Grand View Elementary School Library
manhattan beach unified school district
Heidi snively - library RESOURCE specialist
310/546-8022 x5404
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Reading rockets literacy calendar

Monthly Highlights

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August - September

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Back-to-school poems
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Back-to-school tips for parents & educators
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Patriot Day 09/11
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Dot Day 09/15-ish
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Constitution Day 09/17
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Punctuation Day 09/24
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Banned and Challenged Books Week last week in September
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Hispanic Heritage 09/15-10/15

October

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October
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October
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Early October
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Public Library Bookmark Contest
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Halloween puzzles/activities

November

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A Month-long Celebration
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November 11
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HIstory of Thanksgiving
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Friday after Thanksgiving

December

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Melvil Dewey 12/10 1851 - 12/26 1931
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Happy Hanukkah
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Christmas around the world
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NORAD Santa tracker
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Happy Kwanzaa 12/26-01/01

January

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Martin Luther King, Jr. 01/15 1929 - 04/04 1968
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Newbery, Caldecott, and more
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January or February

February

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February
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Highlight in February
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02/01
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02/02
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02/14
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Presidents' Day

March

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March
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Theodor Seuss Geisel 03/02/1904 - 09/24/1991
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Read Across America 03/02
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Votes due end of March

April

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School Library Month
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Poetry Month
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Second week in April
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04/09/19
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Happy Birthday Beverly Cleary - Drop Everything And Read 04/12
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04/22/23-04/23/23
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History of Earth Day
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Jane Addams Book Award, books that build for peace - awarded annually in April

May

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Winners announced 05/01
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Unplug! First week in May
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First week in May
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National Police Week 2019 05/12-05/18

June

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Library materials due for inventory
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Library volunteer lunch & shelf reading extravaganza June 2023
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Shelf reading project directions
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Shelving guideline reminders
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Summer reading