Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Celebration

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Student Access: https://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/2019/12/smart-technology-student-access.html
(Direct Students to Elementary Favorites and Middle School Favorites)

Book Fair

Preview Video

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/fair-resources/book-resources/author-videos.html

*Teacher and E-Wallet Pre-shopping Days TBA

*E-Wallet Participant Book Drawing Daily During the Fair-sign up for THE OPTIONAL E-Wallet Today at:  

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/parent-how-it-works.html?fairID=4436962  (E-WALLETS CAN BE CREATED FOR STUDENT PURCHASES AND FOR TEACHER WISH-LIST GIFTS)

*Other Drawings and Competitions TBA

*Volunteers contact deidre.williams@lrsd.org 

*Find more details at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=forestheightsstemacademy1

*Find Details about Read Across America: https://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/2020/02/read-across-americadr-seuss-celebration.html

Benefiting DI and the FHSA Library Program

Kobe Bryant

Books in the FH Library Catalog

Kobe Bryant by Lydia Pyle

Kobe Bryant by Dan Osier

Kobe Bryant’s ‘Dear Basketball' as a Mentor Text

Poem: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/dear-basketball

Oscar Award Winning Short Film: https://decider.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-dear-basketball-oscar-best-animated-short-film/

Example Project:  http://www.ela-everyday.com/2018/03/dear-passion-letters.html?m=1#more%20***

Acrostic Poem as a variation: Create an acrostic poem inspired by Kobe Bryant, basketball, and/or something you are passionate about.  Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/acrostic-poems-30045.html

Biographies

https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar832680 (World Book Encyclopedia Kids)

https://www.biography.com/athlete/kobe-bryant

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kobe-Bryant

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1101483/bio

Books about or by Kobe Bryant

https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=kobe+bryant

https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3Akobe+bryant&qt=advanced&dblist=638

Teacher Resources 

Coming Soon 

Recognition and Student Work

Do you have student work that you would like to share with the world? It could be a video, a book trailer, slideshow, app, artwork, a photograph, and more.  See the list of categories, examples, and guidelines below. Submit your idea today and completed work by Feb. 21 (https://forms.gle/UJ4VkuLDSxfXvCKP8).

1-21^st Century Literacy iFair

Photographed or Digitized Book Displays

Book Trailers

Book Flix

Other electronic products about books

Digital products based on research (slideshow, content for google site/web page, podcast, etc.)

Student Media Festival Projects (see below)

Examples: Literacy: http://susankotch.com/index.php/tag/literacy-fair/  Science: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/competition/past-projects  History: https://www.chicagohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hf_website_manual-2017_update.pdf

Other TBA

2-AAIM Student Media Festival Projects

Live Action Video
-Sequential Stills
-Animation
-Interactive Multi-Media
-Podcast
-Sequential Stills
-Black and White Photographs
-Color Photographs

Note: Descriptions and Guidelines here: http://www.aaimk12.org/student-media-festival.html

Book Club is cancelled for today, Wednesday, January 22.

Book Club is cancelled for today, Wednesday, January 22.

Reading Challenge Highlights

A Few More Lanyard Recipients

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