Spooky Sagas 2023
Creative Writing Contest
Essay Contest: Imagine it is 1897 and you are a newspaper reporter for The Philadelphia Times. Your newspaper editor has asked you to write an article about the new song performed that day. Your article needs to tell about Sousa’s life and the story behind the song. It is the first performance of the song, so make sure your article includes thoughts about the music and how the audience reacts to what was seen and heard that day.
Title of Essay: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Subtitle (optional)
Length: Grade 5: 300-600 words and Grades 6-8: 600-1000 words
Entry Deadline: December 15, 2023
Type your essay in Google Docs and share it with your EY Coordinator so they can help you with formatting/submission of your essay.
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a number which is not a fraction; a whole number
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The Hardest Math Problem Student Contest is an annual competition presented by Scholastic, The Actuarial Foundation, and the New York Life Foundation that challenges grades 6–8 students to solve multistep, grade-appropriate math problems with real-world situations and engaging characters. Plus, 5th graders are eligible to participate by reaching to a higher grade level! This year’s theme is food access.
What would your perfect peculiar pet be? An acrobatic bunny? A tech-savvy puppy? A vegan crocodile? A bird that’s scared to fly? A giraffe that likes to race? A superhero cat?
You can create an animal mash-up, be inspired by your perfect pet, or make your own awesome animal to write a poem about.
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Deadline: Friday, October 28, 2022.
Below is a brief summary of the topics covered.
SCIENCE: The science topic will be an introduction to marine biology.
LITERATURE: The literature curriculum will include critical reading, one long work of literature, and selected shorter works. The long work of literature will be the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park ISBN 978-0-547-57731-9.
FINE ARTS: The fine arts curriculum is a combination of art and music. The guide will focus on the impact of water on art and will explore the many ways water has influenced music.
SOCIAL SCIENCE: The social science curriculum will be the impact of water on human history.
MATHEMATICS: The mathematics curriculum will cover an overview of probability, permutations and combinations, statistics and algebra.
For more information, visit: https://www.usad.org/Pentathlon.aspx