Chess Club
Both the Wednesday and Thursday Chess Clubs will meet this week. We are working on getting the knights and bishops out into the middle at the beginning of the game and castling as fast as we can.
Many parents ask me for tips on what they can do at home to help their child with his/her reading. The best advise I can give is to read! Just like practicing an instrument or an athletic skill, practicing helps. The student should spend time reading to themselves, reading to a parent/guardian and listening to reading. Discussing what the student read will also help them build their comprehension skills. The books your child reads to themselves should be very easy for them to read. They should be able to read almost all of the words on each page and understand what they are reading. Those books that he/she reads to you can be a little bit harder (but not too discouraging) because you can help him/her with some words. The books that you read to him/her can be even harder, because that will increase vocabulary and help him/her to understand the way good writing sounds. Please do not underestimate how important reading with your child is for improving your child's reading skills
Coupon Books for Sale through Tuesday the 29th!
Both the Wednesday and Thursday Chess Clubs will meet this week. We are working on getting the knights and bishops out into the middle at the beginning of the game and castling as fast as we can.
Reading at Home
Many parents ask me for tips on what they can do at home to help their child with his/her reading. The best advise I can give is to read! Just like practicing an instrument or an athletic skill, practicing helps. The student should spend time reading to themselves, reading to a parent/guardian and listening to reading. Discussing what the student read will also help them build their comprehension skills. The books your child reads to themselves should be very easy for them to read. They should be able to read almost all of the words on each page and understand what they are reading. Those books that he/she reads to you can be a little bit harder (but not too discouraging) because you can help him/her with some words. The books that you read to him/her can be even harder, because that will increase vocabulary and help him/her to understand the way good writing sounds. Please do not underestimate how important reading with your child is for improving your child's reading skills
Coupon Books for Sale through Tuesday the 29th!
The PTO is selling coupon books this year to help fund the purchase of tablets for our students. If you wish to purchase a book, please send in $25 made payable to the Prairieview PTO. If you do not wish to buy the book, please send it back with your student. The deadline is October 29th. The books have some great local coupons in them and really pay for themselves while the school gets half the money of all books sold! The grade that sells the most books (15 books minimum) will get a movie and a treat on Tuesday, November 26th and each grade level student who sells the most books (5 book minimum) will get a $100 Target gift card! Please contact Pam Topp (pam_topp@yahoo.com) or Maureen Gibbons (maureen.gibbons@comcast.net) if you have questions or would like more books to sell. There are some great holiday shopping discounts available....take a look!!!!
