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ANNOUNCEMENT
Parent Contest Winners
First Place Winner is Kathy Reynolds.
Second Place Winner is Laura Sexton
Third Place Winner is Sora Colvin
Teacher Contest Winner
First Place Winner is Diane Muse
Children's Contest
First Place Winner is Josiah Reynolds
Second Place Winner is Jennifer Lawrence
Third Place
Winner is Talia Covin
These contests have ended.
Rules for Children's Contest
1. Children who enter must be between 7 and 18.
2. Adults may ask leading questions to get children to think, but they should not supply
any content.
3. Essays should be between 100 and 300 words. I expect older children will write more
than younger ones.
4. Entries may be submitted by email or snail mail. Snail mail should be addressed to
Contest
Barb's People Builders
3420 Highway 46 West
Templeton, CA 93465
As many entries may be submitted in one envelope as you like, as long
as each is by a different child and is identified.
Email should be addressed as follows: barb@barbsbooks.com
The subject header should read: Children's contest -- Reading Aloud
5. Snail Mail entries must be postmarked by October 15, 2002. Email entries must be mailed
by October 20, 2002.
6. All entries must include child's name, address, age, email address if there is one, and
phone number if there is no email address. This information will only be used to contact
the winners and will not be rented or sold or traded with any other party.
7. The first prize will be a $15.00 gift certificate that can be used like cash to buy
anything on our web site. Any change will be in credit, not cash. The second prize
will be a $10.00 gift certificate, and the third prize will be a $5.00 gift certificate.
Winners will also get an award certificate to keep.
8. All entries will become the property of Barb's People Builders and may be used on our
web sites. Writers will be given credit if they desire it, or their identity will be kept
confidential for security reasons if parents desire that.
9. Children's entries will be judged on sincerity, originality, and clarity of thought.
Mechanics will be secondary and will be judged according to age of entrant. The intent of
this contest is to find out what children think about being read to and how well they
communicate it to others.
Parent Contest
Choose one of these topics:
1. Why I enjoy reading to my child (or children)
2. What reading aloud to our children has meant to our family
3. One especially memorable reading aloud experience in our family
Teacher Contest
Choose one of these topics:
1. Why (or when) I read imaginative literature to my class (or classes)
2. Positive results I've seen in my class from our reading aloud times
3. Some ways I've used successfully to encourage parents to read aloud to their children
at home
Rules for Parent and Teacher Contests
1. Essays should be between 200 and 500 words.
2. Entries may be submitted by email or snail mail. Snail mail should be addressed to
Contest: Parent (or Teacher)
Barb's People Builders
3420 Highway 46 West
Templeton, CA 93465
Email should be addressed as follows: barb@barbsbooks.com
The subject header should read: Parent (or Teacher) Contest -- Reading Aloud
3.Snail Mail entries must be postmarked by October 15, 2002. Email entries must be mailed
by October 20, 2002.
4. All entries must include your name, grade or subject you teach if you teach in a
school, address, email address if there is one, and phone number if there is no email
address. This information will only be used to contact the winners and will not be rented
or sold or traded with any other party.
7. The first prize will be a $25.00 gift certificate that can be used like cash to buy
anything on our web site. Any change will be in credit, not cash. Second prizes will be a
$15.00 gift certificate. Third prizes will be a $10.00 gift certificate. There will be one
first, second, and third prize for the parent content, and another set of prizes for the
teacher contest.
8. All entries will become the property of Barb's People Builders and may be used on our
web sites. Writers will be given credit if they desire it, or their identity will be kept
confidential if they prefer.
9. Entries will be judged for sincerity and originality, and for clarity in communicating
ideas.
Please feel free to let other parents and teachers know about this contest.
Winners will be contacted on or about November 5, 2002, depending on how many entries are
received.
WORK OF PAST CONTEST WINNERS
Mother's Day Contest
Winter Contest
Thanksgiving contest
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