MEDIA KIT 2019 - Kids News and Reviews
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2020/21
OUR EDiTORIAL CONTENT Let’s guide our children to share their own voices.
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KiDS NEWS & REViEWS is delivered in the form of email subscriptions across Canada to early
childhood educators, preschools teachers, elementary school teachers, educational consultants
and other early learning professionals who work with children ages 0 - 12 years. Each individual
story posted on our blog is also shared on our Instagram feed and boosted to targeted
demographics/geographics on Facebook. We are also excited to have expanded to include
videos on Youtube and boards on Pinterest.
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OUR CURRENT THEME
Our publishing company, The Lyrical Note, has the unique goal of producing early learning themes that
are explored in classrooms across Canada. We Can Be Heroes is our current theme. It introduces
young children to the idea of the Everyday Heroes who are all around us in the communities we live in.
We are looking for stories that grow from this idea and are hoping to reach far past this theme. To delve
deep into meaningful stories about what it means to each and every one of us to be truly ‘heroic’. From
preschoolers to preteens, we are eager to mentor young writers and their teachers and even their
parents and caretakers, to develop their own content with the guidance of our editorial team.
Let’s get your voices out there!
Lorrie Holmes, Editor/Publisher
FEATURE STORiES
Our feature stories can include anything
hero related that is important to children and
their development. They can feature the
everyday heroes in our communities who do
inspirational and/or heroic acts. They can
also include anything inspirational that is
considered ‘heroic’. These stories can be
created in the form of written pieces,
graphic stories, even in the form of PSA’s or
music videos. Let’s see what our children &
teachers come up with!
YOUNG PHiLANTHROPiSTS
Here we will profile stories about how our
children are taking on leading roles to improve
the world and their futures. Let them educate
and inspire each other to get involved through
their stories about the philanthropical efforts
they have made to improve someone else’s life.
The theme here being that giving is the ultimate
form of receiving.
CLASSROOM STORiES Teachers and children are invited to develop stories about anything heroic they would like to explore and share with other children and teachers. This can be as simple as interviewing a community helper to meeting a good samaritan and sharing their heroic story with the rest of us. Our School Blog Writing Program offers schools three options for getting involved in creating classroom editorial content. These programs range from writing a feature story, to creating your very own classroom column, and even developing an entire issue, all with the guidance of our editorial team. Encouraging our children to express their feelings, options and ideas.
CLASSROOM REViEWS
Classroom reviews are done by invitation only. We choose products and services that are related to early
learning enrichment. KiDS NEWS & REViEWS carefully select products that enhance the learning
experience of both children and teachers. Products are both educational and ethical. We promote quality
over quantity and are looking for unique finds that provide ideas and inspiration for teachers to aid them in
their lesson plans and classroom management.
CLASSROOM REViEWS
Teachers and students review Early
Learning products in their classroom.
Written and video reviews are both
available. Each story will include a small
descriptive writeup with a link to your
product, plus a review from the
classroom.
CREATiVE ARTS REViEWS
Creative Arts instructor, Lorrie Holmes, will
visit classrooms and report upon their
unique ideas about how to use the We
Can Be Heroes theme kit. She will also
contribute regular features in the creative
arts where she mentors kids to create
stories and other forms of arts including
visual and performing arts all related to
empowerment and creativity with the goal
being for kids to inspire kids.
We only review what ENHANCES THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE.
REGULAR CONTRiBUTORS
Teachers, early learning specialists and children all create ongoing content for their peers in many
different forms, from professional development tips to peer counselling advice, comic strips, vlog
reports, podcasts, short stories, songs, music videos, PSA’s and more.
ADViCE COLUMNiST
Early Learning Educator and author, Ana
Cassidy, contributes regularly her advice
from her book/professional development
book & online course series , It’s All About
The Language.
JR GRAPHiC NOVEL SERiES
Park Orr will continue to develop his Graphic
Column, The Unlikely Heroes. These stories will
be compiled into a graphic novel which will be
made available to schools in our Lyrical Note
book catalogue. Books written by kids and
teachers for kids and teachers.
IN MY DAUGHTER’S EYES
Parent Correspondent, Marlene, will be reporting to
us here about her goals to stay in tune with her two
coming-of-age daughters, Anika & Lexi. One is a
teen and one is a tween. This lifestyle column will
provide us with the experiences that Marlene puts
together to create meaningful memories with her two
daughters.
EDiTORIAL iN DEVELOPMENT
Our long-term goals for KiDS NEWS & REViEWS include delving deep into subject matters we are
passionate about. This includes us bridging the communication between kids for other kids and parents
and teachers for other parents and teachers. To take things one step further, we are hoping to evolve
our editorial into kids and adults sharing freely to understand each other’s feelings & perspectives.
PEER COUNSELLiNG
In this column, high school students will
respond to all submissions that younger
children write in about. These youth
peer counsellors disclaim to not have
all the answers to other’s questions and
feelings. They are simply happy to
share their own ideas and beliefs in an
attempt to help and support their
younger peers. The extra layer to this
column is that after each submission,
all content will be further reviewed by a
certified school counsellor who in turn,
will share their own professional
thoughts and advice to add onto what
has already been offered by our young
peer counsellors.
