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 Center Based 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, Center Based prize, door decorating contest winner and the class with the most participation.
Happy Reading, Howe Staff
We will be having a Parent Meeting this Thursday at 3:00 pm.
As many of you know, the Edsel Ford High School Performing Arts Department will be presenting our production of Disney’s “Freaky Friday – A New Musical” in May 8-9 and 15-16.
Mr. Doyle will be opening up our ensemble to students from grades 5-8 who attend one of our Feeder Schools or have siblings at EFHS. There is also one principal role for the younger brother, Fletcher. (Actor to play 7-10 yr old) He must be able to sing and use two different hand puppets.
Auditions will be held on Thursday 5 March from 4-6 pm. Interested students who can not attend during that time need to contact me directly (doyler@dearbornschools.org). Audition materials will be taught at the audition. Students should be prepared to read from the script, sing, and dance.Students do NOT need to have previous experience, only a willingness to commit to working on the show and learn.
Module 3 Test is coming home today.