Raising the Bar for Reading Success

The chart below shows the percentage of students who have scored at or above the 50th percentile in Reading over the past three years. You can see that the percentage of students scoring at or above this district benchmark has significantly increased this year. The blue and red bars show the percentage of students at or above the 50th percentile on the end of year STAR Reading assessment in 2013 and 2014. The green bar shows the percentage of students scoring at or above the district benchmark on the January 2015 assessment. I expect students to exceed the district goal of 80% on the end of the year assessment.

Literacy Tip of the week: 'Picture This' 

Looking for something crafty to do with your child?During your next family outing or gathering, take some photos. Then, have your child create captions to go with each picture.  Assemble the pictures and captions into a photo book, add speech bubbles and personalize! This can be their own graphic novel! 

When should I stop reading aloud to my child?

Your child is never too old to listen to a good story! We all know that reading aloud to younger children exposes them to rich, complex language, builds their vocabulary, and prepares them for success in school. But did you know that it is equally important to read aloud to older students? According to educator and author Jim Trelease, "a child's listening level doesn't catch up to their reading level until 8th grade." Older students can grapple with difficult concepts and understand complex text that they may not yet be able to read on their own. Parents who read aloud to their children for enjoyment are whetting their appetites and are more apt to develop a lifelong love for reading.

Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will take place during Parent Conferences from March 23rd-26th. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Christine Albano at calbano@rsd6.org if you are able to help out.

WOW Wall

Due to our parent volunteer's schedule, the WOW Wall will be updated on the Tuesday following this eblast from now on. I am looking for someone to take over this task. If you are interested, please let me know.  

Congratulations to the following students, who have their work displayed on the Works of Wonder (WOW) Wall this week: Sullivan Santovasi, Brooke Hurlburt, Abby White, Lucas Mazzone, Renaldi Mucka, Nina Aleman, Kaylee Strawson, Eva Geiger, Elisabeth Leifert, Daniel Sanchy, Sorrel Reeves, Robin Wright, and Dina Zoffoli

SPARK Recognition

Congratulations to the following PK-2 students, who recently completed their SPARK stars: Nathaniel Cowenhoven, Eliza Rizvani, Renaldi Mucka, Michael DeLayo, Emmalee Harbert, Riley Olson, Haylee Papp

Congratulations to the following 3rd-6th grade students, who won the SPARK raffle this week: 

Pink Wright, William Goodwin, Madison Lowry, Arbri Mucka

Happy Spring!

Angela Rossbach

Principal