January 11 Parent Letter

Parents,

This week we will have our Social Studies Test over Unit 3 on THURSDAY. Study sheets will be posted online tonight.

The students had a great week last week. It is a pleasure to be back in the groove again!

Third grade parents, please keep in mind that if your child wants to earn a reading trophy, there is no time to waste. All third graders have work to do. Please encourage them to read. Remember that they are required to have read 6 chapter books to earn the trophy.

Speaking of reading, we will be entering the AR Challenge.

The annual AR Challenge is set to begin on January 25, 2010. Any elementary LCMS school in the United States and Canada that is presently using the Accelerated Reader program may enter the contest. All students must be independent readers.
The purpose of this challenge is to provide an incentive and motivation for our children at Lutheran schools to read more, get smarter and have fun. Reading for this contest can occur anywhere the children are – at home, at school, in the car, etc. All reporting of points will be done by each school’s coordinator via the AR Challenge web site.


Points will be reported as an average per student. Every student counts, so read, read, read. The contest begins January 25 and continues through March 5. Last years winning 2nd grade school read 64 points per student and 3rd grade school read 57 points per student. We have a great classroom of readers, and I know that we could do well in this contest. Let’s read like we’ve never read before!