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“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” —Thurgood Marshall, first African American U.S. Supreme Court member
About the Month of Febuary
February is the 2nd month of the year and has 28 or 29 days. The 29th day is every 4 years during leap year. Season (Northern Hemisphere)
Holidays
- Chinese New Year
- National Freedom Day
- Groundhog Day
- Valentine's Day
- President's Day
- Mardi Gras
- Ash Wednesday
- Black History Month
- American Heart Month
- Chocolate Lover's Month
- National Bird Feeding Month
- National Dental Month
Symbols of February
Birthstone: Amethyst
Flower: Primrose
Zodiac signs: Aquarius and Pisces
3,895,612 Minutes out of 10,000,000 since Aug 1, 2020.
Don't forget to log your minutes daily.
Thank you for those of you who logged your minutes for the Winter Reading Challenge!
Class Pass is Free!
All Atlanta Public School students are patrons of the public library! IT's FREE
There is no card involved. Students use the APS username and password.
To access APS Class Pass, students should log into MyBackpack. and go to AFPLS Class pass.
APS eResources
APS eResources
To access APS eResources, students should log into MyBackpack. Select eResources.
World Almanac (Elem, Middle & HS) - 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
Race2read
Please don’t forget to log in to Mybackpack and record all of your reading minutes.
* Teachers visit https://apscsking.beanstack.org/reader365 using their APS email + beanstackreads (password)
* Staff visit https://race2read.beanstack.org/reader365 using their APS email + beanstackreads (password)
MyBackpack eBook Shelf
MyBackpack eBook Shelf
APS District eBook Shelf
To access the APS eBook shelf, students should log into MyBackpack. Select the eBooks tile. From here, all apps are accessible for student use.
To access apps requiring username/password, use the following credentials:
TumbleBook Library/Cloud
Username: atlantaps
Password: books
Big Timber Books
Username: atlantaps
Password: readmore
One applicant will be awarded a $2,500 scholarship for the 2021 fall semester.
Media Paraprofessional-Mrs. Box-Barnes
Email: marie.boxbarnes@apsk12.org
Location: 1190 Northwest Drive Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 404-802-4943