Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30
January 26-30, 2015
Gerald Adams Elementary
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Ongoing
Monroe County/ Gerald Adams Elementary
Events
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27

GAE-Millionaire Word Club
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GAE-Book It!
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Whole School 150,000 Minutes of Reading
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3 rd Grade Silly Sock Day….
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K/1/2 Grade Pajama Day
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3 rd Grade Sunglasses Day
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4/5 Poster Contest
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K/1 st Grade Hat Day
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2 nd Grade Guest Readers/Snack
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3 rd Grade Reading Makes You Sharp
(pencils)
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School wide “Everybody Writes” writing prompt.
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K/1 st Grade Sunglasses Day
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2 nd Grade Buddy Day
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3 rd Grade Hat Day
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4/5 Book Talk
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School wide-Word Count Challenge (AR)
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3 rd Grade Pajama Day
Monroe County School District: Department of Teaching and Learning 2015

January 26-30, 2015
POINCIANA
Ongoing
Monroe County/ Poinciana
Events
Monroe County School District Literacy Events

Morning Announcements: re: reading
(favorite stories, AR Winners, Mystery
Monday, January 26
Readers)

Literacy Book Units
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CIS Lessons

School-wide reading (DEAR) 20 minutes
Tuesday, January 27
Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30

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(Million Minute Marathon)
Book Swap
Buddy Up: Upper grades reading and performing puppet show to grades K-1

Create a book mark (contest- winner’s book mark will be made available schoolwide and make an appearance on video announcements)

Disney Day- wear your Disney gear and read a Fairy Tale
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Mystery Readers
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Book Buffet
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Score with Books- wear your favorite team gear to show support for Literacy Wk.

“Get Caught Reading” students found randomly reading will win a prize

Everybody Writes: Topic: My Favorite Book and Why

Reading Rocks wear your Funky Socks

Literacy Scavenger Hunt
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Night Owl Reading- Library will be open
(5:30-6:30pm)
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Paper bag book projects

Math-erature: Do a math activity after reading a piece of literature (A Quarter from the Tooth Fairy, If you Made a
Million, Money Madness, Alexander, who
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 used to be Rich Last Sunday…)
BINGO for Books
January 26-30, 2015
Horace O’Bryant School
Ongoing Events
Monroe County/
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Horace O’Bryant School

Book Drive

Media Center display of this year’s theme
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30
“Reading Accelerates Success”

Media Center lessons and activities around the theme.

Million Minute Marathon

Celebrate Literacy Family Style

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Everybody Writes-Writing Assessment

Celebrate Literacy Family Style
Celebrate Literacy Family Style

Make a Bookmark Day
January 26-30, 2015
Key Largo School
Ongoing
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Monroe County/ Key Largo School

Door decorating contest

Writing contest

Dress as your favorite character

Million Minute Marathon

Read Aloud Day

MS/Elem reading buddies
Wednesday, January 28 
All students make bookmarks

MS Band Performance – for elementary
Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30 students

Guest Reader Day

Random Book Give Away Drawing

Pencil Give-Away
Monroe County School District: Department of Teaching and Learning 2015

January 26-30, 2015
Stanley Switlik Elementary
Ongoing
Events
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Monroe County/ Stanley Switlik Elementary

Guest readers

RIF book distribution

Reading recommendations on the morning
Tuesday, January 27 announcements via SWIT TV

School-wide Drop Everything And Read

Everybody Writes: Writing prompts pertaining to reading responses

PTK Night featuring special areas (STEM),
Switlik’s PSA video entry and the public library
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
January 26-30, 2015
PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Ongoing
Monroe County/ Plantation Key School
Events

PSA Announcements

“Caught Ya’” reading – teachers distribute
Caught Ya’ tickets to students they catch reading

Share PSA announcements via YouTube links with other classes/grades

Dress up as your favorite literary character
Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, January 29

“ Snuggle Up With A Good Book” Million
Minute Reading Marathon – wear pajamas

Book Buddies – older students pick a favorite book from the library or bring one from home to share with a younger student
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Friday, January 30

PBS NFL Day – dress out for your favorite team & earn a “Caught Ya’”

