Chess Club
Chess Club meets this Tuesday the 13th and this Thursday the 15th.
Ozzie's Reading Club
Those who have been participating in Ozzie's Reading Club, please turn in your final ticket right away. I will get an order form for tickets to you. You will then be able to pick out the date, receive the free ticket for your student, and will be able to order extra tickets for your family.
Parent Teacher Conferences
I have had the pleasure of meeting with many of you during last week's parent/teacher conferences. Some of you have begun to think about this summer. (spring must be in the air!!) If your child struggles more with reading than the average child, reading during the summer is even more important for him/her. If we plan what we are going to do to help our children read during the summer, we have a much better chance of succeeding than if we make no plan. Think about what time of day would be best for reading. Think about the place that would be best. Think about how it will happen - especially if there are other siblings in the family. If getting around to reading is especially hard for your family, I would suggest doing it first thing in the morning. Every day your child should spend some time reading to themselves silently, reading to another person outloud and listening to someone else read. Books should be easy for them to read if they are reading on their own. They can be a little harder when reading to someone else because they can get instant help when they need it. Books read to them should be on an even harder level so that they can increase their vocabularies and learn to enjoy and appreciate various genre's and authors. The books your child reads to themselves should be of high interest to them. Let them pick out the topics they like to read about. Steer them to ones that they can actually read, however. Help them find the topics they like at the levels that are easy for them.
