January 14-18, 2013
District Plan
Clay County School District - Literacy Events
Ongoing
District/School
Event
Fleming Island High: Quarterly Book Chats, Student
Advisory Board, and Book Talks with classes. Teen Read
Activities in October; Frequent Reader Card started during
Teen Read Week in October, November kick off – Million
Page Reading Challenge tallied monthly, Literacy Leadership
Team Monthly Meetings.
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: Favorite stories
announcements – Each day the favorite book or story of a
staff member will announced during morning announcements.
Classes will decorate classroom doors to share their favorite
books – judging on Friday.
Clay High School: Year-long promotion of the Florida Teens
Read books and students writing book reviews to post online
in our Destiny Media Center database. Bulletin boards
advertising the week will be placed around campus.
Student-created posters will decorate the halls advertising
CLW.
Oakleaf Junior High: Bulletin boards in hallways will be
decorated for Literacy week. School wide book jacket
contest. Entries will be due January 10, 2013. Book jackets
will be displayed throughout the school.
Orange Park Junior High: PSA Contest
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High: Read a book from
library, name in drawing for restaurant card.
Tynes Elementary: STAR Family Book Club kick off night Parent Involvement
Grove Park Elementary: Get Caught Reading- Students will
be given tickets when they are caught reading. They will
write their name on the tickets and turn them in at lunch.
The tickets will be drawn each afternoon for prizes and
winners will be announced over the intercom.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: iRead
Bulletin Board Challenge (read a poem, read a magazine, read
your favorite children’s book to someone and read an article
or book related to Black History Month.
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary: Get
Caught Reading---Students will be given tickets when they
are caught reading. They will write their name on the tickets
and turn them in at lunch. The tickets will be drawn each
afternoon for prizes and winners will be announced over the
intercom.
Lakeside Junior High School: PSA Announcements prior to
and during week, Poster Contest, Peer Buddies Read to their
Peers.
Ridgeview High School: Critical Reading Contest (started
last year for Literacy Week) http://rhsbookcritique.weebly.com/
Lake Asbury Junior: Promote the 20 book challenge- each
student is challenged to read 20 books in a school year with
a 5 book goal for each quarter. This is something that is
already in place, but will be emphasized and promoted this
week. “I am currently reading….” posters in each teacher’s
classroom.
Wilkinson Junior: Theme is “Take the Lead, Read!” Teachers
display the book they are currently reading on the board for
week.
Monday,
January 14
Coppergate Elementary: Theme is “Take the Lead, Read!”
Each grade level will do an author study during week,
Mystery Book Clue – Daily – winners eat lunch with
administrators, Acts of Literacy” – will be shared,
photographed, and displayed throughout the week, Guest
readers.
Green Cove Springs Junior High: The MMM contest
requires that students read 20 minutes over and above their
regularly assigned schoolwork. This can be done at any time
during the school day.
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: “Million Minute Monday” &
Surprise Guest Reader.
Shadowlawn Elementary: Million Minute Marathon (MMM)
Posters around campus generated by students about reading!
Staff Book Talks on morning news.
Clay High School: The MMM contest will be done during our
daily 20 minutes of reading time 4th period.
Oakleaf Junior High: Million Minute Marathon, all classes
participate through reading block. OLJH Book Club kick off
meeting- before school. We will be discussing/coordinating
activities for the book Flipped.
Middleburg Elementary: Million Minute Marathon
“Case of the Bad Stripes” Day-Students can wear stripes as
clothing that day.
Lakeside Elementary: Million Minute Marathon
Orange Park Junior High: Million Minute Marathon, Classic
kid’s story or poem read on the news.
Oakleaf High School: 20 minutes of reading during
Enrichment Period.
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary: Read an extra 20 minutes
Grove Park Elementary: Read an extra 20 minutes outside
of the Literacy Block.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: Million
Minute Marathon – RACE… Grade levels will compete to see
who can read the most minutes on Monday. Cars with grade
level totals will be displayed in the cafeteria.
Doctors Inlet Elementary: Each student (and staff
member) will read for an additional 20 minutes, outside of
scheduled reading instruction, to help the state reach the
“30 Million Minute Marathon Goal.”
