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Summer is upon us and it is timefor children to trade their books forfishing poles and back packs forbeach bags. No more bus rides toschool, now its bike rides to

anywhere. Theyno longer want a drink of waterthey want a drink of life. Freedomis a childs best friend, but canalso lead to Summer timemeltdowns. Kids and evenparents dont realize how much oftheir knowledge can be lost or

even forgotten without propermental exercise. This newsletterspurpose is to give parents or

Summer of 2008

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Avoid Summer Meltdowns

What Expert Say About Learning Loss

Dr. Ruth Peters in conjunctionwith Ron Fairchild put together awonderful article containingstatistics on learning loss as well

as prevention methods. Pleasevisit the following web page,www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13388817/, it is sure to give you valuabletips for your children.

Here is another excellent articlewritten by the wonderful people atRIF, Reading is Fundamental,

Contents

Avoid Summer Meltdowns 1

What Experts Say About Learning

Loss 1

Upcoming Events 1

Better Than the Movie 2

Life Imitates Art 2

Clean Getaway 2

Brainstemulation 2

The Library 3

People Who Care 3

Frogs Love the Web 3

Work Cited 4

About the Author 4

guardians resources and toolsthat will help prevent Summertime learning loss. Somesuggestions require more timeand commitment than others,but all focus on our goal,forming readers. Rememberthe easiest way to keep yourchilds brain stimulated isreading. With the suggestionslisted in this news letter you willbe able to develop a plan thatwill keep your childs summerfun and rewarding.

www.rif.org/educators/articles/primeronSummerLearningLoss.mspx. This article list theproblems students face over

the summer, as well as currentinterventions and newdirections to avoid learning

loss.

UpcomingEvents

Event One Event Two Event Three

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Children love to go to the movies duringthe summer and adults love to say thebook was better than the movie. Well

here is chance to do a little of both. Thefollowing are great childrens titles thatwere made into movies, read thesebooks with your child and then watch it,see what they think is better!

Prince Caspian: The Return toNarnia, written by C.S. Lewis.Find out which one has the

Better Than the Movie

Read these titles to your children andthen follow their lead. Getting your

children to connect their reading withtheir lives is a wonderful way to motivatethem.

Fishing In the Air, by SharonCreech. Take your child fishingafter reading this book and youllboth be hooked.

Kites: Magic Wishes That Fly Up

Life Imitates Art

Clean Getaway

The foundation of

every state is the

education of its

youthDiogenes Laertius

Make connections

with your child

through reading.

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biggest roar.

Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling.Potter makes for exciting reading

and viewing, but I wanderwhich is better?

Polar Express, by Chris VanAllsburg. Get on board and findout which one your child findsmore entertaining.

to the Sky, by Demi. Introducechildren to the wonder of kites

and the joy of heights.

On the Way to the Beach, byHenry Cole. Read this book andthen find out what comes upwhen you go to the beach.

Feeling Froggy

Brainstemulation

These titles allow your children to seethe humor and the value in doing theirchores and being cooperative.

Clean Your Room, HarveyMoon!, by Pat Cummings.Harvey cant watch T.V. untilhis room is clean or appearsthat way.

Trashy Town, by AndreaZimmerman. It is better to do

your job with a smile then afrown.

Harry the Dirty Dog, by GeneZion. This book will teach yourkids the value of washing up.

Dont Need Friends, CarolynCrimi. Attitudes are the lastthings students need to have,this book shows the value ofcooperation.

These stories will help your childmaintain scholastic levels and still keepthem smiling.

Math-Terpieces: The Art ofProblem Solving, by Greg Tang.Mix art and with math what doyou got. Sm-art!

One Grain of Rice: AMathematical Folktale, by Demi.Teaches kids the value of

doubling or multiplication with alittle morality sprinkled in.

The Scrambled States ofAmerica, by Laurie Keller. Teachgeography at home over thesummer.

Mad Libs. Not your stand literaryclassic, but allows children to beexpressive. Make sure you pointout punctuation and grammar totake full advantage of these fun

books

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Page 3 of 4School Newsletter Home Away From Home

For those of us that are not familiar withthe library, please take the time tointroduce yourself. This place is like an

imaginary friend, thats not imaginary.You can check out movies, books, audio,books, and use the computer. They haveadult programs, teen programs, kidsprograms, and family programs. Plus,they have homework assistance, PCtraining, and multicultural programs. Andthe part that makes me jump for joy is,

The Library

its all free. No other place on earth offersso many activities for free. Furthermore,these are not activities that kill time. They

are enriching and valuable to you andyour children. The Lee County Librarysystem is one of the best in the state ofFlorida and deserves all the attention wecan give it. If you would like moreinformation please visit their website atthe following address:www.lee-county.com/library/

Often times for parents and guardians itseems there isnt enough time in the day

to complete all that has to be done.However, for young children time is allthey have and cant wait to start theirnext adventure. We must try to makesure reading and education is part of thatadventure. Here is a list of web sites thatwill help ensure everyones is getting themost out of their time.

Center for the Improvement of

People Who Care

Early Reading Achievement:This group offers information on

the most effective strategies foryoung readers,www.ciera.org/

This next page is an articlewritten by a representative forabout.com. It offers ways for youto start a reading routine.http://specialchildren.about.com/od/learningissues/ht/read.htm

The following are websites focus onmaking your childs reading as interactiveas possible. Some offer rewards, but alloffer fun.

Bookadventure.org: Offersinteractive reading games andrewards for students from K-8.

Bookpals.net/storyline/: This sitecontains actors and actressesthat read childrens stories out

FROGs Love the Web

loud.

Teacher.scholastic.com: Thissite offers a world of interactiveopportunity for young readers.Be sure to check out Clifford,which can be read in bothEnglish and Spanish.

Roythezebra.com: Roy offersreading games and guidedreading activities to help alldeveloping readers.

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James Patnode was born in FortMyers, Florida and has lived heremost of his life. He has a deep

admiration for educators and theirsupporters and is always lookingfor creative ways to get childreninvolved in their own education.

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