TALK TO ME
This column will include children asking adults questions and adults
asking children questions. All questions and answers will be anonymous
with the goal being that all contributors feel comfortable to open up their
hearts and share with each other so we can get a better understanding
of how to relate to and help each other in this ever changing world.
STORY LiNEUP KIDS WHO CARE Enouraging kids to share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions with feature stories and reviews. ViEW SAMPLE HERE CHiLD DEVELOPMENT Stories and reviews with all those who work with or care for children, who contribute to their development. ViEW SAMPLE HERE INTEGRATiVE HEALTH Stories & Reviews featuring experts, product & service reviews that contribute to every aspect of the health & well being of your children and youth. ViEW SAMPLE HERE PLAYFUL PERSONALiTIES Stories & Reviews on creatives who offer music, literature and any discipline of creativity to kids & youth in the forms of products, services and inspiring stories. ViEW SAMPLE HERE FAMiLY CONNECTiONS Stories & Reviews about experiences, products & services available to enrich the experience and bring families closer together. ViEW SAMPLE HERE
TESTiMONIALS
As an early childhood educator with 20+ years of experience, I am so thrilled so have writer/
publisher, Lorrie Holmes, work with me on my professional development series of online early
learning workshops that I offer to the industry. Thank you Lorrie, for helping me develop these
accredited programs with both your editorial and marketing skills. I am so excited that we are
launching my advice column in KiDS NEWS & REViEWS this fall and look forward to having you
continue to work with our children ages preschool to preteen, as our Writer In Residence. We all look
forward to you continuing to develop our Neverland News Column in your beautiful blog for our
children, parents, and early childhood educators alike.
Ana Cassidy, Program Director
NEVERLAND CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Author of It’s All About The Language
It gives me great pleasure to share thoughts about Lorrie Holmes. I’ve worked for, created,
collaborated with, and - dare I say - have had the honour of being friends with Lorrie for over 25
years! Her unique blend of creativity is fused with stellar leadership skills. From the era before
business coaches, Lorrie would guide brain storming sessions into a practical and achievable plan of
action. Her creativity and pragmatic gifts have created charitable and entrepreneurial endeavours
including Kismet Kids Foundation, Vancouver Elite Magazine, Lyrical Note and her first book, Best
Friends.
Her work has evolved to create more platforms for Kids’ voices to be heard. Through song, videos
and her magazine Kids News and Reviews. As a founder of an organization that works on the front
line with at-risk youth, I am honoured to be an at-risk youth adviser to Lorrie and her programs.
Caroline MacGillavry, Founder
Beauty Night Society
As a parent of both tween and teen girls, I am constantly aware and on the search for ways to keep
the communication open with my daughters. To find ways to support them in this ever changing
world. I am so thankful to KiDS NEWS & REViEWS for offering me this exciting opportunity to come
up with meaningful experiences to connect with my daughters. Having worked as both a volunteer
and teacher’s assistant in the Delta School District, I am very excited to continue working with youth
and to further my communication with this impressionable and tender demographic through my new
column, In My Daughter’s Eyes, which we are launching soon!
Marlene Lockhrin,
Parent CorrespondentTESTiMONIALS
KIDS NEWS & REVIEWS has become a big part of our family. Both our children have been involved
with the blog prior to launch. Both kids are independently inspired by the theme of unlikely heroes
and have been given the opportunity to participate using their specific strengths - writing and
drawing. Lorrie Holmes, the creator of KIDS NEWS & REVIEWS has been an amazing mentor,
providing guidance to develop their skills. Both my children are so excited about the next phase of
this program which is the mentorship by Lorrie Holmes for my children to enter in to her Young
Writers Publishing Program. Thank you KiDS NEWS & REViEWS and Lorrie Holmes, for all these
amazing opportunities.
Colleen Orr, Parent
It is with excitement we announce that our music studio is invited by LYRICAL NOTE to be involved
in series of productions. This strategic cooperation will allow us to authorize the use of your lesson
plans and literature for the empowerment of all students across Canada and abroad. The impact of
the social messages in this program cannot be undermined.
Cecilia Wong, Choir Director/Music Teacher
MUSIC BEE ACADEMY
I have known Lorrie Holmes for many years, both as a mother and a professional. Both of my
children have participated in a number of Lorrie’s programs through which they have developed a
stronger artistic sense, discovered some of their creative gifts, and most importantly, built their self-
esteem and self-confidence. I have continually been impressed by the caliber and impact of Lorrie's
programs. Lorrie brings a freshness to the unique programs she develops and designs. I work in
Psychology with young children at BC’s Children’s Hospital; in this capacity I understand and
appreciate how Lorrie’s programs support many critical aspects of children’s development. Given my
expertise, I am honoured to function as a reviewer for Lorrie’s programs and products through my
lens, both as a mother and a child development expert.
Julie Petrie, PHD CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
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