Argyle Elementary: Introduce Meaning of Literacy- Reading
for knowledge, Writing coherently, and Thinking Critically
about the written word, and Visual literacy. Introduce
Million Minute Marathon.
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary: Million
Minute Monday/Surprise Guest Reader Assembly.
W.E. Cherry Elementary: DEAR – Drop Everything and
Read for 20 minutes.
Tynes Elementary: Robert Munsch Day (highlighting his
book Smelly Socks), Wear your crazy socks!
Lakeside Junior High School: Million Minute Marathon
during Gator Time. Book Drive begins – to build our rotating
Classroom Lending Library Collection; books we cannot use
will be donated to Quigley House.
Clay Hill Elementary: Kickin’ Back With a Good Book on
Million Minutes Monday” Wear boots and “kick back” for 20
minutes of reading to celebrate Million Minutes of reading.
Coppergate Elementary: Million Minute Marathon, “Crazy
about Reading” – students will dress in their craziest outfit
Tuesday,
January 15
Wilkinson Elementary: “Million Minutes Monday” and all
week, “Get Caught Reading” tokens handed out to students
who are “caught reading.” Winners announced at the end of
each day.
Ridgeview High School: Million Minute Marathon through
English classes and Little Paws. Start “Caught you Reading”
contest. Start Video Book Talks for staff and students –
staff and students discuss books. Book Talks air on daily
news.
Lake Asbury Junior: Million Minute Marathon
Wilkinson Junior: Million Minute Marathon – students,
teachers, and staff will read silently 20 minutes (Challenge:
how many AR points can you earn this week?). Announce
Book quote: (this will be a quote from one of the books for
summer reading, first class to email correct answer wins
treat).
Orange Park Elementary/Montclair Elementary: Million
Minute Marathon.
Green Cove Springs Junior High: School Wide – 4th PeriodBook Swap. Bring in books that you have read and do not
want anymore to SWAP with someone else. The trading will
take place during your reading time. Any books not claimed
will be given to teachers for their classroom libraries.
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: Tag Along on Terrific
Trips Through Reading” & Book Scavenger Hunt. Students
will locate clues to the book from various places throughout
the school.
Shadowlawn Elementary: Students design bookmarks.
Staff Book Talks on morning news.
Clay High School: Student book reviews will be spotlighted
on our school news program.
Oakleaf Junior High: Play booktalks previously recorded by
OLJH teachers through our news channel. Play book
critiques previously recorded by OLJH students through our
news channel.
Middleburg Elementary: Progressive Book (One teacher in
each grade level will start a book; students in other classes
within that grade level will finish the book. Suggest: using
groups to develop writing and vote what goes in the actual
book or complete multiple books.)
“Dr.Seuss” Day-Students can wear Dr. Seuss related items,
(Examples: red, white, blue, Thing ½…)
Lakeside Elementary: Teacher reads favorite book (or
portion of a favorite book) to class.
Orange Park Junior High: Dress like your favorite
storybook character (pictures taken for news broadcast
later in the week), Classic kid’s story or poem read on the
news.
Oakleaf High School: 20 minutes of reading during
Enrichment Period.
Grove Park Elementary: Wanted mini posters – Students
design a wanted mini poster of their favorite book and place
them around campus in the hallways or on the front windows
of portables.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: Synonym
Garden- each class will fill out 2-3 paint swatches with
synonyms for assigned words. Then will submit their
swatches to the reading coach so she can “grow” the
synonym garden. Will be displayed in the hallway.
Doctors Inlet Elementary: Teachers will choose their
favorite childhood picture book to do as a read-aloud to
their class.
Argyle Elementary: Book and a Blanket (back by popular
demand!) Everyone will Drop Everything And Read, including
ALL staff, faculty, and admin, modeling the importance of
reading. The twist is we will head outside to soak up some of
this wonderful Florida weather (weather permitting, of
course). Students will read for knowledge and enjoyment.
They will recognize that adults read for enjoyment, as well.
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary:
Scavenger Hunt/”Dreams Come True Through Reading” Students will locate clues to the book from various places
throughout the school and teachers -Wear Pajamas to go
along with the theme “Dreams Come True Through Reading”.
