WOODLAND — Students of the Woodland Consolidated School added their own creative flare to the celebration of National Library Week by participating in a school-wide contest that promoted their favorite books in a very outside-the-box fashion; kindergarten through eighth-grade classes were asked to select their favorite stories and decorate their classroom doors accordingly.
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Students of Debbie Sutherland’s fifth-grade class were named the winners of their age bracket for their class-decorated door themed “39 Clues.” Fifth-grade students include, from left, front row: Brandon Doody, Zakk Tracy and Ghent Durepo. Second row: Julia Dahlgren, Hollie McDougal, Austin Dube, Wyatt Taggett, Dillon Philbrook and Zoey Jones. Third row: Donald Love, Maren Moir, Brant Trombley, Katie Strid, Monica McLaughlin and McKenzie Rossignol.
Librarian Cindy Privette said that the activity turned into a fantastic art project.
“One door was so outstanding that we had to create a special category for it,” she said, citing the Little Red Riding Hood door created by students of the special education department; instead of drawing the book’s characters, for instance, the students were photographed acting out scenes from the book and the photos were used as illustrations for the door-decorating contest.
There were two age categories for the classes to compete in, K-4 and 5-8. Winning doors belong to Lynn Greenier’s kindergarten class for their “Pinkalicious” door and the fifth-grade students of Debbie Sutherland’s “39 Clues” door.
In conjunction with National Library Week, students were also afforded the opportunity to select a free book provided by the Reading is Fundamental program; according to the programs website, the RIF program is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States.
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Laurie Sheehan, Nancy Anderson and Bethany McBreairty’s class-decorated door won the designation of “Most Original.” Shown from left are McBreairty, students Chance Mills and Alexis Parker, Anderson and Sheehan. What made the door so unique is that its adorning illustrations were photos of the Woodland students acting out the story.
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The teachers of the Woodland Consolidated School sure know how to grab their students’ attention during story time! Reading the Caldecott Honor Book 2011 “Interrupting Chicken” were, at left, Jennifer Landeen (as little red chicken) and Devon Stetson (as Papa).
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| Contributed photo Riley Connolly, Matthew McCormack and Ariel Plucker carefully picked out their free books on April 9. |
Contributed photo Students of Lynn Greenier’s kindergarten class won their division with their Pinkalicious-themed door. Kindergarten students included, from left, front row: Natalie Landeen and Delaney Crouch. Back row: Kassidy Blackstone and Emma Butler. |
