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School Theme:
This past summer six staff members traveled to National Parks
in the west. This year each classroom will be introduced to
the west and National Parks. Our theme will be the "Wild
West".
The students are also participating in a Read Across America
project. Each month we will tally up the number of books
read and plot a trail across America. We will take a
break at several locations and celebrate our progress.
The first stop will be Chicago, Illinois for over 9oo miles.
Hmmm, the windy city and deep dish pizza might give us a few
ideas for this break! Students read each night and be
sure to log it in your reading journal.
Summer
Bookmobile: This past summer the school bookmobile
driven by teachers, made many journeys throughout town to
distribute books and cookies. This program encourages
students to read over the summer, and helps to build a stonger
school/home connection. Each week over one hundred books
were circulated to children. Children would share what
they read with the teachers and other students. The
biggest stop is the town beach where students took a swimming
break to visit the bookmobile. The reading challenge
presented to the children was to read five chapter books over
the eight week period. Thirty-three children received
reading medals at Back to School Night in honor of this achievement.
Congratulations students!
Reading
Buddies: This year the fourth and fifth graders
become reading buddies ( see
images of our buddies) to the first graders every Friday
afternoon. The older buddies have been helping the first
graders read their assigned books using the reading strategies
that have been introduced to them. The children look
forward to these sessions and sharing books with a special
buddy.
Back
to School Night & Cookout: On
Tuesday, September 18th, at 5:30, we held our annual fall
cookout for Back to School Night. The PTO grilled hotdogs
and handed out chips and watermelon to start off our night.
At 6:30 we moved inside to start with important information
for our 2007-2008 school year. Don't miss it!
GrandPals'
Day: On October 19th, 2007 W.E.S. hosted its
annual GrandPals Day. Every student had a grandpal or
grandparent for the afternoon. A fall program was performed
by the students, and all enjoyed a scrumptious lunchat the
chuck wagon. The Wild West Theme was presented throughout
the day's activities. Over 100 visitors attended!
Thanks for all who volunteered for this event; parents and
grandparents alike.
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