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary: Author Visit (K-3)
W.E. Cherry Elementary: Decorate your door scavenger
hunt: each classroom decorates their door to match a
book – grades 3 – 6 (3 & 4 are paired up; 5& 6th are paired
up – classroom who wins the most gets a book or something);
Grades K-2 – Amy/Angie Read Aloud.
Tynes Elementary: Norman Bridwell Day
Wear red to show your love for Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Lakeside Junior High School: Book Drive Continues, Book
Talks on News
Clay Hill Elementary: “Reading Rocks/Wear Crazy Socks”
Wear crazy socks and enter the contest to design your own
original cover for a favorite book.
Wilkinson Junior: Announce: “How many books are in the
library?”, “Sock it To Reading Day” – Wear crazy socks.
Wednesday,
January 16
Ridgeview High School: Teacher Book Chats to start every
class. No more than 3-5 minutes. Continue Video Book Talks
for staff and students, Start airing Book Talks on daily
news.
Lake Asbury Junior: Bookmark/Poster contest through LA
classes. Each class will choose a winner which will compete
against other winners for a prize. Theme will be “Take the
Lead and Read”. Recognize students who have achieved their
2nd Quarter goal for the 20 book challenge. Reading Buddies
with elementary classes from LAE.
Orange Park Elementary/Montclair Elementary: Interview
student about their favorite book and show the clip on the
morning news.
Coppergate Elementary: “Be a Good Sport and Read” – wear
favorite team shirt.
Green Cove Springs Junior High: AR Pizza Party – If you
have read and taken enough AR tests then you will be
eligible. This occurs once every quarter. So be ready!
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: : “Super Hero Readers
Day” & Fathers Take the Lead and Read, Dress up as favorite
Super Hero, Fathers Take the Lead and Read to their child’s
class.
Shadowlawn Elementary: Student Book Talks by morning
news crew. Design a poster about your favorite book!
Clay High School: A video segment entitled “What Are You
Reading?” interviewing teachers, staff, and students will air
on our school news program.
Oakleaf High School: 20 minutes of reading during
Enrichment Period.
Oakleaf Junior High: Play booktalks previously recorded
by OLJH teachers through our news channel. Play book
critiques previously recorded by OLJH students through our
news channel.
Middleburg Elementary: Work on the Wagon Day-Students
work within the classroom on what they will bring to the
parade. Classrooms will decide on a book, create a wagon for
the parade, other suggestions include banners, character
dress ups…. “Fancy Nancy” Day-Students can dress as a
Fancy Nancy representation.
Lakeside Elementary: Assistant Principal will read a book to
be broadcast following the school news. Cove of book will be
hidden. Students will then create a cover and title for the
book.
Orange Park Junior High: Bookmark poster contest
through LA classes. Each class will choose a winner which will
compete against other winners for a prize. Theme will be
“Take the Lead and Read”, classic kid’s story or poem read on
the news.
Grove Park Elementary: Reading Rocks… Wear Funky Socks!
& share your favorite book door decorating contest.
Students will decorate the classroom doors with pictures
from their favorite book titles.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: Book
Buddies- Classes will pair up for some reading partner fun.
Doctors Inlet Elementary: Students will design a bookmark
of their favorite book.
Argyle Elementary: Guest readers surprise classrooms
(coordinating teacher spouses and family). Students will
practice small audience manners and speaking/listening skills.
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary: Share
Your Favorite Book Door Decoration Contest/Reading Rocks
Wear Funky Socks -Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and
3rd place winners. Staff and students wear your favorite
funky socks.
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary: Fast and the Furriest
Fun Run during Resource- Teachers will have an
“Informational Text Tasting”.
W.E. Cherry Elementary: “Fakebook” – students create a
facebook for their favorite character and/or author on a
poster and display in windows and/or library…top one from
each grade will be chosen to win a book.
Tynes Elementary: Jane O’Connor Day (known for Fancy
Nancy), Come dressed “fancy” by showing off your tiara,
jewels, crown, bow tie, etc.!
Lakeside Junior High School: Book Drive Continues, Book
Talks on News
Clay Hill Elementary: “Don’t Get the Blues, Follow the
Reading Clues” Wear blue and use clues to identify mystery
books for a book contest. Visit and presentation by local
author, Sally Tucker, author of “Leo and Apollo - Am I a
Bully?”
