January 26-30, 2015
Bagdad Elementary
Ongoing School
Events
Classrooms will have guest readers throughout the week to read aloud to
students.
Monday,
January 26
Million Minute Read: Each classroom will set aside 20 minutes for
additional reading at some time during the day. Also, we will have some of
our guest readers read How Much is a Million.
Tuesday,
January 27
Team Up and Read: Blue Wahoos will perform “Casey at the Bat” for
grades 3-5.
Students will wear their favorite “team” gear as we “Team Up and Read.”
We will also have athletes from Milton High, and Ice Flyers come and read
in the classrooms. They will be reading popular children’s books
pertaining to their sport.
Wednesday,
January 28
Readers are Leaders: School and community leaders are being invited to
read favorite children’s books to classes.
Thursday,
January 29
Vocabulary is Fun: The reading coach will read Miss Alaineus: A
Vocabulary
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all classrooms
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vocabulary parade on Friday.
Bennett Russell Elementary School
Friday,
January
Ongoing 30
School
Events
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by
that
author
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media
center
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students
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2
grade
classes.
check out.
*Play a variety of books on video for teachers and students to view in their
classroom.
*Encourage teachers to read aloud and incorporate literacy activities in the
curriculum during the week.
*Book Giveaway – Have daily drawings on the morning show giving away
books to students.
Monday,
January 26
*Million Minute Marathon – encourage teachers and students to do at least
20 minutes of sustained reading.
*100th day of school celebration – various teachers will be reading books
about 100 days of school on DVD. Students will listen to the stories and try
to guess who is reading the story.
Tuesday,
January 27
*Kick Up Your Heels for Reading – The students will wear silly socks to
school.
Wednesday,
January 28
*Read-a-thon – The students will participate in a read-a-thon in their
classroom and are encouraged to wear pajamas for this day of reading.
*Play the video of Charlotte’s Web.
Thursday,
January 29
*Be a Good Sport and Read – The students will wear team clothing to
school. Show a motivational video to the students of Lebron James and his
reading habits.
Friday,
January 30
*Crazy About Reading – The students will wear mismatched clothes to
school.
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26-30,2015
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January
Central
School,(K-5)
grades 6-12
Central
Ongoing
Ongoing
School
School Events
Events
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with the classes and their favorite books.
literacy will be a focus of the interviews.
Monday,
January 26
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about
in the
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PTO
will
front help
hallway.
create a bulletin board highlighting Young Adult Novels that are
recommended by Just Read, Florida!
Tuesday,
Students will continue research on their successful person.
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Thursday,
January 29
Friday,
Monday,
January 30
January 26
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will complete the written research projects and display their
work.
Thorpe will also facilitate a Book Club for high school students to read
“October Sky”. We will promote it during CLW and have students
sign
up toteam
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Flashlight Friday! The students will celebrate their own success by reading
Million Minute Marathon
with flashlights in the classrooms. Bring your pillow and blankets to get
comfortable and read!
January 26-30, 2015
Chumuckla Elementary
Ongoing School Events
Daily reading in classrooms with teachers, students, parents and guest readers.
I Spy A Reader-Students “caught” reading will receive a ticket to be placed in a drawing
for prizes at the end of the week
Monday,
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
Million Minute Marathon
Teachers keep track of the # of minutes students read within the classroom and take the
count to Mr. Carnley as he accelerates reading in a Race Car.
Kick Up Your Heels and Rev Up Reading…
Wear colorful, bright or silly socks to support literacy.
Wednesday, January 28
Electronic Blackout Day!
½ Day
Wear black and read hard copy books.
Early Release
Guest reader on ITV.
Thursday,
January 29
Classroom Door Decorating
Winners receive prizes…books for classroom.
Friday,
January 30
Be a Good Sport and Read!
