MARCH is Women's History Month!
Read Across America March 2nd & St. Patrick's Day March 17th
Library Announcements
Bring your Chromebook to school daily. Make sure that the Chromebook is charged the night before in order to be ready for the next school day!
Shut it down completely so it is able to work properly the next day, too! Double check it please.
Your Chromebook is your tool for success in our 21st century learning environment. It is similar to paper and pencil when I was in school.
Note: if the Chromebook isn't working, please return the Chromebook & Cover to the library. Don't leave it at home! We send it back to the Technology Department, and issue another one to the student. Parents we need help with charging the Chromebooks and getting them to school daily! Please email me or call the library to let us know if there is an issue. You can also send your student to school with the Chromebook if it stops working for any reason and we'll help.
Note: The Technology Dept. is behind on IT tickets that we submit. Unfortunately, it may take several months to learn about exact fees for broken or damaged Chromebooks. Our Finance Office issue bills and notifies parents of any fees due to damage or lost Chromebooks. We can only provide you with an estimate of damages. Parents are financially responsible for lost or damaged Chromebooks. Please contact the library staff if you have any questions. We are happy to let you know the process in working with our IT Dept. We apologize for the delays! Mrs. Chappell-Brown, Teacher Librarian
Read Across America is on Monday, March 2nd in the SUHI Library!
You're welcome to stop by to hear the voices of students read in both Spanish and English. We also have special guest readers stopping by to join in our Reading celebration. It is not too late to join the list of guest readers. Please stop by to talk with me and I'll add you to the schedule.
Schedule for Monday, March 2nd:
Welcome by Mr. Glover, Principal 8:00 a.m.
Remember: Reading is the foundation to success in school and life!
Note: There will be crafts available to keep students who need them occupied in the Art Makerspace near the Front windows near the sofa.
Please join us or encourage Reading in your classroom!
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Brown, Teacher Librarian
Monday, Mar 2, 2020, 07:30 AM
Oviedo Street San Diego CA 92129
SORA READING CONTEST 3/2 - 3/19 MUST USE SORA APP TO TRACK READING PROGRESS!
We'll select (3) Lucky Winners who have the top three highest Reading scores during the contest. Good Luck! Mrs. Brown, Librarian
She Persisted
MARCH 8th International Women's Day #IWD2020 #EachforEqual
How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Source: International Women's Day website https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
The WOMEN in our life FEED us in many ways!
Happy Women's History Month! Mrs. Brown, Teacher Librarian
Additional Resources for Women's History Month
Note: Selected magazine articles provided by EBSCO Content Solutions. World Book is not responsible for the content of sites other than its own.
Women History Month event...church workshop held on financial literacy.
New York Amsterdam News, 5/22/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 20, p31, 0p
Cicely Tyson honored during Womens History Month at Rubys Vintage.
New York Amsterdam News, 4/4/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 14, p8, 0p
Alelia Murphy, 113, honored during Womens History Month.
New York Amsterdam News, 3/28/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 13, p9, 0p
African Diaspora International Film Fest celebrates Womens History Month March 29-31.
New York Amsterdam News, SANDOVAL, LAPACAZO, SHRIAN, ART, 3/28/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 13, p16, 0p
Espaillat introduces resolution recognizing Womens History Month & labor contributions.
New York Amsterdam News, JOHNSON, STEPHON, 3/21/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 12, p10, 0p
Schomburg holds tribute to Nina Simone.
New York Amsterdam News, 3/14/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 11, p20, 1p
March is Womens History Month.
New York Amsterdam News, GREER, CHRISTINA, 3/7/2019, Vol. 110 Issue 10, p13, 0p
Proclamation 9847--Womens History Month, 2019.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, 3/1/2019, p1, 2p
Betl Basaran on Womens Rights In the Ottoman Empire.
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Pasquini, Elaine, Jun/Jul2018, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p48, 0p
Mid-Manhattan NAACP branch celebrates Womens History Month.
New York Amsterdam News, 4/26/2018, Vol. 109 Issue 17, p8, 0p
New York Amsterdam News, Gresham, George, 3/1/2018, Vol. 109 Issue 9, p10, 2p
Proclamation 9702--Womens History Month, 2018.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, TRUMP, DONALD J., 2/28/2018, p1, 2p
National activism in wake of missing DC girls.
New York Amsterdam News, ARINDE, NAYABA, 3/30/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 13, p1, 2p
New York Amsterdam News, DeLaney Mitchell, Yvonne, 3/30/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 13, p8, 0p
Negro Business and Professional Womens Club History Month celebration.
New York Amsterdam News, 3/30/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 13, p8, 0p
Adam/ Belgrave, Chapin film, Altura at Jazz Gallery, Womens History Month.