Ridgeview High School: Pre-K Read aloud of Hot Rod
Hamster at 9:30. Continue “Caught you Reading” contest.
Continue Video Book Talks for staff and students. Continue
airing Book Talks on daily news.
Orange Park Elementary/Montclair Elementary: Buddy
Reading between grade levels.
Wilkinson Junior: Announce: “How many books are in the
library?”, “Sock it To Reading Day” – Wear crazy socks
Thursday,
January 17
Lake Asbury Junior: Bookmark/Poster contest through LA
classes. Each class will choose a winner which will compete
against other winners for a prize. Theme will be “Take the
Lead and Read”. Recognize students who have achieved their
2nd Quarter goal for the 20 book challenge. Reading Buddies
with elementary classes from LAE.
Coppergate Elementary: “Curl up with a Good Book” –
students will wear PJ’s, Individual Grade Levels will host
Progressive Reading and Writing Day.
Green Cove Springs Junior High: Fireside Stories Administration will read part of their favorite
story/excerpt/poem to be played during reading times.
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: “Reading (and Science)
Rocks Wear Funky Socks” & Take the Lead and Read Buddy
Day . Older students Take the Lead and Read to younger
students (pair up classes). Allow younger students to also
read to older students if time (teacher pairs decide). Staff
and students wear your favorite funky socks.
Shadowlawn Elementary: Principal & Assistant Principal
read a favorite poem on the news.
Clay High School: After school, our first meeting of our
new Faculty/Student Book Club will take place.
Oakleaf Junior High: Play booktalks previously recorded by
OLJH teachers through our news channel. Play book
critiques previously recorded by OLJH students through our
news channel.
Middleburg Elementary: Author Sally Tucker coming in for
presentation “How I Become a Pirate” Day-Students will
dress as a pirate.
Lakeside Elementary: Book (from Wednesday) is revealed.
All students will write the title of their favorite book on a
link and “Favorite Book” chains will be on display in the
cafeteria.
Orange Park Junior High: Classic kid’s story or poem read
on the news.
Oakleaf High School: 20 minutes of reading during
Enrichment Period.
Grove Park Elementary: Dress up as favorite Super Hero.
Older students “Take the Lead & Read” to younger students.
Younger students will also be given an opportunity to read to
the older students as paired up classes.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: iRead
Thursday- Students will play reading games online from a
preselected list of credible sites and or play reading games
during center time in groups.
Doctors Inlet Elementary: Students and teachers will
‘perform’ humorous poems in their reading class.
Argyle Elementary: Reader’s theater performancesStudents practice fluency and visual literacy, developing
gestures, intonation, expressions and actions appropriate to
the meaning of the text in order to convey comprehension.
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary:
Teachers Choice Reading Activity (can be group or individual
effort) and Dress up Day-Super Hero Readers (dress up as
your favorite Super Hero) -The chosen activity must last for
at least 20 minutes and follow the theme “Take the Lead and
Read!”.
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary: Pierre the Penguin
activities with all resource groups (Read 1st Day)
Tynes Elementary: Matt Christopher Day (known for a
variety of sports books). Wear your favorite team colors!
Lakeside Junior High School: Judging for Poster Contest
sponsored by Book Club, Language Arts and Art classes –
Students will vote during their Language Arts classes.
Clay Hill Elementary: “Reading Around the Neighborhood”
Communities in Schools will come in to read in various
classrooms. Students can dress up as their favorite
community workers.
W.E. Cherry Elementary: Character Dress up day –
Students/Teachers dress up as their favorite book
character.
Ridgeview High School: Continue “Caught you Reading”
contest. Continue Video Book Talks for staff and students.
Continue airing Book Talks on daily news.
Lake Asbury Junior: Bookmark/Poster contest through LA
classes. Each class will choose a winner which will compete
against other winners for a prize. Theme will be “Take the
Lead and Read”. Recognize students who have achieved their
2nd Quarter goal for the 20 book challenge. Reading Buddies
with elementary classes from LAE.
Wilkinson Junior: Announce Book quote:
“Be a Good Sport and Read!” – Favorite team shirt.
Orange Park Elementary/Montclair Elementary: Students
illustrate and summarized about their favorite book.
Coppergate Elementary: “Be a Bookworm and Wear Green” Students will make a human bookworm, Resources class will
go to the Library for story.