I Spy A Reader Prize Drawings
January 26-30, 2015
East Milton Elementary
Ongoing School
Events
Parent Night: The Perfect Brainstorm in 3D
Teacher PD for Parental Involvement
Guess the Number of Books in the Library-students will have the opportunity to submit an
estimate of the number of books we have in the library at EME. A primary (PreK-2) and
intermediate (3-5) winner will be announced and receive a prize on ITV.
Community Readers-classes will have volunteers from the community come and read a book to
the students (We have already lined up Tony to Tiger and some local celebrities, along with
community leaders)
Vocabulary Parade-this magnificent (impressive, splendid), parade of costumed words!
We plan to both astound (overwhelm and stun), and bring delight (enjoyment and joy),
while making words memorable (most likely to be remembered)!
Monday,
January 26
Million Minute Marathon-each class will read an additional 20 minutes and submit minutes to
Mandy King by the end of the day
Guess the Number of Books in the Library-students submit estimates
Community Readers-various classrooms
Tuesday,
January 27
Poetry Day-Poems will be provided to the classroom and special area teachers to read
throughout the day across all content areas
Guess the Number of Books in the Library-students submit estimates
Community Readers-various classrooms
Wednesday,
January 28
Guess the Number of Books in the Library-winners will be announced on ITV
Community Readers-various classrooms
Vocabulary Parade-submissions due (The activity description will be sent home as a family
project the week prior. If the child will complete this activity at home, the word must be
submitted to the teacher. Students who do not have parental help, will design their word
“costume” in class with the teacher)
Thursday,
Community Readers-various classrooms
January 29
ITV Book Talks-Teachers will be a guest on ITV to share about their favorite children’s books.
Friday,
Community Readers-various classrooms
January 30
ITV Book Talks and Vocabulary Parade
January 26-30, 2015
Gulf Breeze High School
Ongoing
School Events
My Little Library is a cooperative effort between GBHS and
Shoreline Park.
National English Honor Society students are sponsoring a
weatherproof “take a book, leave a book” box/bookshelf for parents
and kids. Donations will include children’s books, adolescent fiction,
and typical commercial fiction/non-fiction. Construction is underway,
and placement will follow.
Monday,
January 26
 Million Minute Marathon
Begin the following week-long initiatives:



Book Drive Competition for 1st period classes – Santa Rosa
Kids’ House
ITV - scrolling quotes about reading/books
Classroom doors decorated by students to promote reading or a
favorite book
Tuesday,
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Continue book drive, ITV, and classroom door activities all
week.
Thursday,
January 29
Friday,
January 30
Sock It To Reading: wear crazy socks to show your support for
Literacy
January 26-30, 2015
Holley Navarre Intermediate School
Ongoing
School Events
Book Chats from teachers and admin
Monday,
Donna Kirby from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos will be visiting with a presentation
of “Casey at Bat” and bringing a special guest! Students drop everything and
read for an additional 20 minutes for the “Million Minute Marathon”!
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
Students will have the opportunity to build a shoebox float representing a favorite
book they’ve read. This is completely voluntary and something they would do at
home. Students creating a shoebox float will be invited to participate in a
Literacy Parade throughout the H.N.I.S. hallways. Floats should have the title
and author of the book along with their name somewhere on the shoebox. The
parade will be on Tuesday, January 27th.
Wednesday,
January 28
Students will dress up as their favorite book character.
Thursday,
Illustrator Michael P. White visits HNIS! We will have six smaller presentations
in the Music Room. There will be a sign up sheet out soon for you to select up
for a time.
January 29
Friday,
January 30
Bess the Book Bus, Inc. is a mobile literacy outreach that will be visiting our
school to help provide new books to our students. 5th grade students will be
visiting the Book Bus and 3rd and 4th will be receiving a new book from me!
January 26-30, 2015
Holley Navarre Middle School
Ongoing
School Events
We have a school-wide reading incentive program for the Sunshine State
Young Reader Award novels. There is a weekly prize drawing for all
students who have read at least three of the books. In addition, the top
fifty (50) readers will be taken on a field trip in April to select a book of
their choice as a reward (cost covered by grant funds).
