January 14-18, 2013
District Plan
Palm Beach County - Literacy Events
Ongoing
District/School
Events
Pine Jog Elementary School - Top Secret Book – Each class will
receive the same book wrapped in newspaper. Each day they will be
given a clue about the book on the morning announcements. Students
and teachers are encouraged to guess the book throughout the week.
(This encourages students to think about text they have previously
read, read new stories, and research the clues.) On Friday, we will
have our school wide revealing of the book on the morning
announcements.
Students will create their own poster based on their favorite book. The
posters will be displayed in the hallway. Classes are encouraged to
tour the hallways and read about students’ favorite books.
Forest Park Elementary –
Book Logs
Book Exchange
Literacy Night
Character Day
Roosevelt Middle School –
Author highlights in the main lobby bookcases
Teacher highlights on literacy via RMS News vodcast
Content area teachers are encouraged to participate within their daily
instruction, special highlights for “unique” instruction/activities on
literacy.
Palm Beach Central High School –
Battle of the Books
Broncos Read Staff Posters
SGA Newsletter/Highlights Readers
Reading Leadership Team meets monthly
Barnes & Noble Arts & Literacy Night (fundraiser for Media
Center)(tentative date:2/7)
Orange Leaf (fundraiser for RLT/Media Center)
Monday,
January 14
Santaluces High School Literacy week videos during TV announcements created by Alex
Clifton’s students.
Read aloud by teacher in classrooms.
Encouraging students to check out books from the media center and
providing time to self-select their novel.
Professional development opportunities for teachers to learn about
increasing student fluency through using before, during, and after
reading strategies and focusing on vocabulary in their classrooms.
Pine Jog Elementary School - Deliver Top Secret Book with Clue #1
Forest Park Elementary - Snuggle up with a good book and wear
pajamas to school. (Promote reading each night before bed.) Begin a
grade level book where each class adds on a new page to a story.
Stories will be read on news next week.
Roosevelt Middle School –
Morning PA Announcement: The morning announcement will feature
a different question about a famous author or a book genre. All email
responses will be sent to Ms. Tamara Bell. The advisory class with the
most responses will receive donuts on Monday morning.
Morning PA Announcement: Famous Author Question
“Take the Lead and Read” Poetry Wall (to be displayed on the bulletin
board by the Media Center. Assist will be solicited from the
Language Arts teachers. Poems are due by Wednesday, January 16,
2013.
Palm Beach Central High School –
Statistics & Quotes on Literacy” announcement
Bronco Bursts (Guest Readers in Classrooms)
Santaluces High School Announce contests for the week:
1. Door decorating contest
Tuesday,
January 15
2. Check out a media center book through Friday
3. Bookmark decorating contest
 30 minute whole school reading a novel during 1st period for
Million Minute Marathon (per District)
 Literacy week videos during TV announcements created by
Alex Clifton’s students
Ms. Hayden will read a quote from her favorite author or book during
morning announcements.
Pine Jog Elementary School - Guest Readers
Forest Park Elementary - Buddy up with a book
Upper and lower grade classes “buddy” up and read together.
Roosevelt Middle School –
Morning PA Announcement: Famous Author Question
Students Caught taking the Lead by Reading-receive a pencil or Pizza
Hut coupon as an incentive.
Palm Beach Central High School –
“Statistics on Literacy” announcement
Bronco Bursts (Guest Readers in Classrooms)
Wednesday,
January 16
Santaluces High School Mr. Krupa will read his favorite poem or quote by an author during
morning announcements
Literacy week video during TV announcements
Door decorating contest based on a book begins during 5th period.
Winner will be selected on Friday by a pre-selected panel of judges.
Winning class will receive a pizza party.
Pine Jog Elementary School -: Student Guest Readers (students in
grade 4 & 5 will read to students in grades K – 3)
Forest Park Elementary – Children or classes create posters with the
heading “Take the lead and read” to display around the school and
community.
Roosevelt Middle School –
Morning PA Announcement: Book Genre Question
ELA Teachers will select students to write and submit poems to Mrs.
Smykla. Poetry wall to be created outside of the Media Center.
Palm Beach Central High School –
“Statistics on Literacy” announcement
Bronco Bursts (Guest Readers in Classrooms)
Literary Terms Vocabulary Bingo
Santaluces High School Mr. Gaddy will read his favorite quote or poem during morning
announcements.
Literacy week video during TV announcements
Continue door decorating contest
Dress up as your favorite character from a novel.
Thursday,
January 17
Pine Jog Elementary School - School Wide Drop Everything and
Read – every person on campus including office staff, custodians, and
cafeteria staff will stop what they are doing and read for 30 minutes
Forest Park Elementary - Get caught reading…Read for 15 minutes
as a class.
Take photos and display “Forest Park Takes the Lead and Reads!”
Roosevelt Middle School –
Morning PA Announcement: Famous Author Question
Student-led book talks in Reading Classes (Reading teachers will
select their best class to support this effort). All book talks will be
captured on video and highlighted on the RMS News.
Palm Beach Central High School –
“Statistics on Literacy” announcement
Bronco Bursts (Guest Readers in Classrooms)
Santaluces High School Design a bookmark contest in celebration of Literacy Week.
Submissions to Main Office for winner selection. Winning bookmark
will be photocopied and distributed to all students.
Dr. Weigel reads a quote from her favorite book/author.
Ms. Kouf and read aloud to the Little Chiefs.
Literacy week video during TV announcements
Friday,
January 18
Pine Jog Elementary School -: Reveal Top Secret Book – teachers
will read the book to their students and do an activity with the book.
Buddy read with another class.
Forest Park Elementary - Create a book mark of your favorite book
and read, read, read, with your family and friends.
Boynton Beach Fire Rescue will come with a hook and ladder truck.
The principal will read and be lifted into the air to promote “Getting
hooked on books in order to climb the ladder to success!”
Roosevelt Middle School –
Morning PA Announcement: Book Genre Question
Vodcast: RMS Highlights on Literacy Week 2013
Taking the Lead by Celebrating Authors/Literary Characters:
Faculty/Staff will participate by dressing up as their favorite
author/literary character. (No student participation).
Palm Beach Central High School –
“Statistics on Literacy” announcement
Bronco Bursts (Guest Readers in Classrooms)
RIP (Read in Peace) on blankets (grassy areas of courtyard)
Santaluces High School Ms. Mawali reads a quote from her favorite book/author.
Contest winners announced:
1. From Door Decorating contest (panel of judges
determine at the beginning of 7th period and announced
at the end of the day.) Winning class gets a pizza party.
2. Bookmark decorating contest winner announced and
winning bookmark passed out to all students.
Name selected from jar containing students who checked out a library
book during the week. Prize will be a gift card to buy a book from
selected store.