Read Across America

READING ACROSS AMERICA

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild,
to pick up a book and read to a child."   Dr. Seuss 

February 21, 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We love to read in first grade!  To celebrate our love of reading, the students will keep track of the books they have read to others – and the books that are read to them.  For each book they read, they will place a popsicle stick in their pocket on the classroom board in our reading area.  Once they have five sticks, they will draw a tally mark on the bulletin board display, created by the children, outside our classroom.

The purpose is to motivate students to read and to develop a love of reading.  Our focus is on enjoyment of the task, not the number of books read. 
Attached is a sheet of book tickets that should be cut apart to help in recording the books your child has read at home.  Please send tickets in with your child as they complete books.  There is no need to keep track of the books that are sent home from school.  We will record those here at school.
Please contact me if you have any questions, or would like to come in and read one day to our class.

Sincerely,

Rosanne Field

*Please contact me if you need more tickets!*