HJRWEA March Media Newsletter

2024

HJR Beanstack/Race2Read WINNING Homeroom

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Beanstack/Race 2 Read Minute Loggers for February

Congratulations goes to Ms. Douglas and her homeroom for ONCE again winning the Beanstack/Race2Read Challenge for the month February.

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Need to find out if a book is on AR?

1. Go to Renaissance Accelerated Reader Book Finder at this link: www.arbookfind.com

2. Once there, click on student, or parent
3. In "Quick Search," type the title of the book
4. If the book is indeed an AR title, information about the book will appear, if it is not an AR title, it will say, "No AR Quiz"

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Spring into Reading with Race2Read

HJRWEA! Did you know that reading and logging your minutes each day will help us reach our APS Beanstack/Race2Read goal? Make sure you are reading each and everyday while logging those minutes.

AFPLS

Username: network ID Password: lunch number

Teachers: Lawson ID Password: CHANGEME

Beanstack

Username: Network ID Password: race2read

Teachers: network ID Password: beanstackreads

Race2Read click here: https://www.beanstack.com/race2read

March is... Women's History Month

Discover Education

Check out your Discover Education Resource located in My Backpack for additional resources during Woman's History month.

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APS eResources

To access APS eResources, students should log into MyBackpack. Select the eResources tile. From here, all apps are accessible for student use.

To access apps requiring username/password, use the following credentials:

World Almanac (Elem, Middle & HS) - no additional log in required

Vocabulary.com - no additional log in required

National Geographic Kids: Password: readmore

Infobits - Password: readmore

Learn360: no additional log in required

Britannica Image Quest - no additional log in required

Blooms Literature - no additional log in required

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CLASSPASS

Don't forget that thanks to a partnership with the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, all Atlanta Public School students are patrons of the public library! Click here: http://www.afpls.org/class

1. There is no card involved. Students use the APS username and password.

2. There are no late fees.

3. If student loses a book, the fee is a writing assignment.

Class Pass allows the following checkouts:

Print checkouts:

50 books, 10 CDs, 5 DVDs

Digital checkouts:

Hoopla - 10 downloads per month

Overdrive - 10 items every 30 days

Axis 360 - 5 titles per month