No Before-School Program Dates

Please note that the Before-School Program will be cancelled on mornings with a delayed opening.  Also, there will be no classes on the following days due to faculty meetings.

November 10

December 1

January 5

February 2

March 1

April 5

May 3

June 7

Help Sheldon Grow!

We don't give homework in Title 1, but I want to make sure that all my students read every night.  I'm hoping Sheldon will help me to motivate my reluctant readers.  My students are encouraged to bring home a book from my personal library.  They can keep it for as long as they need to.  They can read it on their own, to a parent, to a buddy (sibling, friend, pet, stuffed animal), or a parent can read it to them.  Each book comes with an activity or a few questions to answer.  When the student returns the book, he/she can add a piece to Sheldon.

Look at how much Sheldon has grown already!  How long will he get?

Why Can't I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?

“Why Can’t I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?”

Let’s figure it out - mathematically!

• Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week.
• Student B reads only 4 minutes a night....or not at all!

Step 1:  Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.

  Student A reads 20 minutes x 5 times a week = 100 minutes per week.

  Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes.

Step 2:  Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.

  Student A reads 400 minutes a month.

  Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3:  Multiply minutes a month x 9 months per school year.

  Student A reads 3,600 minutes in a school year.

  Student B reads 720 minutes in a school year.

Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year.

Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 6th grade, if Student A and Student B maintain these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days.  Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.  One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance.  How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:

• Which student would you expect to read better?
• Which student would you expect to know more?
• Which student would you expect to write better?
• Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
• Which student would you expect to be more successful in school….and in life?

http://classroom.jc-school.net/read/skpread.html

Reading Groups Have Begun!

Our reading groups are up and running, and we're off to a great start! Students who used the Lexia Reading Core5 program last year jumped in right where they left off.   It was nice to hear the positive comments they had about the program for the kids who were new to it.  Click here to view a video demonstration of Lexia Reading Core5. 

Aside from working on the Lexia program, students will receive targeted instruction in their area of need, which may include phonics, fluency, comprehension strategies, and written response skills.  If you have any questions regarding your child's instruction or progress, please do not hesitate to contact me at 485-9890, ext. 1021 or by email at cminervini@sau15.net.