Welcome back to school! I hope your families had a fun, restful summer break!! In the Reading Center this month we will be reading How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague. We will do some fun activities associated with this book. It will be a nice ice-breaker for the beginning of the year.
Throughout the school, students and teachers are working on having a growth mindset. There are several good titles that reinforce this theme. We will enjoy a few including I Can’t Do That YET by Esther Pai Cordova, Salt in His Shoes by Deloris Jordan and The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken. Each of these titles provide inspiring themes and reinforce the idea that possibilities are endless and mistakes are okay. I hope this way of thinking stays with your child for the entire school year and years to come!
Each week, students will have the opportunity to check books out of the library. When they bring their books back they have the opportunity to check out a new one. When a student does not bring their book back, they have to wait to check another book out until the book is returned. I tell students at the beginning of the year that their book should live in their backpacks. The backpack is the home for the book while it is checked out. Therefore, whenever the child gets the book out of the backpack to read, it should be returned to the backpack as soon as they are finished. That way the book will always be there on Reading Center day! Also, please ensure that the book is taken care of at home. It’s a good idea to keep library books away from siblings and pets. This ensures that you can enjoy the book at home with your child. I’m looking forward to a great year in the Reading Center!
Best wishes to all families for a wonderful 2019-2020 school year.