For Teachers 2011 Contest info for my 3rd Annual event

Bringing Mrs. P into your classroom is easy, because it's free and requires no license to use the site with your students. Mrs. P's classic filled library offers classic stories and activities that help students develop reading, listening and speaking abilities. Each year Mrs. P also hosts an annual "Be-a-Famous-Writer" contest, which is a wonderful way to sharpen and encourage writing skills. The contest opens for entries every September and runs to October 15th. This years contest is now closed, but we hope you bookmark the information for next year!www.contest.mrsp.com .

New Partnership with Westcott

Mrs. P is very excited this year to announce a new partnership with Westcott. Also a classic with over 140 years of history. They have the coolest scissors and rulers I’ ve ever seen! Check out their Facebook page dedicated to teachers across the globe. You can read and share stories that are tailored specifically for teachers!

To celebrate this new partnership Mrs. P and Westcott have teamed up to provide your classroom with some great supplies. The first classroom to enter my contest will get a whole box for their classroom. And the winner is...Drum Roll Please... Karen Mensing and her 2nd grade class at Sonoran Sky Elementary School in Arizona! Her class was one of the ones I Skyped with this year. They made me a special thank you video too. Isn't it adorable? .

Teachers Rule

Since Mrs. P knows that "Teachers Rule"! I sent some rulers and scissors from Westcott to teachers who did my contest as a class project. I put all the great teachers into my magic hat and these 4 schools won! Brook Forest Elementary (IL), Ballentine Elementary (NC), Oelwein Middle School (IA) and Peterson Elementary (AK)! Teachers Rule!!

From our other great contest with Tales2Go on FB we have a winner! Congrats Rouba Abou-Samra! Her classroom has won a one-year subscription to Tales2Go.

With Tales2Go, students can listen to over 1,600 audio books and stories - including Mrs. P - unlimited and on demand on Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)! Thank you to all the teachers who entered our contest on Tales2Go Facebook page. We loved all the comments so much that we decided to give ALL runner ups a 3-month subscription each. Hooray! Congrats to: Sally Finch Campbell, Tracey Singh , Karen Keaton, Karla Duff! Here's the winning comment: "I love using audiobooks in the classroom because sometimes I just can't get a character's voice or intonation correct and the audiobook is much more engaging and ear catching sometimes. I mean who wouldn't love hearing a character's voice come alive?"

"Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth." --Helen Caldicott, author and peace activist