Friday, May 11, 2012

For the Week of May 14th

Talent Show

The lists for the talent show will be posted on the front bulletin board by Wednesday of this week.

Summer Reading

Now is the time to be thinking about how you are going to incorporate reading into your summer schedule. One idea is to hire an older student or sibling to read with your child for a half hour a day. Another is to do it at the beginning of the morning. Routine is important because it helps the child know what is expected. If they don't care for reading, then they realize that there will be an end and they can move on to the activities that they enjoy more. If your child struggles with reading it is even more important that they spend time reading during the summer. Children that love to read, will read during the summer. If your child is a struggling reader and he/she does not read during the summer, the reading gap will widen, and your child will get even further behind. I cannot overstate how important this is for your child.