Monthly Archives: May 2018
Dearborn Masons donate Bikes
Today the Dearborn Masons came to present 2 bikes for a contest they held called Books for Bikes.
The Snow winneres were Ashlynn and Hasan (pictured below with the Mason Representatives).
Read at Home
For most parents, it’s a challenge to keep kids reading and writing all summer. We’ve got a summer literacy challenge for you and your child.
Pick just one thing a week to kick start your week’s literacy adventures.
Investigate your public library’s summer reading program. Most libraries offer a special program or two
during the summer, including puppet shows, book authors and children’s storytellers. Most are free of charge.
Extend your reading circle. We often find ourselves checking out the same types of books over and over
again. This week’s challenge is to bring a new type of book into the house. Consider fantasy or science fiction,
historical fiction, poetry, biography, or an informational book.
Listen up! Audiobooks are a great way to engage readers and can introduce students to books above their
reading level. Many libraries have audiobooks available for check out, and an Internet search can turn up
several sites, including Speakaboos.com, that offer free audio books for children.
Make your own audio book! Most phones and computers have simple recording apps on them which are
perfect for making homemade audio books! Have your child make up a story, or reread a favorite loved book.
The recordings will be priceless!
Go wordless. Wordless picture books are told entirely through their illustrations — they are books without
words, or sometimes just a few words. Grab a few wordless books the next time you’re at the library and have
fun “reading” different versions of the same story. The language and the conversation will inspire you!
Visit a museum, online! You’ll be surprised by how much you can explore without leaving your house. One
example is the Smithsonian Institution Kids site. It’s complete with offerings from Art to Zoo, for kids and
students of all ages.
Pack in a whole adventure! Find FREE themed reading adventure packs that encourage hands-on fun and
learning, centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books. Visit Reading Rockets and search Adventure Pack.
Point, shoot, and write. Most families have access to a digital camera, iPad or camera phone. Snap some
photos and then encourage your child to write a silly caption for each photo. Not feeling that ambitious? Cut
out some pictures from a magazine or the newspaper and have your child write original captions for those.
Google a favorite author and read about him/her.
Write it down. Encourage your child to keep a simple journal or summer diary. Track interesting things like
the number of fireflies seen in one minute, the number of mosquito bites on a leg, or the different types of
food that can go on the grill.
*Ideas provided by Reading Rockets
Bikes for Books Winners
The Dearborn Mason’s offered two bikes for each school for a boy and a girl. Students read through the months of March and April to earn raffle tickets. Our Snow Winners are pictured below.
Leadership Day is Wednesday May 2, 2018
Some of the great things we do at Snow will be highlighted including the Book Share going on now. Please send in any gently used books your family would like to recycle. We will then sell them for $0.25 to a new family to share.
Photo shows students and a parent selecting books at the Book Share.