Learning Does Not Stop in May...

This year Jones Elementary students will continue learning ALL summer long.  Announcements were made, notes were sent home, and parent meetings were held to make all families aware of summer reading activities at school and even in the community. The most important thing for students to do over the summer is READ! Throughout the school year the students were given 25 books through The Home Library Project. To continue this reading momentum, students received reading logs to document their reading progress over the summer.

Jones Elementary is a school site for the district summer lunch program.  All students under 18 can eat lunch for free Monday-Friday at the school throughout the summer.  Having students in the building for lunch was an opportunity we could not pass up to encourage summer learning. A book swap is held each Wednesday before they begin serving summer lunch.  During this time, students bring back any book they have finished and swap it for a new book.

An additional way to encourage summer reading is a book fair. In a few weeks, students will bring their reading log to school and be given "reading bucks" based on how many books/days/minutes they have read over the summer.  Students will be able to purchase new books with the "reading bucks" they have earned.

Another exciting incentive to read will take place in August.  The local fire department will be coming to do a fire hose spray event.  Students will use their reading log as a ticket to enter the event. Students will be able to run through water and enjoy popsicles together.

Families were also informed about how to sign up for programs at the Springdale Public Library over the summer. Registration forms were distributed for the students and sent over to the library once completed.

Exciting times are in store for Jones' readers of all ages. Doesn't this excitement make you want to begin reading???