Directions to the Poetry Contest: Please Take the Elevator or Stairs to the First Floor and turn right to find the 7th Grade Room.
The Nine Muses: Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomeni, Terpsichore, Erato, Polymnia, Ourania and Calliope.
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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore Brings Tim Federle, Author of “Better Nate Than Ever” to OTA
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Broadway dancer and choreographer Tim Federle visited OTA today (grades 4th-7th) to talk about his very-well reviewed debut book Better Nate Than Ever, a book written to to encourage children to follow their dreams.
The students were impressed by Mr Federle and Mrs Gilbert has
26 SIGNED COPIES of the Book which will be Available for a 20% discount. Students can purchase the signed, hardback first editions for $13.59.
Read a review here:
(CNN) — Author Tim Federle has just wrapped a long day at the Atlanta Junior Theater festival, working with several thousand boys and girls Continue reading
First Annual OTA Poetry Contest Winners
3rd Grader Sidney Bogle Leaps into her Poem • See Slideshow below the jump ↓
Last Thursday OTA held its 1st Annual Poetry & Rhetoric Contest, From the Page to the Stage. All students in grades K-8 memorized a poem from the Listen, My Children Core Knowledge K-5 Poetry Books or 6th-8th reading lists. Outside judges evaluated recitations for understanding, delivery, & difficulty and chose 3 students to represent each grade.
On Thursday all the contestants competed in the 7th/8th grade “Auditorium”. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place winners received ice cream gift certificates from our friends at the Old Town Cold Stone Creamery. 1st Place winners also received a gift certificates from Yellow Book Road bookstore in Liberty Station. Thank You to both our donors; to Bob Hamm for organizing the contest; and to judges Ms Susan Colvin and Ms. Mary Zapata.
Here are the winners in each category… and a slideshow of the contestants reciting. Congratulations to all OTA students who were chosen to represent their class.