Last Few Days of the Book Fair!

The Book Fair will be open Friday until 4:15, then again on Saturday during the Fun Fair. If you can't make it into school, visit our online Book Fair site to place an order that will be delivered directly to May Watts.  ONLINE BOOK FAIR

March Reading Incentive

MARCH READING INCENTIVE

Our March Reading Incentive will be sponsored by the Chicago Slaughter Professional Indoor Football Team along with Buffalo Wild Wings and GameWorks. Students who meet their goal will receive 2 ticket vouchers to a 2012 Chicago Slaughter game, a free kid’s meal courtesy of Buffalo Wild Wings, a free game card from GameWorks, and other prizes. Since all reading must be done before Spring Break, and the month is shortened, the reading goals will be reduced:

Grades K-2 200 minutes
Grade 3 275 minutes

Grades 4-5 325 minutes

The Book Fair is Coming!

You can also order books from the Anderson's website, and a portion of the sales price will go to our school! Order online at https://andersons.indiebound.com

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This Week in the LMC - 10/10/2011

Kindergarten - Muncha, Muncha, Muncha, by Candace Fleming
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade - Choosing Just Right Books
4th Grade - Troubleshooting LMC Computer problems
5th Grade - Genres

Reading Stars
We've seen a great deal of activity on the reading log! I am impressed by the number of students who are checking the Captain's Log and contributing Book Recommendations. I monitor both of these areas on a regular basis. If you notice that your post is removed, it is either because it is off topic, or poorly written. This is great practice in reminding students that anything they write publicly should be carefully thought out and proofread.

Keep logging those minutes!

Reading Stars: School-wide reading incentive program

Remember those paper reading log calendars that kept getting lost and forgotten until the end of the month? May Watts is now part of the digital age! Our new online reading log is called Reading Stars, and it is available at  CLICK HERE:  maywattsreads.com
Monthly reading goals are: KG        - 300 minutes
                                            Grade 1 - 300  
                                            Grade 2 - 300
                                            Grade 3 - 360
                                            Grade 4 - 400
                                            Grade 5 - 400
Since most classes have nightly reading expectations anyway, this should be a snap!

To log in, your student needs their student ID number. (This was on the LMC brochure sent home at Curriculum Night. If you don't have that, your child's teacher can supply it.) The password is their class (i.e. 3A).

Each month, there will be a reward for reaching the required number of minutes for your child's grade level. These minutes can be fulfilled by home independent reading or being read to by an adult. The reward for the October, November, and December will be coupons for a personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

You can access the site by typing in maywattsreads.com or go in throught the May Watts website/LMC/Reading Log.