Friday,
January 18
Green Cove Springs Junior High: 4th Period Door
Decorating Contest – judged today. Theme: Take the Lead
and Read! (Same as last year) Decorate your door to
encourage students to read. Last year Mrs. Bleau won! See
if you can beat her this year. Book Trailers may be played
during 4th period reading times.
Charles E. Bennett Elementary: Hats Off to Reading” &
Share Your Favorite Book Door Decorating Contest
Classrooms Door Decoration Judging.
Shadowlawn Elementary: Vocabulary Hat Day – Everyone
decorate a hat illustrating your favorite vocabulary word!
Staff Book Talks on morning news
Clay High School: Prize drawing for students who have
read 8 of the Florida Teens Read books. Prize drawing for
students who have written book reviews and submitted online
Destiny reviews.
Oakleaf Junior High: Announce book jacket poster contest
winners. Play booktalks previously recorded by OLJH
teachers through our news channel. Play book critiques
previously recorded by OLJH students through our news
channel.
Middleburg Elementary: Character day-Students will dress
as their class’s favorite book characters. Character Parade
in the bus loop.
Additional Activities to be completed independently:
Posters (Favorite books, genres, Venn-Diagrams…)
Make vocabulary hats and/or necklaces
Poetry doors
Lakeside Elementary: Buddy read for 20 minutes.
Orange Park Junior High: Bookmark winners will be
announced, highlights from the week featured on the news
PSA entries featured on news or during last hour.
Oakleaf High School: 20 minutes of reading during
Enrichment Period.
Grove Park Elementary: Grade levels are given a “Free
Choice Friday” to be creative on their grade levels and
celebrate reading by doing fun classroom activities.
Fleming Island Elementary/Rideout Elementary: The Seuss
Is Loose! Faculty will wear Dr. Seuss Hats and take a silly
faculty picture.
Focus Question: How can reading take you places? Students
will have the book Oh the Places You’ll Go to them on the
morning announcements and will follow up with a writing and
discussion in their classroom pertaining to the focus
question.
Or
Faculty Dress Up Day- Guess Who? The teachers will dress
up as their favorite children’s book character. Students will
try and figure out who they are dressed up as.
Focus Question- Why are some people and characters more
memorable than others? If you were a character in a book,
what would make you memorable?
Doctors Inlet Elementary: Pre-K through 2nd grade will
bring in a “buddy” (stuffed animal) to partner read to. 3rd
grade through 6th grade will partner read with their
classmates.
Ridgeview High School: Finalize “Caught you Reading”
contest with drawing, continue Video Book Talks for staff
and students, continue airing Book Talks on daily news.
Argyle Elementary: K-3rd grade assembly-Local children’s
author Sally A. Tucker will read her book Am I a Bully?
4th-5th grade assembly-Local Youth/Teen author (and AES
teacher) Page Sohl will read an excerpt from her book
Fluidity. Students will practice large audience manners and
listening skills. Higher grades may bring paper/pencil for
notes. (See Tuesday’s activity), Classes write and decorate
book reviews from guest authors’ readings (to be displayed in
café, some sent to authors), Students will practice writing
skills by thinking critically about authors’ readings and
responding to literature by creating an opinion piece (book
review)
McRae Elementary/Keystone Heights Elementary: Flip ‘Em
Friday/Hats off to Reading -Teachers switch classes within
the grade level to read a book of their choice to the
students. -Students and teachers get to wear hats for the
day.
Swimming Pen Creek Elementary: Pierre the Penguin
activities with all resource groups.
W.E. Cherry Elementary: Jr. High students to read to the
classrooms.
Tynes Elementary: We love reading day!! Dress up as your
favorite story book character!!
Lakeside Junior High School: Dress as your favorite
literary character, Final Day of Book Drive, Announce Poster
Contest Winners.
Clay Hill Elementary: “Take the Lead and Read” Older
students will read to younger students.
Lake Asbury Junior: Recognize Winners of
Bookmark/Poster Contest.
Wilkinson Junior: Announce top AR point earners for the
week. “Hats off to a Good Book Day” – Wear hat
Announce Book quote:
Coppergate Elementary: “Superheroes Read Too” – (Bring
favorite superhero book or dress as favorite superhero).