Welcome to the Library!
Spring Book Fair
EHE's Bookfair is coming March 5-12th! We still need volunteers for the BookFair. Contact Mrs. B at 891-8526 or email her at nbigelow@rrps.net if you can help.
Book Fair Events--Join us for Book Fair Diner--All you can read!
- March 5th Book Fair setup AM, PM--Bookfair browsing with classes and from 5:00-7:00 p.m. --Sock Hop, Floats and Books!
- March 8th Bookfair open from 8:30-4:30
- March 9th Breakfast with a Buddy 8:00-9:00 a.m. Bookfair closes at 4:30 p.m
- March 10th Bookfair open from 8:30-4:30
- March 11th Bookfair open from 8:30-4:30
- March 12th Bookfair closes at noon.
EHE Celebrates Dr. Seuss and Reading!
During the month of February, EHE students have been challenged to read a total of 170,000 minutes. If they reach this goal, Mr. Ross and Mrs. Baehr will lose a bet and will have to repay in a unique way! (We made our goal in two weeks so Mrs. Bigelow is challenging our school to another goal! Can we read another 170,000 minutes before the end of February? If so, Mrs. Bigelow is buying popcorn for the entire school in April!!!!)
Current Total: 254,760 Minutes as of 2/23/10
The library has subscribed to TumbleBooks--an online book subscription. You can find loads of fun books to listen to or read aloud. Just go to : www.tumblebooks.com and put in the username: "rrps" and the password: "books". Enjoy!!!
Land of Enchantment Book Challenge
The library is inviting all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to join us for the Land of Enchantment Book Challenge. Students read must read at least 3 books to be invited to the Voting Party in April 2010. There are 14 choices of books on the list and Mrs. Bigelow gives out special prizes for students who read all 14 books on the list. Stop by the library and pick up a bookmark with a list of all the Land of Enchantment books and get reading!!!
**Stop by the library to get your Land of Enchantment books and don't forget to fill out your book surveys for each books to get credit! You need two chapter and one picture book to go to the Voting Party!!!
Tips to Help Support Your Beginning Reader
1. Provide a consistent time and place to read together. Make it a positive experience so that your child will look forward to your time together.
2. Practice at least three to four nights a week for at least 15 to 20 minutes. The extra practice reading aloud with school materials can help your child read more fluently, accurately, smoothly and with expression.
3. Listen to your child read. This is an effective way to help your child become a better reader. The effort you take to make this an enjoyable time also can help your child have a positive attitude about school.
4. Talk with your child’s teacher. Know what has been assigned for reading homework and help your child keep on task.
5. Have your child bring home his class reader, other class books, and library books so that you can listen to your child read the day’s assigned reading. This can help improve your child’s reading comprehension.
6. Wait before helping your child when he makes a mistake. Sometimes other words in the sentence can help him figure out the unknown word.
7. Praise your child for correcting himself and using clues to figure out words on his own. This will help build your child’s reading confidence.
8. Provide help without telling them the word if they are unsuccessful at first. The more often you listen to your child read, the more his or her reading is likely to improve.
9. Make time to read aloud together often. This can help your child enjoy reading and become more confident about his or her reading. It also improves vocabulary, accuracy, and comprehension.
10. Keep a variety of reading materials available throughout your home. The more your child is exposed to books and reading materials, the more interested he or she will be in learning to read.
Use these strategies to help match
your child to a great read!
- Give lots of choices. There are so many types of,books out there—try exposing your child to as many of them as you can, from fairy tales to mysteries to nonfiction books about gorillas. Cookbooks, magazines, and poetry are also great options. You never know which type of book will turn your child into a lifelong reader!
- Be supportive of your child’s passions. You might not love comic books or thick readers on dinosaurs, but your child might. And kids are much more likely to become lifelong readers if you let them follow their interests.
- Know the 5-finger rule. Have your child open up a potential book to a random page. Each time she comes to a word she doesn’t know, ask her to hold up one finger. If your child is holding up 0 or 1 fingers, the book may be too easy. If she’s holding up 4 or 5 fingers by the end of the page, the book may be too difficult for now, while 2 or 3 fingers signify a “just right” book.
- Read together! Research shows that reading together as a family makes a big difference in students’ skills and interest level. Ask your child lots of questions as you read. If it seems like he isn’t understanding what’s going on or isn’t interested in the story, feel free to put down the book and move on!
- For more resources on reading and learning with your child, visit scholastic.com/parents.
