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Newspapers in Education

drupal — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:16:43 -0400

Our Earth, Our Home

A 5-part series celebrating every day as Earth Day
April 28
April 29
April 30
May 1
May 2

MWW

Pat Lemieux — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:40:26 -0400

Answers to the Family Geography Challenge Questions related to the article, Cemeteries—Maps to the Past, BDN ExtraExtra, 9/27/07.

1. Mount Hope Cemetery , Bangor, Maine
2. Bucksport Cemetery, Bucksport, Maine (The Cursed Tomb of Colonel Buck)
3. Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine for Stephen King’s movie, “Pet Cemetery”

Links to go to for more activities and information:

GraveNet Activities http://edutel.musenet.org:8042/gravenet_activities.html

Links We Like

drupal — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:40:35 -0400

www.newseum.org
– The interactive museum of news, featuring today’s front pages from around the
world!www.vocabulary.com – This site features graphic
word puzzles, grade level interactive activities and daily online and print
vocabulary word puzzles.www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/
- We tie in with this site for our Geography Action Week in November but it's a
great resource year round!

NIE Sponsor Pledge Form

drupal — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:31:57 -0400

Now more than ever, educators take on the huge task, not only of meeting
challenging curriculum goals but preparing our children for an ever-changing
future. As a business leader in your
community, it is important to consider that these students are our next
generation of workers, consumers and leaders.
In becoming a Business Partner in Education, you can improve the reading
and decision-making skills of an entire classroom for less than the cost of a
cup of coffee a day.

Many Ways to Thank Your Sponsor

drupal — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:15:27 -0400

We are very fortunate to have many generous sponsors throughout our eight-county readership area. Sponsors are amazing people – people who demonstrate their commitment to literacy and education by helping us provide classroom newspapers to other amazing people – you…the teachers!

Here are some ways that you and your students can have fun, show your appreciation and make your sponsor feel special.

Curriculum & Activity Guides

Pat Lemieux — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:11:42 -0400

Participating NIE teachers: To download any of the curriculum and activity guides listed below, simply click on the guide name.

101 Ways to Use the Mini Page
- Both the newspaper and The Mini Page easily accommodate individual or
group activities and can be used to support and enrich day-to-day
curriculum in creative ways. Subjects addressed include nutrition,

Access the NIE Institute

Pat Lemieux — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:56:20 -0400

Newspaper in Education Institute

Materials provided include: Over 180 free quality NIE instructional resources & student supplements. To access this free online resource please contact NIE for the username and password and visit http://www.nieteacher.org.

The Sponsor Program

Pat Lemieux — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:49:57 -0400

Now more than ever, educators take on the huge task, not only of meeting challenging curriculum goals but preparing our children for an ever-changing future. It is important to consider that these students are our next generation of workers, consumers and leaders. In becoming a NIE sponsor, you can improve the reading and decision-making skills of an entire classroom for less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day.

The Golden Apple Award

Pat Lemieux — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:44:09 -0400

Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, teachers and
administrators who participate in Newspapers in Education may apply or
be nominated for the Golden Apple Award.

Contact NIE to request The Golden Apple application form. Please forward completed forms to:

Attn: NIE
Bangor Daily News
P.O. Box 1329
Bangor, ME 04402

'We Use NIE' Race

Pat Lemieux — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:42:27 -0400

NIE is encouraging schools to compete against each other in the ‘We Use NIE’ Race. Starting September 2007, NIE will keep track of all classrooms actively enrolled in NIE at each school.

Schools will accumulate points based on their participation level in the NIE program. Schools will…

…receive 2 points each time one of your school’s teachers wins the
NIE Golden Apple Award.
…receive 1 point for each classroom receiving regular NIE newspaper
delivery.
…receive 1 point for each special program that a classroom participates in.