Accelerated Reading!!

Our students use the Accelerated Reading program on a daily basis. At the beginning of every school day, almost one half of the class is either reading, testing or checking out A.R. books, as we call them. They are also highly encouraged to read these books at home.

We are helping them to become independent at taking tests at both our classroom computer and those available at the Library. These tests are basic comprehension tests and require only that the reader understand the story or content.

The children visit the Library every Friday at 12:50 pm to deal with A.R. responsibilities and also to check out other books, both in Portuguese and English. They also enjoy the video and DVD selections. I would like to take this opportunity to ask parents to really help their children to be as responsible as possible with their Library materials because our school goes through a much longer process to replace lost or missing materials than regular schools in the United States.

Talk to you soon,

George