Monday,
Each student will be required to bring reading material of their personal
choice to school and read for at least ten (10) minutes of each class period.
Some teachers are choosing to have their students read more than ten
minutes, and those minutes will be calculated into the school’s total.
January 26


15 minutes of silent reading in 6th grade Reading classes.
8th grade—informational text reading.
Wednesday,
January 28


15 minutes of silent reading in 6th grade Reading classes.
8th grade—informational text reading.
Thursday,


15 minutes of silent reading in 6th grade Reading classes.
8th grade—informational text reading.



15 minutes of silent reading in 6th grade Reading classes.
8th grade—informational text reading.
Completion of 6th grade book project in which students create a
newspaper cover article on a book read in class.
Tuesday,
January 27
January 29
Friday,
January 30
January 26-30, 2015
Holley Navarre Primary
Ongoing
School Events
“Reading Accelerates Success!” – Students will write about their favorite book on
stars. Star writings will be displayed down our Starry Night hallway.
Monday,
*Million Minute Marathon-Students will read for an additional 20 minutes during the
day in celebration of literacy.
January 26
Daily Theme-“Rock Out with a Good Book!”-Students bring their favorite book and
share with someone.
Tuesday,
January 27
Guest Reader Day-Guest readers from the community visit classrooms to do a read
aloud.
Daily Theme-“Reading Brightens Your Horizon”-Students wear bright colors.
Wednesday,
January 28
Daily Theme-“Reading Rocks Wear Funky Socks”-Students wear silly socks to
remind them how fun reading can be.
Thursday,
Daily Theme-“Hats Off to Reading”-Students wear hats.
January 29
Literacy Night-Reading Under the Stars Family Night, 5-7 PM
Friday,
Daily Theme-“Reading Builds Character” -Students may dress up as favorite book
character and present a book report on the character from their favorite book.
January 30
January 26-30, 2015
Hobbs Middle
Ongoing
School Events
Hobbs Middle School will continue to improve its students’ reading comprehension of
nonfiction text by using 4th period mentoring groups to further explore the “7 Habits”
and how they can be applied to success in the classroom. PowerPoints, discussion
guides, and book excerpts are provided. This book was selected to support the theme
“Reading Accelerates Success” and to foster healthy lifestyle habits.
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon: All 4th period classes will read the introduction to Sean
Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” (Get in the Habit). This activity is
designed to include 20+ active reading minutes. Individual teachers will report number
of minutes read to the Reading Coach.
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
Reading classes: Students will access Achieve 3000’s workforce readiness articles and
Career Center resources.
Mentoring groups: Students will utilize “7 Habits” resources (Habits 1 & 2).
Wednesday,
January 28
Reading classes: Students will access Achieve 3000’s workforce readiness articles
and Career Center resources.
Mentoring groups: Students will utilize “7 Habits” resources (Habits 3 & 4).
Thursday,
January 29
Reading classes: Students will access Achieve 3000’s workforce readiness articles
and Career Center resources.
Mentoring groups: Students will utilize “7 Habits” resources (Habits 5 & 6).
Friday,
January 30
Reading classes: Students will access Achieve 3000’s workforce readiness articles
and Career Center resources.
Mentoring groups: Students will utilize “7 Habits” resources (Habit 7).
January 26-30, 2015
Jay Elementary School
Ongoing
School Events
Read alouds about successful people.
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
Author Visit by Michael White-Successful Authors
Tuesday,
Individual classroom literacy activities
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Wake Up and Read on Wednesday-Wear pajamas and bring a flashlight to
use for reading.
Thursday,
Individual classroom literacy activities
January 29
Friday,
January 30
BMX Demonstration Team-How reading makes you a success in life.
January 26-30, 2015
Jay High School
Ongoing
School Events
SGA chose some book trailers/movie clips from some non-fiction and
fiction books that have a science/technology theme/character, etc.
