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Books to Eat round 1 success

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For 6 years, we’ve run Books to Eat as an annual fun event in the Elementary Library, celebrating two of my favourite things; books and food. You can see many of our former entries here, but you will need a VPN to access the youtube clip.

We’ve had all sorts of creations submitted…Grapes with angry faces drawn on for Grapes of Wrath, a huge ice cube for Frozen…the emphasis has been on family involvement, imagination and creativity. However for many, it’s been intimidating seeing some of the INCREDIBLY detailed, majestic, fondant -covered creations made by some people, and I can understand that intimidation, after all, I don’t bake.

 

But this year I feel like people have really started to listen to me when I’ve said, “it doesn’t HAVE TO BE CAKE” it is ANY edible item, with ANY book. The entries this year were so imaginative, and you could see the hands of pre k, k and 1st graders all over them. I was thrilled. Take a look, and remember next week is 2nd and 3rd grade’s turn, with 4th and 5th grade the week after…however, we aren’t to fussy about things like that; anytime you want to get creative, we aren’t going to stop you! And…don’t forget…

There is so much research to show that eating lots of cake in the library is beneficial for children’s brain development and helps get them into Ivy League Colleges. Nah… just kidding, we do it because it is FUN!

BOOKS TO EAT

APRIL 16th PRE K, K, 1st Grade

 APRIL 23rd 2nd and 3rd Grade

 APRIL 30th 4th and 5th Grade

Books to Eat 2016

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With over 150 Books to Eat entries in 2015, we are gearing up for an exciting month of May with four opportunities to contribute to our festivities. For the first time we are having a day just for  teachers to start off the fun. As you can see below, entries can be as simple or complex, as savory or sweet as you like…they just have to link up to a book.

Frozen

Dates are:

Teachers-Monday May 9th

Grade Prek,K,1- Monday May 16th

Grade 2,3-TUESDAY May 24th (s0rry it’s not a Monday, I’m in Australia ’til Monday night sorry)

Grade 4,5 – Monday May 30th

Books to Eat Competition Information –See here for more great photos

*Think of a book, and make something edible to go with the book.

*You could bake a cake, and frost/ice it to look like:

-the cover of the book

-a character from the book

-a scene from the book

*You could make a cake shaped like a character/scene in the book

*You don’t have to make cakes, or cupcakes, or even sweet things…some of our entries have been

-ice cubes (for the book Frozen)

-vegetables (for the book Little Pea, for the book Green)

-cereal (for the book The Infinity Ring, for the book Cornflakes)

-popcorn (for the book Popcorn)

-meat (for the book I smell like Ham)

-bread (for the book The Princess and the Pea)

-pasta (for the book The Pasta Factory)

-jello (for the books Alice the Fairy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)

-turkish delight (for the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

-liquid (for the book Chemical Chaos)

-milk (for the book Fortunately the Milk)

-pancake (for the book If you give a pig a pancake)

*Please make something on the Sunday at your house, or with a friend.

*Bring it in on the Monday/or Tuesday (2nd and 3rd grade) morning

*We will all look at it, photograph it, reward it and eat it on the Monday (or Tuesday) afternoon.

 

Show me the Sugar

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Well, that’s the end of another wildly successful Books To Eat, well done Team 2015… we more than tripled our entries from last year with around 148 all up! Hooray for us.

Thank you to the students for making it happen, and the parents and teachers, some of whom baked multiple times, we appreciate your skills and commitment.

 

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Wow… SO MUCH CAKE

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We had a whopping FIFTY entries this week, for our 2nd and 3rd grade Books To Eat Competition. (Oh, and I use that term loosely, every entrant gets a certificate with some award named such as ‘Purplest Frosting Award’, ‘Spottiest Entry Award’ ‘I just want to gobble you up Award’…) It is great fun making up the awards for the kids.

Thank you to all the teachers, parents and especially the students who make this competition so much fun. Please take a minute (or 7) to view the entries from the first two Mondays of Books to Eat 2015 and I look forward to some delicious treats on Monday April 27th from our PreK, K and 1st grade students.

 

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It’s your turnPreK, K and 1st grade Monday April 27th – 

*Think of a book, and make something edible to go with the book.

