Please support APS schools during the month of December at their Barnes & Noble in-store bookfairs at the Edgewood Retail District (217 Caroline Street Atlanta, GA 30307). Educator discounts may be used on all eligible purchases during the book fair and Barnes & Noble members may use their membership discount on all eligible purchases. […]
The South Atlanta Educational Complex kicked off National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with a series of author visits. On October 24th, Stephanie Perry Moore and Derrick Moore, authors of the popular Lockwood Lions series visited the school and spoke with students in the school of Computer Animation and Design (CAD) about the importance of reading and their […]
Thanks to the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, students at 17 APS schools will have a chance to experience the unlimited joy of opening a new book. Media specialists from the schools submitted award winning grant proposals to the foundation for up to $5,000 in funding to expand, update and diversify their school’s library book […]
Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal, the wife of Governor Nathan Deal, is scheduled to visit four APS elementary schools Friday, April 20, where she will read to Pre-K students in their classrooms as part of her effort to emphasize the importance of literacy, reading and early learning. Mrs. Deal’s schools visit schedule includes stops at: […]
View the FULL PHOTO GALLERY from the dedication of the Ben Carson Reading Room at Kimberly Elementary School. The Carson Scholars Fund and Delta Air Lines recently dedicated the area’s first Ben Carson Reading Room at L. O. Kimberly Elementary School. The creation of this room compliments the school’s focus on literacy and benefit the […]
Congratulations to Kalisha George at King Middle School and Pam Givens-Brown at Therrell High School on being awarded the Georgia Progressive Reading Grant. Capstone Digital, developer of personalized learning environments for students, announces the recipients of its Georgia Progressive Reading Grant, a program focused on improving literacy in schools. “We’re thrilled to provide schools with […]
Bejanae Kareem, a second-grade teacher at Parkside Elementary, has recently applied for a Brightpoint Literacy Classroom Mini-Grant. Everyone visiting Brightpoint from March 16 to April 10 will be invited to vote for the proposal they think will best engage boys in literacy learning. Please log-on and vote for her proposal. Voting takes place in four easy steps: Step 1: Visit […]
[gallery link=”file” orderby=”title”] R.N. Fickett Elementary celebrated Read Across America with a salute to Dr. Seuss’s literature for the entire week. Students were greeted as they entered Fickett’s foyer last week by the mischievous Cat in the Hat mascot (Gail Broughton), parent volunteer; the lovable pair, Thing One (Mrs. Sweetie) and Thing Two (Mrs. Parks), parent volunteers; as […]
Sydney Ragland, a fifth-grader from West Manor Elementary, fulfilled her goal by being one of the first to win both her school and district spelling bee. Ragland has participated in spelling bees since she was in the third grade, yet wasn’t able to pull out a victory — until now. (Check out the AJC article here.) All […]
Thomasville Heights Elementary School Principal Charles Penn continuously makes the connection between home and school to promote student success. Support from community partners — and a book by President Barack Obama — also keep students motivated. Target recently awarded 60 students with a gift bag, reading certificate and the book “Of Thee, I Sing,” written […]