“Touchdown for Literacy” -Grade level articles about different NFL players for teachers to share with students

Use “Everybody Writes” strategies to respond to a prompt related to grade level articles.
January 26-30, 2015
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
Ongoing
Events
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Monroe County/ SUGARLOAF

I-Station & after school programs

A/R program

Stop, Drop and Read PBS Events

Vocabulary.com competitions and
Monday, January 26 center practice

Writing exit slips and daily quick writes in all subject areas

Original books (1 st )

Design a bookmark for a favorite book

Novel study and technology connection (6-
8) with Cranium Core

Stop, Drop & Read

Everybody Writes! Celebrate Literacy
Prompts for daily quickwrites
Tuesday, January 27
Wednesday, January 28

Original Books (1 st )….

Read winter stories

Book Reviews/Posters (6-8)

Dress Like your favorite book character

Everybody Writes! Prompts for daily
 quickwrite

Original Books (1 st )….

Winter crafts

Book Reviews/Posters (6-8)

School wide favorite author vote
Monroe County School District: Department of Teaching and Learning 2015

Thursday, January 29
Friday, January 30

Everybody Writes! Prompts for daily quickwrite

Publish & Share books (1 st )

Science connection!
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
Guest readers

Vocabulary.com Blast Day

School wide read-a-thon
Everybody Writes! Prompts for daily quickwrite

Drop Everything and READ! (1 st )

Special event – The Mitten and Snowy Day

Cranium Core tournament on Walk Two
Moons

Buddy reading School wide
Tuesday, January 27
Teacher’s will sign-up for a time slot in the Media
Center.
Students will be involved in center activities relating to STEM.
Wednesday, January 28
January 26-30, 2015
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
Ongoing
Monroe County School District Literacy Events

Reading in classrooms
Monroe County/ Key West High School
Events
Monday, January 26
Teacher’s will sign-up for a time slot in the Media
Center.
Students will be involved in center activities relating to STEM.
STEM Media Center Activities:

K’nex –construction building set and bridge building

Mega Marble Run
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Measure built items L/H/W
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Time marble runs

Reading Station w/ books relating to STEM

K’nex Bridge Building
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Maze Mega Stunt Set

Measure built items L/H/W

Time marble runs

Reading Station w/ books relating to STEM

Pandabo Balancing Game
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Teacher’s will sign-up for a time slot in the Media
Center.
Students will be involved in center activities relating to STEM.
Thursday, January 29
Teacher’s will sign-up for a time slot in the Media
Center.
Students will be involved in center activities relating to STEM.
Friday, January 30
Teacher’s will sign-up for a time slot in the Media
Center.
Students will be involved in center activities relating to STEM.


JENGA Build & Balance Game
Reading Station w/ books relating to STEM

K’nex –construction building set and bridge building

Mega Marble Run

Measure built items L/H/W

Time marble runs

Reading Station w/ books relating to STEM

K’nex Bridge Building

Maze Mega Stunt Set

Measure built items L/H/W

Time marble runs

Reading Station w/ books relating to STEM
January 26-30, 2015
Marathon High/Middle School
Ongoing
Events
Monday, January 26
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Monroe County/ Marathon High/Middle School

…DTV announcements

…guess number of books in library
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…amnesty lunchtime
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…read the first 10 minutes of each class
Million Minute Marathon period

Every subject area

All 7 periods
Tuesday, January 27
T shirt Tuesday
Wednesday, January 28
Service Dogs in media center
Thursday, January 29
Seussical Thursday
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…wear t shirts with writing
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Contest – shirt with the most writing
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Middle school – class with the most students in t shirts with writing
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….Top students will be chosen from ELA classes and will get to spend the class period in the media center to read with the dogs…students will write an original story to read to the dogs.
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….high school students come dressed as favorite character
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….middle school bring favorite Dr. Seuss books to ELA classes
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….Top SYRA readers (so far) get lunch in the media center
Friday, January 30
Pizza Friday
January 26-30, 2015
Coral Shores High
Ongoing
Monroe County School District Literacy Events
Monroe County/ Coral Shores High

Field Testing: FSA Writing

Drop Everything and Read
Events
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