New Program Replaces the 'Just Read It' Program

Our New program will begin September 20th and be in two four week sections.  The second part of the program will take place in early spring.  We are beginning this new program in the hopes that we can get every student to participate in the program.  We have simplified the format and added an extra incentive part of the program that will serve two purposes;  the first is to increase comprehension and the second is to incorporate the terminology being used by the Washington State Department of Education's guidelines for reading.
 

Here is how the program works:  on Monday of each week your child will bring home a 'passport'.  On the cover put the child's name, teacher's name, and room number.  On the inside you will see 5 columns.  The first column has the days of the week, the next column is "type of reading".  Check the key on the back of the passport.  Put the key "letter" of the type of reading your child has done.  The next column is "title of what you have read".  The 4th column is for PTA's use.  The last column is the "Parent/Guardian/Adult" signature line for you or an adult at school to acknowledge the student having read.  We ask the "Parent/Guardian/Adult" ask the student a couple of questions regarding what they have read (Who, What, Why, When, Where...) then sign off for that day of the week.  The second part of the program each week along with the passport will be a grade level "Book Critique" form.  Your child needs to read every day and do at least one "Book Critique" to receive the first grand prize.  If your child does not read everyday they can make up points by doing more than one "Book Critique" per week.

There will be a modified point system for LAP and STEPS students.