JP Media Center News

Hi Everyone!

It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to you for the 2020 school year. I have enjoyed working with each one of you and I am so proud to have been your Media teacher. I also want to express my gratitude to the amazing parent volunteers over the years that donated their time to make the Jeffers Pond book fairs successful. We could not have done it without you! I am also grateful to the PTC parents for your support during the many I Love to Read adventures, fundraisers and activities! I wish you many more happy days in media centers and libraries in the future!

"Research from Harvard University suggests that children as young as three years old, when exposed to racism and prejudice, tend to embrace and accept it, even though they might not understand the feelings. By age 5, white children are strongly biased towards whiteness. To counter this bias, experts recommend acknowledging and naming race and racism with children as early and as often as possible. Children’s books are one of the most effective and practical tools for initiating these critical conversations; and they can also be used to model what it means to resist and dismantle oppression.​" - Embrace Race Website

Sign up now for Reading Rocket's 2020 summer learning tips, in English or Spanish. A fresh season of mobile tips will begin arriving the week of May 4th. You'll receive three messages per week, featuring hands-on activities to keep kids reading, creating, exploring — and learning — all summer long! ~ To start receiving our summer literacy texts, simply text READING to 81411 from your mobile phone. It's that easy! To stop receiving texts at any time, text STOP to 81411. For help, text HELP to 81411. Standard message and data rates apply, so check with your cellular provider if you have billing questions.

J.K. Rowling is releasing her unpublished manuscript, The Ickabog, online. Chapter by chapter, she will reveal her first children's title since Harry Potter. She also announced there will be an international competition for children to illustrate the book, which will be traditionally published in November! Begin reading it today!

For 2020, Scholastic is launching a brand new kids experience in Scholastic Home Base, a free digital destination. The website offers full books, live events, and games in a safe community for readers! Kids will be encouraged to track their reading streaks™ to earn rewards and unlock book donations, with the goal of donating 100,000 books by July! To learn more, visit Scholastic's website.

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Check out these additional resources from our awesome district media specialists!

I have created a virtual library on our Jeffers Pond Computer Lab website. To access it please click here. A summer reading page can be found here.

I have been adding parent resource links to my JP Computer Lab Website. Check them out!

PLSAS K-5 Media Specialist

Email: ktinguely@plsas.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jpflexlab/home
Location: 14800 Jeffers Pass Northwest, Prior Lake, MN, USA
Phone: 9522260691
Twitter: @KateTinguely