I've visited Hampden Meadows Elementary School in Barrington, Rhode Island, for many years.
They are without a doubt one of the BEST schools for an author to visit.
The kids are so well prepared.
They've read almost all of my books.
They've made fantastic art projects and posters about the books.
They decorate the hallway.
And best of all, they are as excited to meet me as I am to meet them.
You can see some of my past visits HERE.
But now I've moved down to North Carolina - too far to visit.
So we did the next best thing, thanks to teacher Mrs. Mitchell and media specialist Melanie Roy.
We Skyped.
And once again, I was absolutely blown away by the time and effort the kids put into my books.
Check out these great projects.
And one student made an amazing stop motion video that I will post when it's available on YouTube.
Thank you, Hampden Meadows!!!
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Call 1-800-Melanie Roy
She's the amazing librarian at Hampden Meadows Elementary School in Barrington, Rhode Island.
Mrs. Roy and the awesome 4th grade teachers did the most amazing job of preparing the students for my visit.
By the time I arrived, the students had read almost all of my books, worked on some very cool projects, and were super excited about the day.
Here are some of the highlights of my visit there:  |
| They reserved a parking spot for me! Now, that might not sound like such a big deal to you folks in Florida. But, trust me, when there are mounds of snow everywhere, this is a wonderful gift. |
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| I was greeted with this thoughtful sign. |
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| Students interviewing me for the local newspaper. |
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| They have all of my books displayed throughout the library. |
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| Abby showing me her poster. |
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| Kaleigh dressed as Viola from The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester. |
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| Grey, Robby, Katherine and Julia interviewed me. |
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| The amazing Mrs. Roy |
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| Mrs. Clegg's class showing me their great posters. |
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| The posters |
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| Me! |
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| Adeline showing me her poster. |
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| Mrs. Mitchell's class showing me their books. |
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| Ms. Myszak's class made these cool character trait projects. |
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| The students discussed my presentation afterwards. |
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| Rayna showing me her poster. |
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| Lindsay showing me her poster. |
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| Mrs. Bailey's class made this great chart about my books. |
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| Colin dressed as Elvis from The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis. |
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| Some more thoughts from students about my presentation. |
Thank you to students and staff of Hampden Meadows Elementary School.
I'll let these pictures do the talking.
These are some of the projects the students worked on based on my books.
It doesn't get any better than this.
Thank you to the students and faculty of Hampden Meadows!
Last week, I had one of the most amazing author visit EVER!
Hampden Meadows School in Barrington, Rhode Island, knows how to do it right.
Talk about preparation!
Talk about excitement!
Every fourth grade class had read my books, discussed my books, and made fantastic projects based on my books.
It was an author's dream come true, that's for sure.
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| When you're greeted by this, you know you're in for a great day. |
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| Me with school librarian, Melanie Roy (right), who is smart, kind, funny, enthusiastic and passionate about books and reading. The energy in her library is amazing. |
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| Mrs. Carroll's students interviewing me for Kids' Corner. |
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| Melanie Roy (left), me, and reading specialist Cara Sanchez (right). |
Tomorrow I'm going to share the amazing projects the students worked on.
And here they are: the 4th grade students of Hampden Meadows
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| Mrs. Waring's class |
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| Mrs. Burrows' class |
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| Mrs. Ginalski's class |
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| Mr. Farley's class |
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| Ms. Wilson's class |
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| Mrs. Carroll's class |
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| Mrs. Theroux's class |
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| Mrs. Gluek's class |
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| Mrs. Mitchell's class |
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| Mrs. Bailey's class |
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| Mrs. Clegg's and Mrs. Ingram's class |
