BKLMC Library Chat
February/March 2021
Celebrating excellence in us all!
But we'll be back on Google Meet or Zoom on March 8. I, along with Mrs. Torr, our lovely Library Media Clerk, will be LIVE from the BKLMC.
We're looking forward to our hybrid students coming in on March 15. Don't worry, whatever the hybrid students will be doing, our remote students will, too. Be patient as we embark on this journey.
Happy reading, Blue Knights!! Spring is COMING, March 20!!
Center Stage: February's Moments
Masterclass Recap - Mr. Toscano's Disney Animation Magic!!
BKLMC studied the life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Afro-Puerto Rican born in 1874, died in Brooklyn 1938
Taught at Fisk University (HBCU)
Traveled collecting artifacts related to the black experience
Schomburg Center holds over 10 million items
Inquiring Minds What to Know...
Deven D. asked:
Arturo Schomburg is buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
Aizen D. asked
He traveled the world and bought the artifacts that many people thought had no value (Weatherford, 34.)
Dylan V. asked
Schomburg's collection had grown too large to keep in his family's home, so he sold it, and it was donated to the New York Public Library. It's renamed the Schomburg Center after Schomburg's death (Weatherford, 42).
Need Citation Help for Research, Blue Knights? We use the Modern Language Association (MLA)'s style. Examples include a website and book citation.
Student Spotlight!!! Black History Month Posters
Katherine Johnson - NASA Mathematician
Celebrate Black History Month
John Legend - Singer/Song writer
Nelson Mandela - First Black South African President
Kamala Harris - First Black/Asian Female Vice President of USA
Bessie Coleman - Aviator
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights Activist
John Lewis - Georgia Congressman/ Civil Rights Activist
George Washington Carver - Inventor
Ida B. Wells - American Journalist
William Dorsey Swann - First known Drag Queen
Mandela
Sadio Mane - Soccer player
Jesse Owens - Track star
Ruby Bridges - Former child Civil Rights Activist
First Day of Hybrid Learning! March 1
Jefferson Enjoyed Read Across America - March 1 - 5
Other fun activities in the lesson linked to our new ebook digital tool, MackinVIA. (ATTENTION: Jefferson teachers, you can browse by using this link as if you are a Jefferson student; a teacher instruction email will be provided in the coming weeks).
If you guys completed the jigsaw puzzle in the Week 24 lesson, you'd find a clue. On our digital shelves in MackinVIA, you'd be able to find the item. **Hint, it's the title of a popular book series written by Kayla Miller.** All of this is a continued effort to instill the joy and importance of reading and developing our literacy skills.
Let's Celebrate Women's History Month Every March!!!
Epic - Women's History Month Book Collection
- Check out any of these books on Epic by clicking on the link below.
- Browse the collection, then check out a book.
- Log in with www.getepic.com and look for your name.
- Don't see your name, then click on "Create a Profile".
Enjoy the books in this collection, Blue Knights!!
Newsletter Fun!
For St. Patrick's Day on March 17, let's play...
Credits:
Engage & Inspire with Mrs. Schneiaer, 2021
Happy Cultivated, YouTube, 5 March, 2019.
Storyline Online, YouTube.
Enjoy this true story about Jane Addams, the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Enjoy this read aloud about a brave young African American girl for Black History Month & Women's History Month!
Keep an EYE out for another set of Synergize: Masterclasses!!
- Mr. Pardo - STEM March 8 - 12
- Mr. Toscano - ART March 15 - 19
- PE - March 22 - 26
- Ms. Melchor - April 6 - 9
- Ms. Carvajal - Spanish April 12 -16
- Ms. Jenkins-Jackson - Library April 19 - 23
** Subject to change***
Thank You, Blue Knights! Remember, Reading is OUR jam!
Email: njackson@twpunionschools.org
Website: http://www.twpunionschools.org/
Location: Vauxhall, NJ
Phone: 908-851-6560