June 3.

It Looked Like Spilt Milk

One of my favorite projects that I do every year with 1st graders is to read a book called It Looked Like Spilt Milk and to create our own class book. It is a fun way for the kids to show their creativity and I'm always pleased with the results.

Here is our book this year: