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News from the Reading Specialist |
Thunder Hill Elementary 9357 Mellenbrook Road Columbia, MD 21045 410.313.6922 |
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Book Cart Spring is here and it is a great time to help your child’s love of reading blossom! The book cart will be selling books every Friday morning! Parent volunteers will sell books until 9:30 in the media center. The book cart visits at 9:30. We have just a few book cart Friday left! Don’t miss! Frederick Keys Game Howard County will have a special day at the ballpark on Sunday, April 6th @ 2:00pm. Before the game, the 60 students who completed the program will be called down to the playing field for a parade and ceremony conducted by the Keys players and staff. During the ceremony, the names of the participating schools will be announced over the public address system accompanied by encouraging words from the program sponsors and a Keys baseball player. After the ceremony, the students are free to enjoy America’s game, up close and personal. Howard County will have a special day at the ballpark on Sunday, April 6th @ 2:00pm. April is Poetry Month In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, here are some fabulous websites to check out! Funny poems are best when shared aloud, so grab your loved ones and read them a poem. Poetry Websites: http://42explore.com/poetry.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html Scholastic Book Fair Students will have the opportunity to stock up on some great books just in time for summer vacation! To help keep your child motivated to read and reinforce their enthusiasm for books we will be hosting a beach book fair the first week of June. We want your child to take a Reading Road Trip! Look for more updates soon! Reading Connection Newsletter Check out our monthly newsletter for reading success tips. It’s packed full of great ideas!
• April 2008 Reading and Writing Tips for Parents
Vocabulary Development Try these sites for helpful info and fun, cool, and safe literacy games
www.pbskids.org Visit and play with your friends Clifford, Arthur, and Sagwa.
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