summer reading

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Celebrating readers and books…

CBW2May 12-16 is officially National Children’s Book Week and we always celebrate in big ways at LME!  Please join us next week in dressing for the daily theme and bring some wonderful reading material to share with others as we get ready for summer reading fun!  🙂

  • Monday: “We MUSTACHE You To Read!” Wear a mustache to school; prizes awarded for the top 3 most creative.
  • Tuesday: “Sneak Up On A Good Book.” Wear camouflage clothing.
  • Wednesday: “READ A Shirt Day!” Wear a shirt with words on it.
  • Thursday: “Reading With A Friend Is Twice As Nice!” It’s Twin Day so dress the same as a friend to read together.
  • Friday: “A Book Title In My Pocket…” Have a favorite book title written down in your pocket to pull out and share with a friend.
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Summer Reading 2013!

As a little friend reminded me this morning…”it’s almost here…summer reading summer-reading(although I think she meant ‘summer break’)!”  🙂  There are multiple options this summer for our friends to continue making lots of progress in individual reading.  One of the best options is the Meadows Library 2013 Summer Reading Program from June 11 – August 6…no reservations needed.  Story time takes place each Tuesday and Friday @ 11:00 a.m.  Teen Book Club meets each Thursday @ 2:00 p.m.  Family-friendly events and book-related movies take place each Wednesday @ 2:00 p.m.  Check out http://www.library.midlothian-isd.net or http://www.misd.sc/meadowslibrary for more information today.

Another outstanding offering this summer is the Virtually Blooming Bluebonnet Camp.  It’s open to any MISD student currently in grades 3/4 who attends one of the six elementary campuses.  There is a two-hour introduction session on June 11 from 9:00-11:00, 12:00-2:00, or 2:00-4:00 where learners will log-in, discuss digital citizenship, and learn how to use the program to jump start their summer reading.  Readers will communicate throughout the summer with the virtual camp directors (MISD Library Media Specialists) to discuss books by participating in online discussions, posting questions and comments, and so forth.  Through this type of camp experience, readers are introduced to a safe virtual learning community with professional educators who support and LOVE reading.  Notices and permission forms went home last week.  Please contact our school librarian, Melissa Bolgiano, or the front office at 972-775-4497 for more information.

These are just two options to encourage your child to participate with others throughout the summer and read.  Here’s hoping you check these and others out as you make your summer plans…Happy Summer Reading 2013!

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Summer Reading

One specific goal of LaRue Miller Elementary is the hope all our learners become lifelong readers.  These summer months provide a wonderful opportunity to extend and enrich the lessons in the classroom to the world well outside the classroom walls.  YOU are your child’s first and most important teacher after all!

You can surf the web and find the same result on current reading research:  “summer reading loss is cumulative; children do not ‘catch up’ in the fall because the other children are moving ahead with their skills.”  So what can you do?  Here are some suggestions for summer reading encouragement:

  1. Select books of interest.
  2. Read at least 20 minutes per day.
  3. Take advantage of the sunshine and read aloud outdoors.
  4. Set aside a portion of the day as DEAR time (Drop Everything And Read).
  5. Read all genres—magazines, newspapers, cereal boxes, road signs, anything.
  6. Ask the “W” Questions:  who, what, when, where, why, how.
  7. Review comprehension, vocabulary, and listening skills when reading aloud.
  8. Coordinate a summer book club with your child’s friends (this is great on rainy summer days).
  9. Check out the great library programs at the Meadows Public Library (they have summer reading challenges, activities, and online books at http://goo.gl/vmtvR

Whether you’re on a beach, on a road trip, or just having a “staycation” at home, find ways to foster a lifelong love of reading.  Please continue having a safe, fun summer; we’ll see you back in August!  🙂