New York Amsterdam News, SCOTT, RON, 3/9/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 10, p25, 0p
New York Amsterdam News, Gresham, George, 3/2/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 9, p10, 2p
This Womens History Month Moment Brought to you by.
New York Amsterdam News, Powell, Faye Blakely, 3/2/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 9, p15, 0p
Talking SCHOP! Red Rooster honors women of color chefs for Black History Month.
New York Amsterdam News, HARRIS, KYSHA, 2/9/2017, Vol. 108 Issue 6, p28, 0p
Remarks at a Womens History Month Reception.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, 3/30/2016, p1, 4p
Proclamation 9088--Womens History Month, 2014.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, OBAMA, BARACK, 3/1/2014, p1, 2p
Remarks at a Womens History Month Reception.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, 3/31/2013, p1, 3p
Remarks at a Womens History Month Reception.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, Obama, Barack, 3/18/2013, p1, 3p
Proclamation 8935--Womens History Month, 2013.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, OBAMA, BARACK, 2/28/2013, p1, 2p
Proclamation 8780--Womens History Month, 2012.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, 3/1/2012, p1, 2p
Proclamation 8630--Womens History Month, 2011.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, Obama, Barack, 2/28/2011, p1, 2p
Proclamation 8481--Womens History Month, 2010.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, Obama, Barack H., 3/2/2010, p1, 2p
Proclamation 8351--Womens History Month, 2009.
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, OBAMA, BARACK, 3/3/2009, p1, 2p
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2020 RISE: A Feminist Booklist for Young Readers!
Source: School Library Journal
by Kara Yorio
Feb 18, 2020 | Filed in News & Features
Rise: A Feminist Book Project For Ages 0-18—formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project—has released its Top 10 list for 2020. The group, which is part of the Feminist Task Force (FTF) of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the American Library Association, annually releases the best feminist books for young readers.
This year's choices are:
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton, illustrated by Ekua Holmes
Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou by Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly
A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy illustrated by Kayla Harren
Forward Me Back to You by Mitali Perkins
Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre
Surviving the City, Vol. 1 by Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan
Rise also offers a longer list of feminist fiction and nonfiction recommendations from early readers to YA.
The organization's name change was explained on the website: "This year, the committee was made aware that, though Amelia Bloomer had a platform as a publisher, she refused to speak against the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 (Simmons). SRRT and FTF believe librarians and libraries must work to correct social problems and inequities with particular attention to intersectionality, feminism, and deliberate anti-racism.
"As a result, the committee unanimously voted in favor of a name change. Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18, reflects the diversity and inclusion for which feminism as a whole — and this committee specifically—strives."
Read the full announcement of the inaugural Rise list below:
We are now Rise: A Feminist Book Project for ages 0-18.
It’s time to remember. Read. Reflect. Rage. Reclaim. Resolve. Rebuild.
It’s time to inspire. Imagine. Illuminate. Ignite. Innovate.
It’s time to speak. Sing. Shout. Support. Smash. Slay.
It’s time to engage. Enrich. Enlighten. Elevate. Elect. Empathize. Expand.
With Laurie Halse Anderson’s Shout and Laura Ruby’s Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All, we remember. We reflect on things that have been taken. We rage against it, and we reclaim it. We resolve to recognize our fear and step out of our comfort zones; as Alice Tapper says in Raise My Hand: “I want to raise my hand, but sometimes it’s too scary.” But we challenge ourselves to do it anyway.
In What Do You Do With a Voice Like That (Barton), we are inspired by Barbara Jordan’s voice and her determination to use it. We Set the Dark on Fire (Mejia) ignites the fight for ourselves and others. Strange Birds (Perez) demands institutional change. In Fighter in Velvet Gloves (Boochever) , we watch Elizabeth Peratrovich challenge systemic racism.
In I Am The Night Sky (Next Wave Muslim Initiative), we celebrate the importance of speaking up and out, but not over. “They didn’t ask, but I had to tell them, I had to tell them what I was, who I was, an act of remembrance” (Noor Saleem). Bri in On The Come Up (Thomas) learns to speak through verse and rhyme, finding her own identity and moving people to action.
In Make Trouble (Richards), we learn the importance of engaging with the world around us to elevate marginalized voices. Forward Me Back to You (Perkins) empowers us to validate our pain and embrace our future.
“We remember it and we honor it by making our own voices heard” (Barton, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That).
We rise.
Join us.
Give Equity a HUGE HUG!
We can all truly embrace equity.
It's not just something we say. It's not just something we write about.
It's something we need to think about, know, and embrace.
It's what we believe in, unconditionally. Equity means creating an inclusive world.
#EmbraceEquity