MJHS Media Center Newsletter
November 2018
APS Introduces Beanstack!
Atlanta Public Schools will soon raise the bar for reading with the launch of our
District-wide APS Race2Read: The 2 Million Minutes Challenge, encouraging students, teachers, CLL staff, parents and community partners to read daily with a goal to collectively reach 2 million minutes of reading by the end of the school year.
Readers will track their minutes through Beanstack, available via mobile app and websites customized for each school.
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen will sound the starting pistol for Race2Read during her Nov. 6 #MeriaMeetup on APS XChange - our new digital platform powered by Facebook Workplace. If you haven't already done so, please be sure to claim your account.
What is the goal for MJHS?
54,882 minutes
How can I use it?
Visit: https://apsmaynardjackson.beanstack.org/users/sign_in or use the Beanstack app
Every child is already in the system - it is easy!
- Username: student number
- Password: six digit birthday (mmddyy)
Academic Integrity Resources
All IB learners strive to be ‘principled,’ acting with ‘integrity and honesty’, with a strong sense of justice and respect for the individual, groups and individuals. (Source: IB Academic Honesty Policy)
· Academic Integrity Tutorial from the Univ. of Maryland
· Plagiarism Tutorials and Certification Tests from Indiana University
· Academic Integrity Tutorial from Penn State
· Identifying Plagiarism Tutorial from Univ. of North Carolina:
Sharon Draper is Coming to Little Shop of Stories!
In the midst of many exciting upcoming events at Little Shop of Stories, we have a very special visit on the calendar. Sharon Draper, professional educator and author of such beloved mid-grade books as Out of My Mind and Stella by Starlight, is visiting us on her tour for her new book, Blended.
So many students struggle with identity through their mid-grade years, and having just the right book can open a pathway to conversation, connection, and understanding. Come join us for an opportunity to talk with Sharon Draper about her powerful, lovely new book. As a special bonus, we would like to offer any K-12 educator who attends this author event a 25% discount off of any purchase at the shop that evening, and a bonus $5 shop gift card for later! (Please bring your educator ID!).
Sharon Draper's visit will be Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:00 pm at Little Shop of Stories in downtown Decatur. See www.littleshopofstories.com for directions and details!
Please share this with educators on your staff. We don't want any of our teacher friends in the area to miss out on this unique opportunity!
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise.
Zelie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orisha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls.
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now Zelie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zelie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
Danger lurks in Orisha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zelie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy
The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes
Pepper Al-Yusef is not your average teenage boy. A Kuwaiti immigrant with epilepsy, serious girl problems, and the most useless seizure dog in existence, he has to write a series of essays over the summer . . . or fail out of school.
And Ava Dreyman-the brave and beautiful East German resistance fighter whose murder at seventeen led to the destruction of the Berlin Wall-is unlike anyone you've met before.
When Molly gets a package leading her to Pepper, they're tasked with solving a decades-old mystery- find out who killed Ava, back in 1989. Using Ava's diary for clues, Molly and Pepper realize there's more to her life-and death-than meets the eye. Someone is lying to them. And someone out there is guiding them along, desperate for answers.
Calling My Name by Liara Tamani
MJHS Jaguar Book Club for October
Chromebooks for 2nd Semester?
Maynard Jackson High School Media Center
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Location: 801 Glenwood Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 404-802-5235
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