They will show key climatic points of the films, and interview
students, teachers, and staff in order to give a brief talk about it (like a
book talk). (Films/books include, but not limited to, : I, Robot; War of
the Worlds; Maze Runner; Maximum Ride; Star Wars.)
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
January 26-30, 2015
Martin Luther King Middle School
Ongoing School
Events
Book Commander Club: Once a month, the students read a book and then
gather for 40 minutes to discuss it.
Monday,
Million Minute Read: Students will read in every class throughout the school
day.
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Thursday,
January 29
Friday,
January 30
Family Literacy Night. Theme: Ramp Up with Reading and Accelerate to
Success. Dialed Action BMX will perform stunts and promote Reading
Theme, families will watch the movie Divergent and compare it with the
novel, and students will receive book marks and a free Whataburger for
attending family night. Also students will participate in a drawing for the
book Divergent.
January 26th-30th, 2015
Milton High School
Ongoing School
Events
Student Bike Give-Away- Students who check out books from the library (limit one per day) will be able
to enter their name in a drawing to win a new bicycle and helmet. Students who dress-up on Literary
Character Day, Friday, January, 30th will be able to add their name to the bicycle drawing entry for
participating.
Faculty/Staff) Dell 8” Tablet Give-Away- Any faculty or staff that check out an E-Book from the Media
Center between the dates of January 12th-30th will be entered into a drawing to win a new Dell 8” Tablet.
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
20 minutes of independent reading per period during the school day. Minutes will be reported back to
Tracy Murphy from each teacher on the number of minutes read in each of their class periods.
If you need Reading materials we will provide them to you.
Contact Tracy Murphy if you need materials.
Million Minute
Marathon
Tuesday,
What my teacher read in High School
January 27
ITV Clips of Teachers discussing their favorite high school book. Clips will be run throughout the day on
ITV for students.
What my teacher
read in High
School
Wednesday,
January 28
Critical Thinking Day- “The Ebola Virus and How It Affects the Human Body”
Critical Thinking
Day
Students and teachers will participate in a series of lessons and activities about the Ebola virus. Through
a variety of texts and sources, students will learn facts about the virus, and read about what Ebola does to
the human body.
Thursday,
Literacy In Social Media- We will encourage students to use social media to promote literacy. We will
highlight those that post literacy related pictures to the MHS social media outlets of Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram.
January 29
Literacy In Social
Media
Friday,
January 30
Literary
Character Day
Literary Character Day- Everyone on campus is encouraged to dress up as a literary character. The 1st
period class that emails Tracy Murphy with the highest percentage of students who dressed up, receives a
breakfast from Mr. Thorpe.
January 26-30, 2015
Navarre High School
Ongoing
School Events
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Stop, Drop, and Read (happens every Tuesday for 15 minutes between
4th and 5th periods)
Progressive lesson created by literacy team (Online Safety: A Look at
Cyberbullying and Sexting)
Thursday,
January 29
Friday,
January 30
Pajamas and a book: students and faculty wear pajamas and bring their
favorite books to read and share.
January 23rd- 30th, 2015 *
Oriole Beach Elementary
Ongoing Activities
We celebrate literacy every day in the OBE Library! As students reach reading goals or fill up
sticker cards, they become American Readers! Their names are announced, students push a button
on a pole activating the U.S. flag to wave as patriotic music plays and all students clap! Student
names are then placed on the American Reader Wall of Fame!
American Readers also celebrate reading success by attending the following parties in the library:
Super Bowl Party (5th graders); Mardi Gras (4th graders); The Adventure (3rd graders); Camp Read aLot (2nd graders); Blast Off With Books (1st graders); Going BUGGY Over Books (kindergarten)
Every Friday afternoon, new Accelerated Reader Millionaires and Multi-Millionaires are featured on
ITV. Millionaires have read over 1,000,000 words and Multi-Millionaires have read 2,000,000
words or more during the school year! Students are given $1,000,000 book bucks: Millionaires may
check out 4 books and Multi-Millionaires may check out 5 books when they visit the library!
