Patriot Pride Library Chat!
Exploring Hispanic/Latinx Culture -- September/ October 2022
HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH!!
Welcome back Connecticut Farms students, families, and staff!
Here's our first edition of our Patriot Pride Library Chat newsletter.
The new school year is HERE!! And, with it, we'll dive deep into different cultures through different formats to increase your desire to READ AS MUCH AS YOU WANT!
As you walk the halls of Connecticut Farms, read all about some famous Hispanic/Latinx people. Some of them you'll know, some you won't. Who did you learn about from our library Hispanic Heritage display??
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) look at THREE (or more, if you want to) sections of this newsletter to engage in different aspects of Hispanic/Latinx culture.
We hope you enjoy your learning experience!!
Happy READING!!
Be well,
Ms. Jenkins-Jackson aka "Ms. J"
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS:
Please note, there is a $25 charge for any damage to the Chromebook; a $45 charge for a replacement charger; and the estimated cost for a replacement Chromebook is $400.
Students deemed eligible for free and reduced lunch will be charged 50% of the costs mentioned.
Thank you for your cooperation!
SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD MONTH!
Thank you to those parents/guardians who have already filled out and sent back the Union Public Library card application for your student(s).
If your student(s) are still in need of a library card, please let your student's teacher know, and I will give your student an application. Please fill in your student's name, parent email, address and phone number. Make sure to have your student sign right next to your signature.
Library cards will continue to be given out during the month of October. It's never to late to explore the joys of reading!
The Choice is Yours! View all three to learn more.
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!
Hispanic/Latine History Check In
Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage
Read About These Notable Hispanic/Latinx People
Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut and Engineer
- Born 1958, American engineer Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic female astronaut serving on four space shuttle flights.
- She studied electrical engineering at Stanford University, earning a master's degree in 1981 and a doctorate in 1985.
- In 1990, Ochoa was selected by NASA to participate in its astronaut program.
- In 1993, she served as mission specialist abroad the space shuttle Discovery, becoming the first Hispanic female to travel into space.
- In 2013, Ochoa became the director of the Johnson Space Station in Houston, Texas.
- "Ellen Ochoa." Britannica LaunchPacks, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 Jan. 2017. packs.eb.com/social-studies/529030/article/601172#/. Accessed 14 Sep. 2022.
Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Sonia Sotomayor, in full Sonia Maria Sotomayor, (born June 25, 1954, Bronx, New York, U.S.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2009. She was the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
- The daughter of parents who moved to New York City from Puerto Rico, Sotomayor was raised in a housing project in the Bronx.
- She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University (B.A., 1976) before attending Yale Law School, where she worked as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She graduated in 1979 and worked for five years as an assistant district attorney in New York county before pursuing private practice in a New York firm, where she worked on intellectual property and copyright cases.
- In May 2009 Pres. Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in order to fill the vacancy left by departing justice David Souter, and confirmed in September 2009 by the Senate.
- Sotomayor released a memoir, My Beloved World, in 2013.
- "Sonia Sotomayor." Britannica LaunchPacks, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Jan. 2013. packs.eb.com/social-studies/298278/article/475814#/. Accessed 14 Sep. 2022.
Courtesy of our Patriot Pride Reading Corner
Epic Books to the RESCUE!!
Go to www.getepic.com/student. Enter my Class Code.
Here it is: tqx0788
FIND YOUR NAME
IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR NAME,
LET ME KNOW!
I WILL ADD YOU TO MY CLASS!
FEATURED ON EPIC HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BOOK COLLECTION:
Click here to enjoy the Epic Hispanic Heritage Month Book Collection.
Featured Books in the Patriot Library Collection...
Who Was Frida Kahlo? written by Sarah Fabriny
Dreamers - By Yuyi Morales
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring - Written by Angela Cervantes
NEWSLETTER FUN
MAKERSPACE - Latin Rhythms!!!
Water Bottle Maraca
CAN YOU BEAT MY TIME SCORE OF 117 SECONDS?
Enjoy this music from the movie, ENCANTO!
About the Patriot Pride Library Staff
To find these featured books and others, go to the checkout desk in our school library, the Patriot Pride Library Media Center. We'll be happy to help you.
Also, remember to visit our local library branches of the Union Public Library for other exciting books and dive deep into the Hispanic and Latinx culture.
THANK YOU!!
CREDITS:
Book covers courtesy of Amazon.com
Britannica LaunchPacks, Encyclopædia Britannica
DisneyMusicVEVO
Read Aloud courtesy of Storylineonline.com
Scholastic.com
Epic Books
ilovelibraries.org
KV Teach
Netflix Futures
TheWordSearch.com
Studiesweekly.com
Email: njackson@twpunionschools.org
Website: https://connecticut.twpunionschools.org/departments/media_center_library
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Phone: (908) 851- 6470