 

*You could bake a cake, and frost/ice it to look like:

-the cover of the book

-a character from the book

-a scene from the book

 

*You could make a cake shaped like a character/scene in the book

 

*You don’t have to make cakes, or cupcakes, or even sweet things…some of our entries have been

-ice cubes (for the book Frozen)

-vegetables (for the book Little Pea, for the book Green)

-cereal (for the book The Infinity Ring, for the book Cornflakes)

-popcorn (for the book Popcorn)

-meat (for the book I smell like Ham)

-bread (for the book The Princess and the Pea)

-pasta (for the book The Pasta Factory)

-jello (for the books Alice the Fairy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)

-turkish delight (for the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

-liquid (for the book Chemical Chaos)

-milk (for the book Fortunately the Milk)

-pancake (for the book If you give a pig a pancake)

 

*Please make something on the Sunday at your house, or with a friend.

 

*Bring it in on the Monday morning

 

*We will all look at it, photograph it, reward it and eat it on the Monday afternoon.

Record Breaking Success

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Check out these amazing photos taken by Mrs. Hossack of our BIGGEST Books to Eat turnout EVER!
Well done 4th and 5th grade and special overseas contributors, Lizzy and Rory.
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And so it begins…again

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ONE of our Favorite times of the year in the library starts tomorrow. 4th and 5th grade are up first!

https://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=1811922554

Books to Eat Competition Information

*Think of a book, and make something edible to go with the book.

*You could bake a cake, and frost/ice it to look like:

-the cover of the book

-a character from the book

-a scene from the book

*You could make a cake shaped like a character/scene in the book

*You don’t have to make cakes, or cupcakes, or even sweet things…some of our entries have been

-ice cubes (for the book Frozen)

-vegetables (for the book Little Pea, for the book Green)

-cereal (for the book The Infinity Ring, for the book Cornflakes)

-popcorn (for the book Popcorn)

-meat (for the book I smell like Ham)

-bread (for the book The Princess and the Pea)

-pasta (for the book The Pasta Factory)

-jello (for the books Alice the Fairy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)

-turkish delight (for the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

-liquid (for the book Chemical Chaos)

-milk (for the book Fortunately the Milk)

-pancake (for the book If you give a pig a pancake)

*Please make something on the Sunday at your house, or with a friend.

*Bring it in on the Monday morning

*We will all look at it, photograph it, reward it and eat it on the Monday afternoon.

Monday April 13th – 4th and 5th grade 

Monday April 20th – 2nd and 3rd grade

Monday April 27th – PreK, K and 1st grade

 

 

Books to Eat 2015

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Hooray, it is almost that time of the year… the time where cake and books come together in the Elementary Library for our Annual Books to Eat competition.

https://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=1811922554

Take a look at some former Books to Eat competitions here at SAS, this is our 3rd year and we’ve had many amazing entries. You can either just go to my blog’s home page and type in Books To Eat in the search button, or check out the images in posts like this, or this.

The ‘competition’ goes something like this…students bring in an edible creation to do with a book; it could be a cake with the cover of the book frosted on to it, a character from the book made into a cake, the setting for a book… you are ONLY limited by your imagination. Many entries are cakes, however, feel free to think outside the box, some of my favorite entries include a block of ice from former SAS teacher, Mrs Toa, representing the book ‘Frozen… a plate of ham for the book ‘I smell like Ham’… and a lonely little pea on a plate to complement Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book of the same name… What about ‘Green Eggs and Ham’? How about ‘Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs’ by another SAS family who have left us, the Rekate family.

So… start looking at books in a whole new way and get ready to create and bake.

Monday April 13th – 4th and 5th grade 

Monday April 20th – 2nd and 3rd grade

Monday April 27th – PreK, K and 1st grade

There is so much research to show that eating lots of cake in the library is beneficial for children’s brain development and helps get them into Ivy League Colleges. Nah… just kidding, we do it because it is FUN!

 

Congratulations Cool Cooking Cake Kids

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Thanks so much to the over 60 students involved in presenting the 4th and 5th grade Final Books to Eat Competition yesterday. When I say competition, I mean it very loosely… when asked “who won?” my responses included “you did” “we all did” and “when eating cake, everyone’s a winner”. Some of the certificates I gave out yesterday (every entry gets one) were ‘best brother-sister’ ‘most colorful frosting’ ‘best theme display’ and ‘most original idea’…

Have a look at the amazing entries below, I’m sure you’ll agree, they are inspired, creative and clever. Thank you so much teachers, parents and students for all your support of this annual fun event. See you next year!

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