As you should know reading is a huge focus in 3rd grade. Reading is being focused on by all grades here at Sunset this year more than ever because of our SINA classification.
Part way through the month of October our class started a Book-It program. The Book-It program has been around for many years as it is something that I remember enjoying as a kid. The purpose of the Book-It program is to get kids motivated to read. Students who meet their monthly reading goal will get a certificate for a free pizza from Pizza Hut.
All year students have been asked to read 15 minutes each night as part of their homework. Just this small amount of time spent on reading can improve their ability tremendously. Students may read more than the 15 required minutes if they wish. No matter how many minutes they read I ask that they record it on their weekly assignment sheet. In order to record their minutes to count toward the Book-It program their sheet must be signed by a parent or guardian. We also set a class goal each month, but will never meet it without everyone working together. The November goal for the class is 6,200 minutes. That means each student in our class needs to read on average of just 10 minutes per day. I think this is a very attainable goal. The November goal might be slightly out of reach as we had some students not participate this month. I hope you will help us achieve our goal in December and also help push your child to do their part to get as close to our November goal as possible.
Sunset has also formed a Literacy Committee that will be hosting a "Cozy Winter Reading Night". The date is set for December 18th. Look for more details to come soon.
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