There will be no school Monday, October 14th in observance of Columbus Day.
Chess Club
Both chess clubs meet this week. We will be looking at ways to check mate our opponents.
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!
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!!!!
