Archive for September, 2008
Hispanic Heritage Month – September 15 to October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries-Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.
The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any race. On the 2000 Census form, people of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin could identify themselves as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or “other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino.” More than 35 million people identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino on the 2000 Census.
Source: FactMonster.com
To visit some websites with special activities and games about Hispanic Heritage, and to learn more through books click here!
September 17, 2008
Just Read Florida!
September is Literacy Month in Florida. To celebrate, entrance to all Florida state parks will be free the week of September 7-13 for visitors who bring a library card, library book or who donate a new or gently used family book. Hillsborough River State Park is celebrating literacy month with a storytelling event at Fort Foster Historic Site:
September 6, 2008
Hispanic Heritage Contest!
Students in grades K-5 are invited to design a bookmark celebrating “Our Hispanic Heritage.”
The contest runs September 1-September 30, 2008.
Winners will be chosen for two categories, K- 2nd grade and 3rd-5th grade:
1st Place- $100 US Savings Bond and 100 printed bookmarks in each grading category
2nd Place- $50 US Savings Bond and 100 bookmarks in each grading category
Click here for more information about the contest, or to print out an entry form!
September 3, 2008
