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SPRING PARP 2008 PARENTS AS READING PARTNERS OBEN ELEMENTARY PTA THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK
Dear Roosevelt Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to PARP! (Parents As Reading Partners)
Learning to read is the single most important activity in a child’s education.
In 1987 the New York State PTA assumed the lead of the PARP program. Since then, PARP committee volunteers have worked to emphasize the importance of a reading partnership between the home and the school. Children look to their parents as role models. They will learn from them the importance of reading for both information and fun. In addition, reading at home serves to supplement the excellent reading programs currently used in our nation’s schools. By working together, parents and teachers can surely give our children a wonderful gift – the love of reading!
Parents As Reading Partners is a program designed to foster a lifelong love of reading in children. It also hopes to strengthen the family bond. One of the ways it does this is by encouraging parents/guardians to read at home with their children for at least 15 minutes per day.
Wanted: Readers ! We’re Rounding up all Cowgirls and Cowboys For Roosevelt’s Spring hoedown!
Let’s have a rootin’ tootin’ good time From May 5 – May 22 Here are the fun activities we have planned: Week 1 – May 5 - 9 Mon. - Reading logs will be distributed. Record the book you read each night! Mon. & Tues. – Author visit. Amy Hest, author of much-loved children’s books such as In the Rain with Baby Duck and You Can Do It, Sam visits our school! Thurs. – Read My T-Shirt Day. Grown-up and student cowgirls and cowboys are invited to wear a t-shirt with words on it.
Week 2 – May 12 – 16 Mon. – Reward! Looking for Reading Log #1! Log #2 is distributed. Wed. & Thurs. – Reader’s Theater presentation by Ms. Etline’s class. Fri. – 2nd Grade Parade and K-2 Dress-Up Day. Come to school in your best cowgirl or cowboy costumes! This week our little buckaroos will create bookmarks in art class with Ms. Santoro. Consider logging onto the public library website at www.nassaulibrary.org/oysterbay/Newsite/index.html. Click on Tumble Books and have someone read a story to YOU!!! The kids will LOVE this!
Week 3 – May 19 – 22 Mon. – Reward! Looking for Reading Log #2! Log #3 is distributed. Wed. - Read In! Parents will read their favorite books, lead a craft, and share a snack – all related to our country western theme! Try this…how about a family game night with games such as Boggle Jr., Scrabble Jr., Mad Libs Jr., Monopoly Jr., Trivial Pursuit for kids…? Have fun together! AND… Tuesday, May 27 – Reward! Looking for Reading Log #3! Teddy Roosevelt’s Cowboys and Cowgirls were made by our students and can be seen in the cafeteria
This beautiful board was created by Pattie Lublin
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If anyone has special thoughts about our Parents As Reading Partners activities, we invite you to share them with us! Mrs. Davidson, our librarian, will happily accept them and they will be posted on our webpage!
Joanna Herman, a 2nd grader in Ms. Skoczdopole’s class writes: PARP is one of my favorite library activities. Ever since I was in Kindergarten I loved PARP! Every year as I’m coming to school I think “what’s the PARP theme going to be this year?” Also, every time during PARP I go to the library, even when it’s not a special. I love the library! When PARP starts it’s an opportunity for you, your mom, your dad, and anyone else in your family to read together. So come, get a good book, and sit down and bury yourself in it!! Please check out our web site for further updates…Enjoy reading 15 minutes per day
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