Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Fizz! Boom! Read! Summer reading at SPL

On Monday, we started signing children up for summer reading even though the program doesn't actually begin until June 18. On the 18, at 6:00pm will be our Kick-Off with Illusionist Norman Ng. No registration required. In an effort to have the reading program exciting and easy enough to finish, yet challenging for those who love to step things up, our program has several parts. Let me explain how it all works.

ALL CHILDREN WHO TURN IN THEIR READING LOGS WILL GET A FREE BOOK!

Our summer reading program encourages children to read for pleasure. We do not require they read a certain number of books, pages, or record time. All they must do in order to receive a FREE BOOK is to turn in their Reading Logs by Saturday, August 9.

THE BASICS: Write down the titles of books children read themselves or have read to them. Children who read aloud books to younger children can record those, too. If a child is reading a long book, one that takes them several days or weeks to get through, they can write down the page numbers or chapters on the lines inside the Reading Log. Turn in the Reading Log by Saturday, August 9 to be invited to the Summer Reading Grand Finale to be held on Wednesday, August 13. Can't come to the party? Stop in any time after the 13 to pick up your Reading Logs, certificate, and select a FREE BOOK. That's it!


TO STEP IT UP: To help children investigate other types of books, both fiction & nonfiction, we created a Game Board which is inside the Reading Log. Complete 24 squares, and it doesn't matter the order you choose them, and we will make you a refrigerator magnet with your picture taken in front of the Wall of Fame.

ANOTHER OPTION: Answer the ten Library Trivia Questions correctly AND complete the 24 squares on the Game Board and we will place your child's name on a bookplate that will be placed in a brand new library book.

Just remember that Reading Logs MUST be returned to get a certificate and a FREE BOOK.

Marilyn Taylor and I have spent the past month visiting all classes Grades K-7. Kids are really enthusiastic about summer reading. They want to be sure to STOP the SUMMER SLIDE.