3-2-20

Dear Howe Parents,      

The March is Reading Month theme this year will be “Books from Around the World”.  Each classroom will choose a book from a country and read it. Classrooms will visit each other to hear other teachers read new stories to them. We will have a map to color for each country visited.  Each room will also decorate their classroom door with the book theme and country. The winner of the door decorating contest will get a party paid for by the PTA. We will also have a Reading Participation Contest too!  Students are expected to:

• Read 20 minutes each night. 

• Fill out a reading log passport and send the log in each Monday.  The teacher will stamp the reading log. At the end of the month, all students that participated will get a small prize.  They will also get a participation ticket and be entered into a drawing. The Montessori student prizes will be one girl and one boy bike. The participation winner for Special Ed will receive an appropriate prize for that specific student.
• The classroom with the most participation will also earn a party.

Other events happening this month include the Scholastic Book Fair on March 18, 19 and 20, as well as a Book Swap towards the end of the month. More information to come home soon about these.  We will also have an assembly at the end of the month to announce the winner of the bikes, Special Ed. prize, door decorating contest winner and the class with the most participation.   Happy Reading,  Howe Staff