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Summer Reading Program Participation Agreement Presenting Sponsor K-12 Students Share written, visual, and video responses to win books and cash prizes! Upcoming 2016 B00kmarks Events All programs are free unless otherwise noted. Coffee Park ARTS and the Womble Carlyle Gallery are located inside of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC. Family-Friendly Film Screening of Because of Winn Dixie Harry Potter Birthday Celebration! based on the book by 2016 Festival author Kate DiCamillo (PG). Join Bookmarks, the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem, and Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. SciWorks as we celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with cake, dancing, New Winston Museum, 713 North Marshall Street, Winston-Salem games, and fun! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II, the eighth book in the series, will be released on the day of the celebration. Beliefs, Wishes, and Wounds: Pre-order a new Harry Potter book from Bookmarks and pick up the Writing A Lifelong Imaginary Friend book on July 31 – or purchase one upon arrival! A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. All Harry Potter activities are included with SciWorks admission (Ages 12-16) (and FREE to SciWorks Members). SciWorks is also offering FREE Tuesday, June 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. admission during the event to all CMWS Members and Summer Pass Womble Carlyle Gallery holders. Please bring membership/summer pass identification. Not a member? Call Bookmarks for free ticket information. Storytime featuring Picture Books by 2016 Festival Authors Sunday, July 31 from 1 – 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, July 6, and August 10 at 11 a.m. SciWorks, 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem 390 South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC Lie, Cheat, and Steal: How to Use Existing Stories (Fee for Museum entry / free for members of the Museum) to Make Your Own – A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. (Ages 12-16) Saturday ART Jam is a free community ART event sponsored by Saturday, August 6 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. The AFAS Group. The program will weave visual arts with the Womble Carlyle Gallery literary arts. All ages and skill levels are welcome—note that an average art project takes 45 minutes from start to finish. Film Screening of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Please note: Parent and/or Guardian must stay with children at all based on the novel by 2016 Festival author Jonathan Safran Foer (PG13). times while on-site. We encourage group/family participation! Tuesday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18 from 12:30 – 3 p.m. Biotech Place at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter Unleashed Arts Center, 204 West 6th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 575 N. Patterson Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC Bookmarks Book Club and Parent-Student Book Discussion AUGUST Due Date for entries, book lists, and responses for of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy 11 2016 Summer Reading Program! Tuesday, June 28 at 6 p.m. Addresses for Drop-off Sites listed under Rules and Regulations. Coffee Park ARTS Thursday, August 11 Discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Kick-off to Kindergarten/Bike Safety Day features storytime, featuring a Poetry Workshop with award-winning slam poet crafts, yoga, healthy snacks, and books! Ismael Khatibu. (Ages 11-15) Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem Coffee Park ARTS 390 South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC (Fee for Museum entry / free for members of the Museum) Framed!: One Picture, the Keyhole View on Your New World A Writing Workshop with Melissa Bickey of The Story Hatchery. (Ages 12-16) Bookmarks 12th Annual Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Festival of Womble Carlyle Gallery B00ks and Authors Preface Party and Festival Announcements Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Be the first to know about all of our 2016 Authors and Events! Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts Friday, July 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and surrounding areas on Spruce Street SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC For a full schedule of Festival events, a map and other (Video announcement at 7 p.m.) important details, please visit bookmarksnc.org after August 1. Rules and Regulations for Bookmarks Summer Reading Program • This program is open to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade who live in North Carolina during the 2015-2016 school year. Please enter in the category/age group that the student previously completed. • A parent/guardian must sign the release included with the Summer Reading Packet and include contact information as requested. • Book options will include books written by 2016 Festival authors as well as books appearing on many standard NC summer reading lists. Books are available to check out through school and public libraries. They can be purchased from Bookmarks by visiting their offices or Coffee Park ARTS. • Written responses can be handwritten on notebook paper or typed on 8.5 by 11 inch white paper. • All visual responses are to be original artwork. • Video responses* must be original and between two and four minutes in length. The following formats will be accepted: .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, .AVI, and .WMV. Files should be uploaded either to Dropbox.com or Google Drive and sent by e-mail to [email protected]. A nonreturnable DVD or thumb drive may be dropped at the Bookmarks Office or sent by mail to Bookmarks, 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. • Completed responses, a list of titles read and the author’s name, and forms must be turned in by August 11. They may be brought to any of the sites listed below or mailed to Bookmarks, 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. • Students who read 18 or more books on the list for their age group will receive an extra prize from Bookmarks. Please include the full list of books read with your entry form and responses. • Completion prizes will be given to every student who reads the required number of books for their age group and turns in the responses on time. • Middle and High School students who complete the responses will be entered to win a cash prize. Cash prizes will be given to winners in three categories—written response, illustrated response, video response. Middle and High School student entries will be judged together. • Bookmarks staff will receive all entries and do the initial review for completion. After selecting finalists in each category, they will be sent to a panel of judges who will review and select the winners. • Middle & High School submissions will be judged on completion and adherence to the rules, in addition to the following criteria: — Written responses should be a sincere response to one of the discussion questions listed for the grade level that demonstrates reading comprehension. — Video responses should be between 2-4 minutes in length and may either be a review, a creative reinvention or interpretation, a book trailer about one of the books read, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions. — Illustrated responses may be either a reinvention of the book cover, a response to a favorite scene of a book, or a creative response to one of the discussion questions. • Winners will be notified by August 31. Cash prizes will be presented at the September 10 Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors. • All entries will be displayed at the September 10 Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors. • All responses must be original in nature. • No entries will be returned. Middle & High School Students! Need help with your video recording? • The school with the most participation will receive free books for their school library. Please contact us to use our equipment: [email protected] 336-747-1471 Drop off Sites Bookmarks Office William G. White Family YMCA Glenn McNairy Branch Wilkes Family YMCA Yadkin Family YMCA (inside the Milton Rhodes Center 775 West End Blvd. Greensboro Public Library 1801 YMCA Blvd 6540 Service Rd for the Arts) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 4860 Lake Jeannette Road Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Yadkinville, NC 27055 251 North Spruce Street Greensboro, NC 27455 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Teachers, Parents and Students - Visit http://bookmarksnc.org/authors-in-schools/summer-reading for links to 2016 Festival authors’ websites, reading guides, and more! Upon Completion of the Bookmarks Summer Reading Program All Grades – Please submit this signed participation agreement with the responses and the list of books read. ThiS page should Further information about how to submit is listed on the prior page under Rules and Regulations. Please make be included sure you read books you have not read before. with the liSt of bookS All students who read the required number of books and complete the response project will receive a completion and responses. prize of a voucher for a free book (of participants’ choice) to be redeemed at the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors on Saturday, September 10. Should you be unable to participate on September 10, please contact the office to arrange an alternate time to pick up your book. SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Student’s Full Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Student’s School: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Student’s Grade Completed in June 2016: ______________________________________ I am the parent or legal guardian of the student identified above (the “Student”). I have the legal right to consent to and, by signing below, I hereby do consent to the terms and conditions of this Bookmarks Summer Reading Program Participation Agreement (“Agreement”).
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