Chess Club - Chess club is over for this school year. I have enjoyed working with your children. They have come a long way since the beginning of the year and it is nice to see the growth they have made in their game skills along with the growth they have made in good sportsmanship.
MAP testing and Benchmarking - This is a good week to make sure your child is well-rested and well-fed in the morning. Both the MAP testing and Aimsweb benchmarking are happening this week. We all want to see each child do their best and that can only happen if they feel awake and satisfied.
Summer Reading - It is not too early to begin thinking how you, as parents, are going to keep your child reading this summer. Many libraries have summer book clubs that help to encourage summer reading. If your child is a stubborn reader, it may help to hire an older student to come at a set time to read with your child each day. A junior high student would be perfect for this job, (maybe some budding teacher), and would probably be willing to work for a relatively small amount of money. Another idea is to have a set family reading time when everyone sits down and reads. This can be especially helpful if everyone gets a chance to tell the other members of the family what they have just read about or a favorite part of what they have read. So, I encourage you to be proactive about your child's summer reading program. Think carefully about what would fit into your family's schedule and plan ahead to make reading an important part of your child's summer activities.