Every Tuesday is Family Check Out Night in the OBE Library! As holidays near, families are
invited to play Book BINGO, BOO Book BINGO, JINGO, and I Love Book BINGO. BINGO prizes
are always BOOKS!
Friday,
Author / Illustrator Michael P. White will visit with six grade levels in the library. *Due to a full
schedule during CLW, Mr. White had to visit OBE the week before CLW!
January 23rd
Monday,
Book Blurbs
January 26th
Million Minute Marathon
Tuesday,
Book Blurbs
January 27th
Family Check Out Night in the Library
Wednesday,
Book Blurbs
January 28th
First Grade “FROZEN” Fairy Tales
Thursday,
Book Blurbs
January 29th
5th Grade Super Bowl Party: 5th graders celebrate reading successes!
Friday,
Book Blurbs
January 30th
ITV Recognition of Millionaire and Multi-Millionaire Readers
January 26-30, 2015
Pace High School
Ongoing
School Events
Januaryin Reading:
26-30,Several
2015classes will be reading all
CPR—Classes Participating
week for the first 20 min. of class.
Pea Ridge Elementary
WPHS (school news) will broadcast student book trailers over ITV daily.
1. CPR—Million Minute Marathon (prize patrols)
2. Book Trailers (ITV)
January 26
Studentindividual
Book Talks
in thereading
media center
Rev Up Your3.Reading
student
logs will be maintained throughout the week
Ongoing
and rewards from Scholastic given to those who turn in their logs at the end of Literacy Week.
School
Events
1. CPR—prize patrols
Tuesday,
Monday,
2. Book Trailers (ITV)
January
27
Monday,
Million Minute
Marathon
3. Media
Center Book Match—match the teacher with his or her favorite
book
January 26 20 minutes devoted to independent reading school wide.
School-wide Reading Activity centered around veterans-Wednesday,
January 28
Introduction to Literacy Week on the WPRE morning show: Literacy coach will present a
Veterans
Read Across the Valentines
Day Relay for
video
clip with a different reading genre/content focus each day.
Students view the clip in the morning and complete a short writing response during the day to
1. CPR—prize patrols
Thursday,
extend comprehension skills.
2. Book Trailers (ITV)
January 29
3. Book Walk (instead of cake walk) with ESE students
4. Read aloud with ESE students
Tuesday,
Video
clip
for
Across the
Day Relay
1. Read
CPR—prize
patrols
Friday,
2. Book Trailers (ITV)
January 30
3. Book Club Party
January 27
Reading Focus: Literature and Fables
Wednesday, Video clip for Read Across the Day Relay
January 28
Reading Focus: Science
Thursday,
Video clip for Read Across the Day Relay
January 29
Reading Focus: Social Studies
Parent Literacy Night: Reading Accelerates Success
The evening event revolves around a Nascar theme with a “Pit Stop” for dinner, a visit to the
“Book Fair Speedway” and a choice of engaging literacy activities planned and presented by
teachers.
January 26-30, 2015
Friday,
Video clip for Read Across the Day Relay
January 30
Reading Focus: Math
W. H. Rhodes Elementary
Culminating Activity: “Read Across the Day Relay”
Each grade level will hold relay races at P.E. using clues from Read Across the Day Relay
video information.
Ongoing
School Events
Favorite Book Shares, Literature Trivia questions, Poetry Breaks,
Classroom Book Recommendations, Reading Profiles
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
Tuesday,
Andy the Armadillo Book Reading for students in grades K-2
January 27
Ice Cream for Books Family Night
Wednesday,
January 28
Children’s Illustrator, Michael P. White for students in grades 3-5
Thursday,
Guest Reader Day
January 26-30, 2015
S.S. Dixon Intermediate School
January 29
Friday,
Ongoing School
EventsJanuary 30
Wahoos Grand Slam Reading Program for grades 3-5
Students, teachers, and staff will participate in the “Million Minute Marathon” each
Fifth
day. grade Newbery Club votes for Newbery 2015
*Author & Illustrator Michael White will visit SSDI on Thursday, January 22, for a
special literacy-related assembly.
