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1. All entries must be in English and be the original work of the student. 2. Students can be in grades K-12 for the poetry contest. 3. You can write on any appropriate subject (no violence, drugs, etc.) 4. Poems cannot be over 21 lines of text. 5. Do not double space your entry.

For each contest, the top ten entries in each grade division (K-3; 4-6; 79; 10-12) will receive a $50 savings bond, special recognition in the book, and a free copy of the anthology that is created from the contest. In addition to the winning entries, other entries of high merit are accepted to be published in our hard-bound anthology.

Summer: August 16, 2011 Fall: December 6, 2011 Spring: April 12, 2012

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1. All entries must be in English and be the original work of the student. 2. Students can be in grades 3-12 for the essay contest. 3. You can write on any appropriate subject (no violence, drugs, etc.) 4. Essays should be between 100 and 250 words (words such as a, an, of, the are not counted). However, essays should be no longer than 300 words including those small words. 5. Essays must be nonfiction (no short stories or essays written as if you are a historical figure will be accepted).

For each contest, the top ten entries in each grade division (3-6; 7-9; 10-12) will receive a $50 savings bond, special recognition in the book, and a free copy of the anthology that is created from the contest. In addition to the winning entries, other entries of high merit are accepted to be published in our hard-bound anthology.

Summer: August 16, 2011 Fall: October 18, 2011 Spring: February 15, 2012

http://www.adventurewrite.com/kids/contest.html This contest is open to US residents under 19 years old.

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Ages 9 and under Ages 10-12 Ages 13-15 Ages 16-18

Write a story in 1500 words or less. Make your story appropriate for kids. The first sentence should start with So there I was... Send your entry before December 31, 2011 : One winner from each category will receive the following prizes: Publication on AdventureWrite.com/kids $50 Certificate of Achievement
Adventure Write will choose one winner from each category based on:

Suitability for the Adventure Write Kids website Entertainment and creativity Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation

Teach others about water conservation by drawing a picture for a childrens coloring book!
WaterSmart invites Cobb County 4th and 5th graders to draw their best picture of Ally (the fish mascot for Lake Allatoona) conserving water! A panel of judges will choose 12 winning drawings which will be published in the 2012 Adventures with Allatoona Ally Coloring Book!

The book will be unveiled at an Artist Autograph Party in early 2012 at which the winning students will be recognized for their work. The educational coloring book will be distributed to the community through doctors offices, restaurants and retailers to educate others about water conservation. Each winning artist will receive a certificate, and the first place drawing will appear in color on the cover of the coloring book!

1. On the entry form provided, using black ink, draw a creative picture of Ally conserving water in or outside the home. Remember: dont fill in the outline of the drawing. 2. Hand in the completed drawing to your teacher. 3. All teachers must send their students drawings by one of the following: 4. Entries are due by Wednesday, October, 19th at 5 p.m.

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Enter any idea or invention for a new way to demonstrate an educational concept, an idea for a new product, an improvement for an existing product, a new procedure, or any idea that solves a problem and/or makes life better. This can be simply an idea that is explained and described, an invention that is a prototype, an invention from a school project, or a project from another competition. All ideas are encouraged and a model is not required.

Three winners are chosen each month and each will receive $100.00 and a certificate for his/her idea. Entries are judged on creativity, uniqueness and usefulness. The judging takes into consideration the students age. There are 3 divisions: Grades: PreK-3, 4-8, 9-College.

http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/home Write to an author describing how that authors work somehow changed your view of yourself or your world. Respond to a book youve read by exploring the personal relationship between yourself, the author and the books characters or themes.

Before you can enter, you have to write the letter. And before you can write the letter, you've got to think about how YOU responded to the book. 1. First, reflect and connect! Select a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story, poem, essay or speech (sorry, no song lyrics) you have read and about which you have strong feelings. Explore those feelings and why you reacted the way you did during or after reading the authors work. Consider one or more of these questions when writing your letter:

Did the characters, conflict or setting mirror your life in some way? What strengths or flaws do you share with a character or characters in the book? What did the book show you about your world that you never noticed before? What surprised you about yourself while you were reading this book? Why was this work meaningful to you? As you were reading, what did you remember about yourself or something you experienced in the past? How did the book's characters or theme help you to understand that past experience?

Your letter need not -- and in fact, should not -- answer every one of the questions above. The questions are just prewriting prompts to get you to start reflecting (or thinking) about your reader's response to the book. 2. Second, write a personal letter (not a fan letter or a book report!)

Express yourself! A letter is less formal than an essay or research paper. Write honestly and in your own voice, as if you were having a conversation with the author. Those are the best letters to read and the most fun to write! Keep in mind these two tips: Correspond, dont compliment! Your entry should inform rather than flatter the author. Do not summarize the books plot! The author wrote the book and already knows what happened. What the author doesnt know is how the book affected you. 3. Third, prepare your letter for submission. Entries for Level 1 should be no less than 100 words and no more than 400 words.

All entries will be judged on the following criteria: Exposition (the writers use of language skills, organization and grammar). Content (the writers achievement in addressing the contest theme). Writers Voice (the writers style and originality of expression).

State winners will receive a $50 Target Gift Cards and additional prizes, and then advance to the National Level Judging. Six (6) National Winners (2 per Level of Competition) will receive a $500 Target GiftCard and twelve (12) National Honorable Mention Winners (4 per Level of Competition) will each receive a $100 Target GiftCard.

Read your independent reading book!

Destiny Book Review Write a review of your favorite book to publish on Destiny. Give your rough draft to Ms. Kennedy so that she can edit it before you type it on the computer.

Bulletin Board Designers

Draw a design for a bulletin board we could use in our classroom. The bulletin board should be about something we are studying in class. Who knows, we may actually create a bulletin board based on your design!

PTA Reflections Contest

The theme for the 20112012 PTA Reflections Program is Diversity Means Students may submit works in any of six arts areas: Dance Choreography Film Production (Movie) Literature (Poetry, Story, Essay) Musical Composition Photography Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Sculpting) Your entry must relate to the theme, Diversity Means
Georgia School Bus Poster Contest

Georgia School Bus Safety Week is October 17-21, 2011. The poster theme this year is I See The Driver-The Driver Sees Me! This project is supported by the Georgia Department of Education to help students learn about school safety.

Write a script for a book commercial that we can tape and show to the class at the beginning of our reading workshop minilesson.

Make sure you present the book in a way that will make everyone want to read it but dont spoil the best parts (dont give away the ending).

Write a script for a part of our monthly class podcast. You can record it on the computer when you finish, but be sure to check with Ms. Kennedy first.

Possible Topics: Something we are studying in class right now A recent class event or project A great book the class is reading Something else that comes to your mind.