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April LITERACY“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”Harry S. Truman, the 33 rd President of the United States, offered that thought.Indeed, reading is the building block for all learning, and literacy has never been more important than intoday’s competitive, fast-paced world.Parents, educators and employers all know that students need a solid foundationof reading and writing skills to prepare them for future studies andproductive lives. Here at The School District of Philadelphia we areconsistently using the most effective strategies that we can offer forteaching reading and writing.Salute to Philadelphia AreaChildren’s Authors and IllustratorsDid you know that many celebrated children’s book authors andillustrators live and work in the Philadelphia area? Here are just a fewof these talented artists and some of their best-known works:Stan and Jan Berenstain – The Berenstain BearsSandra Boynton – Barnyard Dance, The Going To Bed BookPeter Catalanotto – Mr. Mumble, Ivan the TerrierSulayman Clark – The RainsDerrick Gantt – Hey, Pop-Pop!, The Story TellerDiane Kolb – My Father is a Clown,A Star to Guide Me: A Journey at SeaJerry Spinelli – Maniac Magee, Space Station Seventh GradeBetty Tatham – Penguin Chick, How Animals PlayBOOK OF THE MONTH for AprilElementary (K-2): Miss Rumphius by BarbaraCooney.Great-Aunt Alice Rumphius promises hergrandfather that when she grows up she will live bythe sea, visit faraway places, and do something tomake the world more beautiful. She accomplishesthe first two but is stumped by the third until shebecomes the Lupine Lady.Elementary (3-5): Anansi the Spider: A Tale from theAshanti by Gerald McDermott.!n this traditional tale from West Africa, the spiderAnansi sets out on a long journey. Threatened byFish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates byhis sons. But which of his six sons should hereward? The solution to his predicament is also anexplanation for how the moon was placed in thesky.Middle School (6-8): The Ruby in the Smoke byPhilip Pullman.Sally Lockhart finds herself a penniless orphan atage sixteen in Victorian England. Her fathermysteriously murdered, Sally decides to find outexactly what happened to him. This adventuregives readers a good picture of life inVictorian England.High School (9-12): The Crying of Lot 49by Thomas Pynchon.The extravagances of 1960s popularculture are parodied in this tale ofsymbolic meaning and meaninglessness.Characters sport satiric names,and the action is broad, includingmature situations and elements ofsurprising subtlety.20
APRIL 2009SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYMARCH1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 311 2 3 4School Reform5 6 7 8 Commission Meeting 9 10 11melodiousSchools ClosedAdmin. Offices OpenSchools ClosedAdmin. Offices OpenSchools ClosedAdmin. Offices OpenSchools ClosedAdmin. Offices OpenSchools ClosedAdmin. Offices Closed12 13 14 15 16 17 18malicious19 20 21 22 23 24 25mendaciousSpring Recess Spring Recess Spring Recess Spring Recess Spring RecessHigh SchoolReport CardsSchool ReformCommission MeetingApril 13 – April 24, 2009 – TerraNova Testing (Grades 1 and 2)Half-Day for Students(Professional Development)April 13 – April 24, 2009 – TerraNova Testing (Grades 1 and 2)26 27 28 29 30propitiousApril 27 – May 8, 2009 – PSSA Testing (Grades 4, 8 and 11, Science)MAY1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 25 27 28 29 3031NOTE: Dates and other details provided in this calendar are basedupon information available at the time of publication (August 2008).For more information, visit The School District of Philadelphia web siteat www.philasd.org, or call 215-400-4000.Please note TerraNova and PSSA Testing Dates21
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