Monday,
January 26
Tuesday,
January 27
1) “Bess the Book Bus” – 3rd grade students will get to choose a free book.
2) A Guest Reader (retired SSDI teacher) will read aloud The Keeping Quilt on
ITV, and students in each class will decorate a paper quilt square related to a
book they have read. Each teacher will connect the squares (using staples or
tape) to make a large class quilt to be displayed in the hall outside the
classrooms.
3) Teachers will explain the “Vocabulary Fashion Show,” which will be held on
Friday, to students so that they can choose a word and prepare their costume
in advance.
Students will choose a book (teacher has the option of choosing a book for the whole
class) on which they will write a book report using a template of either a shooting
star, comet, or rocket. Book reports are due on Thursday.
Wednesday, January
28
DEAR – Students, teachers, and all staff will “Drop Everything and Read” at
different times throughout the day when the announcement to DEAR is made over
the intercom or by the classroom teacher.
Thursday,
1) Students will make a bookmark related to a book of their choice or a book
selected by their teacher.
2) Teachers will display book reports and have the option of having students
share/read/present their book reports.
Vocabulary Fashion Show – Students, teachers, and staff will choose a vocabulary
word and dress up to illustrate the meaning of their chosen word. Students who stand
out because of their excellent fashion presentation of their vocabulary word (in other
words, their costume illustration is awesome) will be asked to participate in a
“Vocabulary Fashion Show” taping which will be aired on ITV.
January 29
Friday,
January 30
January 26-30, 2015
January 26-30, 2015
West Navarre Intermediate
T.R. Jackson Pre-K
Ongoing School Events
Ongoing
School Events
Wahoos- Reading contest (they will come Thursday 22 and do an assembly for 3-5
Reading
is “Out
of this
World!”
reading
contest.
One
classroom will win a free trip to the Wahoos game. Pre-k will
a coloring
contest.
Readhave
Space
books every
day
Monday, Monday,
Million
Minutes
Read;Kick
WeOff
will calculate each student who reads 20 minutes and
Million
Minute
Marathon
send to our POC in the county.
Chart students’ reading time
January 26
January 26
Tuesday, Tuesday,
January 27
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Wednesday, January 28
Thursday,
January 29
Thursday,Friday,
January 29
January 30
Friday,
January 30
Guest
IllustratorMichael P. White will do 2 assemblies and an evening
Name
Rocket
Space Craft
presentation. Our evening presentation will have another assembly with our guest
Students
make aCSI
space
usingactivity,
the letters
inatheir
names
illustrator,
lab,craft
Robotics
and
Military
Robot demonstration in
different classrooms
throughout the school.
Parent-Child
Literacy Activity
Parents come to school and read to their children
Teachers will read multiple articles and plan for a writing prompt. We have
My Book
of Spacecurriculum
Words standards for 3-5 grades. Teachers are equipped with the
incorporated
current
rubrics
for book
writing.
Students
make
a space
Teachers
beginGood
the writing
process- they will receive a prompt, planning sheet,
Moon
Paintingwill
– Read
Night Moon
and writing sheet along with all articles need to write a successful informational or
Wake
Up andpiece.
Read: Students wear their pajamas and bring their favorite
opinion
stuffed animal to read to during the day
Guest Readers- Our school will have a guest reader for every teacher who signs up
for one.
January 26-30, 2015
West Navarre Primary
Ongoing
School Events
Guest Readers on ITV and in classes, author studies
Monday,
Million Minute Marathon
January 26
Reading Rocks My Funky Socks (funny socks day)
Tuesday,
Reading Makes My Future Bright (sunglasses day)
January 27
Wednesday,
January 28
Hats Off to Literacy (hat day)
Thursday,
Cozy Up with a Book (PJ day)
January 29
Reading Under the Stars (Nighttime family literacy event)
Friday,
Score Big with Literacy (favorite team apparel)
January 30
Voting on favorite FRA books