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Pickering Schools Place Second in Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Pickering Battle of the Books Teams who were both Silver Medal Finalists in last night's Regional Battle of the Books Competition in Oshawa.

Junior Battle

1st    Greenbank Public School (Greenbank)

2nd  William Dunbar Public Shool (Pickering!)

3rd St. Thomas Aquinas CS (Oshawa

 

Senior Battle

1st  Westney Heights Public School (Ajax

2nd Highbush Public School (Pickering!)

3rd M. J. Hobbs Public School (Clarington)

Congratulations Pickering Students! You have made us proud.

Photos from 2012 Battle of the Books

Congratulations to our City of Pickering 2012 Battle of the Book Champions, William Dunbar Public School (Junior Battle of the Books) and Highbush Public School (Senior Battle of the Books).
It was another great year for the competition. Great work everyone, students, Teacher-Coaches and parents of the participants. Hope to see everyone back next year!!

William Dunbar Junior Winner Battle of the Books
Winner of the 2012 Junior Battle of the Books, the team from William Dunbar Public School

Blasidale Montessori Silver Junior Battle of the Books
Silver Medalist of the 2012 Junior Battle of the Books, the team from Blasidale Montessori

Montessori Learning Centre Bronze Junior Battle of the Books
Bronze Medalist of the 2012 Junior Battle of the Books, the team from the Montessori Learning Centre

Highbush Senior Winner Battle of the Books
Winner of the 2012 Senior Battle of the Books, the team from Highbush Public School

Montessori Learning Centre Silver Senior Battle of the Books
Silver Medalist of the 2012 Senior Battle of the Books, the team from the Montessori Learning Centre

William Dunbar Bronze Senior Battle of the Books
Bronze Medalist of the 2012 Senior Battle of the Books, the team from William Dunbar Public School

Pickering's Battle of the Books

Battle Team 2012
Your 2012 Pickering Public Library Battle of the Books Team

Here are your City of Pickering Junior Battle of the Books finalists:

  • William Dunbar
  • Blaisdale Montessori
  • Montessori Learning Centre

Here are your City of Pickering Senior Battle of the Books finalists:

  • Highbush
  • William Dunbar
  • Montessori Learning Centre
  • On the Tuesday, April 24th each of these school will come together to compete in their levels to be City Winners, and then on to the Regional Finals next Thursday,
    Congratulations to all our Pickering area schools which competed in the 2012 Battle of the Books.

Fantasy LEGO Creations Contest

LEGO Bricks

Back by popular demand! Are you a master LEGO brick builder? Do you love creating amazing creations? Want to show off your skills? The Pickering Public Library is holding a contest for all builders to demonstrate their LEGOmania. Build your most impressive Fantasy-themed LEGO brick creation and bring it to the Library to enter in our contest. Build anything you can imagine, from spaceships to robots, monsters to mermaids, just go and build it!

The categories:

  • JK/SK
  • Grade 1-3
  • Grade 4-6
  • Grade 7-9
  • Grade 10 and above: Anyone can enter, adults, too!
  • Group: all ages: a group of friends or family members can work on this category together!

The rules:

  1. The person/persons entering the contest must be present for the judging
  2. You must have your creation at the Central Library by 12:00 p.m. on June 2nd. Entries can only be brought in on June 2nd.
  3. You must register your entry by Wednesday May 30th, before closing
  4. No LEGO construction kits allowed, or instructions from the internet, magazine or book. This has to be your own creation!
  5. Your entry must be accompanied by an entry form and have a title.

Entry forms available to be downloaded.

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Winners of the March Break Short Story Contest

March Break Short Story Winners
Winners of the March Break Short Story Contest, with Judges, Ruvette Coelho and Alexander Shanahan, from the Pickering Public Library Board, Mika Midolo, TV Personality and Pickering resident, and, Cathy Grant, Elizabeth De Marco and Sarah West from the Pickering Public Library

Congratulations to the all Winners of the March Break Short Story Contest.
For the Category 4 to 6 years:
First Place: Sydney for Wiggly Worm Day
Runner up: Asad for Cheetah

For the Category 7 to 8 years:
First Place: Tegan for Attack of the Evil Bookworm
Runner up: Charlene for Get Me Out

For the Category 9 to 11 years:
First Place: Yusef for Dress for Success
Runner up: Rianna for Broccoli

For the Category 12 to 14 years:
First Place: Azalea for A walk on the lake
Runner up: Laura for A warning from the future

For the Category 15 + years:
First Place: Jean for The phoenix Machine
Runner up: Devyani for A moment of strength

Thank you to everyone who submitted a story. It was great fun reading them and a tough job picking winners.

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