Ornaments 11 - 20

And here they are...the final ten ornaments.  Do any familiar works of literature come to mind when you look at these?

Entry forms can be found on the circulation desk in the library, and they are due no later than Monday afternoon, December 18.

Prizes will be awarded Tuesday morning.

2023 Christmas Ornament Contest

It's that time of year again.  Time to guess the title of the work of literature represented by an ornament on our Christmas tree.  The student in each grade correctly guessing the most titles will win a great prize.  In case of a tie, a drawing will be held to determined the winner.

Students will be able to view the tree in person during when their ELA class visits the library, and they are also able to stop in and view the tree whenever they may have some free time throughout the day.  The ornaments will also be posted here.

Entry forms are available in the library and must be returned by the end of the day on Monday, December 18.

Here are the first ten.

Good luck!

Another GREAT Book Fair and Door Prize Winners

We wrapped up another successful Book Fair just before getting out for Thanksgiving break, which we trust was a happy one for everyone full of all the turkey and dressing a person could eat.

This year's fair raised over $1,500 for our school library.  As always, this money is used to buy books and supplies for our library program.  

We could NOT have had such a successful fair without the support of so many of our wonderful parents, grandparents, teachers, staff, and students.  From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you.

The above students were our Family Night Door Prize winners.

Book Characters Visit the Library for Halloween

We had some special characters who walked right out of the pages of some of our favorite books and into the library on Halloween to snag a few treats.

This isn't everyone, but some of the ones who came by were...

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Harry Potter

Pennywise

Jack the Scarecrow 

Batman

Edward Cullen from Twilight

Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson and Amos from Fox and the Hound

Venti

Where's Waldo

and Fern Arable from Charlotte's Web

Book Pumpkin Character Winners

For the scond year in a row, we had lots of great book character pumpkins submitted in our contest. I am pleased to present this year's winners...

(Standing L-R)

8th-grader Isabella Parks, 7th-graders Evelyn Barrett, Bayan Ouertani and Harmonie Little, and 6th-grader Madalyn Jones

(Seated L-R)

Autumn Reid and Gabrielle Graves.

6th-grader Madalyn Jones with The Cat in the Hat

7th-graders Evelyn Barrett, Bayan Ouertani and Harmonie Little with a trio from Harry Potter.

8th-grader Isabella Parks with Oogie Book from A Nightmare Before Christmas

Our Teacher Favorite, as voted on by the faculty and staff, is 7th-grader Autumn Reid with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Our Fan Favorite, as voted on by the student body at WMS along with our Facebook followers, is Gabrielle Graves with Cinderella.

All participants received goody bags, while our winners received prize ribbons, books, and treats.

Congratulations to all our winners, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated and their parents for their support.

Halloween Trivia Night: HUGE Success

Goodness!  Over the past month I have been kept B.U.S.Y. with lots of great library activities.  We just wrapped up our annual Book Fair (more info on that to come in another post) and Thanksgiving will be here before we know it.

Our first annual Halloween Trivia Night was a wonderful success!  We held it at the WHS cafeteria and my husband (who volunteered to be our question-asker) said he counted 81 people.  Wow!  I was hoping we would have at least 5 or 6 teams show up to compete and we had FIFTEEN!

Our winners were:

1st place Team 7/11 (pictured)

2nd place Which Witch is Which

3rd place Dazed and Confused

Thank you to all the teams (aren’t these some GREAT team names?)…Team E. Reed, 7/11, The Sanderson Sisters, Skeleton Crew, The Phrogs, Dazed and Confused, Krazy Kids and Their Moms, Team Kevin, Thurman/Jewell, Team Stitch, The Witchy Heaths, Scary Skeletons, Which Witch is Which, Ghost Face, and Scaredy Cats.

Thank you to those who donated door prizes…Paula Troutt and The Farmers Bank, Judy Woodard and Macon Bank and Trust, David and Candace Woodard, Above and Beyond Cakes, SRO Connie Cassidy, Westmoreland Church of Christ, and Ren Creasy.

Thank you to Westmoreland High School for the use of the cafeteria, Ms. Amy Stone for her assistance in helping set up the sound system, Avery Troutt for taking up tickets and drawing for prizes, and Mr. John Creasy for being our questioner.

A final thanks to Ms. Jenna Graves and WMS FCCLA students for making and bringing concessions to make the night even better.

We're definetely hoping to make this an annual event and are already looking forward to next year!

Happy Friday the 13th!

Poster courtesy of the American Library Association 

Book Character Pumpkin Contest

Hey kiddos, it's that time of year again. To get in the spirit of the season (pun intended), the library is sponsoring its 2nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest.  Last year, we had more than 50 wonderfully terrific entries.  We're hoping for even more this year.  

To participate, decorate a pumpkin as a book character.  For inspiration, you can always rely on Google, or look back through this blog or our school Facebook page for pics of last year's entries.  However, while it is more than okay to choose the same book or character as one from last year, make it YOUR OWN and don't just simply copy one already done. 

Pumpkins will be judged by a guest from the community. Prizes will be given to the best in each grade.  PLUS...there will be a contest for "Teacher Favorite" and overall "Fan Favorite" where students and Facebook friends will have the chance to vote on their pick.

RULES

Real pumpkins must be used.

NO carved pumpkins will be accepted.

Pumpkins should be no bigger than a basketball (roughly).  The student must be able to carry it.

Pumpkins may be painted and embellished with decorations and/or props.

Pumpkins should be turned in to the library on 

Friday, Oct. 20, 

Monday, Oct. 23 or 

Tuesday, Oct. 24.  

Voting for the Fan Favorite will begin on the afternoon of the 24th.  Winners will be announced on October 30!

Students, we're so excited to see your creations!  Good luck!