Earlier This Year . . .

JANUARY 2008
Create an AD/Write an Editorial Contest
Registration - January 2008
The 23rd annual Create an Ad/Write an Editorial Contest will provide an opportunity for students to compete for publication. Grade-appropriate contests including writing, cartooning and ad designing.

Bullying Supplement - Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, January 15
This geographic novella focuses on the prevalent problem of bullying. Students are asked to make choices and to think about strategies for handling a bully. Every child in school knows about bullying, as each one is a victim, a bully, or a witness. This important section helps them cope.


FEBRUARY 2008
Earth Day Contests
Registration - February 2008
Promote the protection of our environment by entering the poster or trash art contest co-sponsored by Waste Management and NIE. Then join us for the annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 19 at Neshaminy Mall. For details call Waste Management at 215-428-3238.

Stock Market Game
February-April 2008
NIE supports this project by providing newspapers and teaching materials to participating classes, helping students learn about the world of finance. For game information call Temple University at 800-722-6708. For sponsored newspapers call the NIE Department at 215-949-4073.

The Heritage of Jazz Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, February 12
No group played a bigger part in this uniquely American invention than African Americans. This supplement traces the origins of jazz, profiles jazz greats and explains the distinction between different kinds of jazz.


MARCH 2008
NIE Week
March 3-7
During this week NIE is promoted nationwide. Each teacher will receive a new guide that will focus on both vocabulary development and reading comprehension, while centering on understanding the content of the newspaper. Participating teachers will receive daily classroom newspapers, March 3-7.

Mothers of Invention: Women Who Create! -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, March 25
Since the dawn of time women have created ways to make our lives happier, healthier and easier. Meet some of those women and their incredible inventions, while learning about the process of inventing.


APRIL 2008
The Land Connects Us Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, April 15
From fruit in the lunchroom to wood in floors to gasoline in cars, the land connects us to people. Celebrate the Earth's resources by learning about products that come from the land and the occupations that provide them: agriculture, forestry, mining, ranching, water resources and outdoor recreation.

Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 19 Neshaminy Mall

MAY 2008
Law Day
May 1
Celebrate Law Day 2008 and learn about the American Bar Association's law-related education programs available at www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/2008/home.shtml

NIE Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, May 8

Get Fit  Supplement - Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, May 13
Getting kids committed to achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the goal of this energetic supplement. It's written with a hip, kid-friendly attitude by Pat Croce, fitness educator and motivator.

JUNE 2008
Buggin' Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, June 3
Learn about the wild world of insects through this end-of-the-year supplement. Then send it home and help students maintain their skills with a topic that complements the 2008 summer library theme, "Catch the Reading Bug."

SEPTEMBER 2007
NEWSPAPERS Give Knowledge and Guidance Supplement
Friday, September 7
The annual literacy tab and the newspaper provide unlimited opportunities to practice reading and language skills. This supplement is perfect for both classroom use and family activities.

Celebrate Constitution Day Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Monday, September 17
Comply with Public Law 108-477 by teaching with our new supplement.  Join schools everywhere in celebrating Constitution Day, September 17, the day this historic document was signed in 1787.



OCTOBER 2007
National Newspaper Week
October  8-12
Celebrate freedom of the press and learn how the daily newspaper can help students think, reason and problem solve. Participating teachers will receive daily classroom newspapers October 2-6 and a set of student supplements focusing on learning with online newspapers.

Learning with Online Newspapers Supplement
Tuesday, October 9
Show your students how to use the online edition of our newspaper to power up their brains and improve their lives, by using the e-edition of the Bucks County Courier Times to build their learning skills.

After-school E-edition Workshop
Wednesday, October 10
4:00-6:00 PM, Bucks County Technical High School
If you and your students are ready to try the online version of our newspaper, an exact replica of the Bucks County Courier Times, then this workshop will teach you the ins and outs of working with our e-edition. You'll learn about the search capabilities as well as how to access two weeks of archived issues. To register call 215-949-4074.

Majority Rules Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Monday, October 22 
Learn about good choices - "anti-drugs" - something more important than doing drugs, because drugs keep kids from going where they want to go, doing what they want to do and being who they want to be.

Earth Day Every Day, Full-day Workshop
Thursday, October 25
Teachers are invited to attend the annual, day-long workshop Earth Day Every Day, that provides curriculum-based ideas focusing on a sustainable future. The workshop features a variety of presentations, and an on-site tour of the Waste Management facility. Act 48 credits will be awarded. For more information or to register call 215-428-3238.

NOVEMBER 2007
NIE Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, November 8

Geography Awareness Week
November 12-16, 2007
Take part in a nationwide campaign. This year's Geography Action! Theme is Asia. For lessons at all grades levels and additional resources go to: www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/ 

Asian Pacific Heritage Supplement -Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, November 13
Complement the 2007 National Geography Awareness program while teaching about one of America's fine minority groups. This tab covers Asian Pacific heritage and introduces some famous Asian Americans.




DECEMBER 2007
Winter Holidays Supplement - Check out the Student Supplement Online
Tuesday, December 4
Learn about the holidays of three distinct peoples and their common threads: celebration of history and traditions, love and joy through sharing meals, gifts, games, stories and rituals.