Panda Literacy Newsletter
Parkside Center for Literacy & Inquiry - October 2021
National Book Month
One Book, One Parkside - October 4 - 29, 2021
To celebrate National Book Month our school community will participate in our first school-wide community read. As a school community we will read "The World According to Humphrey". Check out our One School, One Book website for more information about this amazing event - https://sites.google.com/apsk12.org/one-book-one-parkside
National Italian Heritage Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Parkside staff, students and community will be
"Pinked Out for Breast Cancer" on Friday, October 22, 2021
If your family is or has experienced breast cancer and needs a picture book to discuss this difficult topic with children, check out some of the title below.
National Bully Prevention Month
By speaking out, spreading kindness, and finding your other roles in bullying prevention, you’re making school settings, workplaces, and other environments safer and happier places. We must send a message that bullying will not be tolerated in our community, and now is the perfect time to start.
Parkside will observe Unity Day on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by wearing orange to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying.
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National Red Ribbon Week
In 1971, President Richard Nixon officially declared a “War on Drugs.” He stated that drug abuse was “public enemy number one.” During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan expanded many of the policies Nixon had put into place. In 1984, Nancy Reagan began her campaign, “Just Say No” to drugs. The Red Ribbon campaign joined the fight against drugs in 1985.
Red Ribbon Spirit Week - October 25-29, 2021 - Coordinated by Ms. Brown, Counselor
Race to Read 2021-2022
Race 2 Read is the Atlanta Public School’s District wide literacy campaign to encourage students, teachers, staff and parents to read daily and collectively to reach 10 million minutes of reading.
Parkside’s goal is to read and log 543,000 minutes by May 2022. Let’s foster a love of reading and come together as a community of readers to make this happen. Please follow the steps below to register and begin logging your reading minutes.
Student Log-in
Username: Network ID Password: race2read
Staff Log-in
Username: Network ID Password: beanstackreads
Fostering a Love of Reading is Our Goal!
By Peter Reynolds
The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say something!
If you see an injustice... say something! In this empowering new
picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many
ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and
every day, have the chance to say something: with our actions,
our words, and our voices. Perfect for kid activists everywhere,
this timely story reminds readers of the undeniable importance
and power of their voice. There are so many ways to tell the world who you
are... what you are thinking... and what you believe. And how you'll make it
better.
Communicator
COMMUNICATORS understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.
The pictures below are some of the students who were selected for the August (Thinker) and September (Knowledgeable) learners of the month.
July, August and September Birthdays
October Literacy Challenge
1. You may use a real or artificial pumpkin.
2. Absolutely NO carved Pumpkins!
3. To decorate, you can use paper, glue, paint, markers, pipe cleaners, fabric or other craft items on the entry.
4. Projects must represent a book character.
5. Entry forms can be picked up from Ms. Taylor. On the entry form, you must write the title and author of the book and bring the book or a picture of the book cover to display with your pumpkin and/or gourd.
6. Entries can be dropped off to Ms. Taylor on Monday, November 1, 2021.
All participants will be entered into a prize drawing! The drawing and the winner will be held and announced at the end of the month!
September Literacy Challenge Winner
Parkside Center for Literacy & Inquiry
Email: mtaylor@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Website: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/7360
Location: 685 Mercer Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 404-802-4100
Twitter: @PandaLitCoach