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Parkside Media Center News Letter | MAY 2021
May kicks off ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE Month!
#LevelUp2021 #BeanThereReadThat
School Prizes
Mark Cuban is generously supplying cash prizes and Thorndike Press will donate prize packs that allow libraries to build their large print collections.
Grand Prize: $5,000 and $1,000 of large print books and a virtual author Facebook live chat with your school
Second Place: $2,500 and $500 of large print books
4 Runner Ups: $2,500 and $250 of large print books
We determine winning schools based on multiple factors, including:
- Outreach: Number of registrants in relation to number of students enrolled in relation to school size.
- Active participation: Percentage of those enrolled who actively log during the challenge.
- Logging numbers: Total minutes and/or books logged at the school, in relation to the total number of students and participants.
- Community sharing: Share and post about #LevelUp2021 and #BeanThereReadThat on social media for some extra participation “brownie points.” :)
Beanstack #Race2Read Update
Parkside Pandas logged 3,987 minutes in BEANSTACK
in the month of APRIL! Way To Go Pandas!
A Great BIG Thank You to!!!
SECOND Grade for being the TOP loggers for APRIL!
1,647 minutes!!!
How do I log on to Beanstack #Race2Read?
Beanstack
Username: Network ID Password: race2read
Teachers: Network ID Password: beanstackreads
SEL BOOK OF THE MONTH
Greta and the Giants By Zoe Tucker
This picture book tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis— using allegory to make this important topic accessible to young children and illustrates that no one is too small or too young to advocate for issues that matter.
CLASS PASS IS FREE FOR APS STUDENTS & EMPLOYEES!
If you are an Atlanta Public Schools student or employee you have access to many resources, including digital collections, eBooks, eAudiobooks, videos, as well as all of the books available in the public libraries and it's FREE!
There is no library card involved. Students use the APS username and password.
HAPPY READING PARKSIDE!
BELOW IS YOUR ACCELERATED READER PARTICIPATION FOR APRIL!
Keep up the good work and continue reading AR books!
YES! You can take Accelerated Reader test at home!
Need to find out if a book is an AR book?
2. Once there, click on student, or parent
3. In "Quick Search," type the title of the book
4. If the book is indeed an AR title, information about the book will appear, if it is not an AR title, it will say, "No AR Quiz"
MyBackpack eBook Shelf
APS District eBook Shelf
To access the APS eBook shelf, students should log into My Back Pack. Select the eBooks tile. From here, all apps are accessible for student use.
To access apps requiring username/password, use the following credentials:
TumbleBook Library/Cloud
Username: atlantaps
Password: books
Big Timber Books
Username: atlantaps
Password: readmore
HELPFUL LINKS
Parkside Media Center
Email: beth.wilborn@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Location: 685 Mercer Street S.E. Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone: (404)802-4176
Twitter: @ParksideESMedia