March is Reading Month

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March is Reading Month

Posted on March 2, 2010 at 10:29 AM

It is no secret that a child’s reading skills are vital to their success in school and work. We often forget that reading can be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds. The month of March is nationally recognized as Reading Month. All across the country, students will be engaged in activities to remind them that reading can be fun.

At St. Patrick School our teacher committee has been busy preparing special activities for the students to do during March. The list of activities planned for the month include:

 Hall and door decorating contest: Big Rocks will assist Little Rocks in decorating their classroom doors and the hallways outside their classroom. The decorations will support the Reading Month theme.

 Mystery Reader: Every Monday morning after announcements, there will be a mystery reader from our school. The students will have a chance to guess who it is and a prize will be given to the winner.

 Play Your Favorite Board Game with Words: Students will take time out of their busy school day to play board games that use words.

 Guest Readers: Classroom teachers will schedule guest readers to visit and read to students.

 Read – A – Thon: The elementary will spend a portion of one school day enjoying their love of reading in their classroom.

 Ionia County Literacy Council: This organization donates a book to every first grade student in Ionia County. Mrs. Sandy Meitler will visit St. Patrick School first grade classrooms to distribute books and read to students.

 DEAR: Students in grades DK – 5 will Drop Everything And Read on Tuesdays and Thursday at scheduled times.

 Readers Theater: Middle school students will present plays to the school based on their own adaptation of popular fairy tales.

We are very excited about the Reading Month activities, because we all know “Readers become leaders.” We challenge parents to further support these efforts by encouraging reading at home all year long. I hope you will be able to join us for some of these fun and creative activities and that you will continue to support us in our reading and literacy efforts.

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This Month at St. Pat's

Feb 6

4:15 PM Bus Dep to MS GB Game at Laingsburg

5:30 PM MS GB at Laingsburg

Feb 7

10:45 AM PFCU Student Run School Branch

2:30 PM Bus Dep to Var Bowl at Lansing Christian

3:30 PM Var Bowling at Lansing Christian

4:00 PM Freshman GB at Lakewood

6:00 PM JV GB vs. CC-C at PMS

7:30 PM Var GB vs. CC-C at PMS

Feb 8

4:30 PM Bus Dep to JV and Var BB Games at CC-C

5:30 PM MS GB at CC-C

6:00 PM Sanchin Ryu Class

6:00 PM JV BB at CC-C HS

7:30 PM Var BB at CC-C HS

Feb 9

2:30 PM Art Club

4:30 PM Bus Dep to JV and Var GB Games at Laingsburg HS

6:00 PM JV GB at Laingsburg HS

7:30 PM Var GB at Laingsburg HS

Feb 10

6:00 PM JV BB vs. Laingsburg at PMS

7:30 PM Var BB vs. Laingsburg at PMS

Feb 11

Feb 12

Feb 13

3:30 PM Var Bowling vs. P-W at Meadow Bowl Lanes

5:30 PM MS GB vs Fowler at SPS

Feb 14

10:45 AM PFCU Student Run School Branch

Feb 15

5:30 PM MS GB vs P-W at SPS

6:00 PM Sanchin Ryu Class

Feb 16

2:30 PM Art Club

5:30 PM Freshman GB at Eaton Rapids

6:00 PM JV GB vs. Fowler at PMS

7:30 PM Var GB vs. Fowler at PMS

Feb 17

No busing - parent transportation required

5:30 PM Bus Dep to JV and Var BB Games at Fowler

6:00 PM JV BB at Fowler HS

7:30 PM Var BB at Fowler HS

Feb 18

8:30 AM Paper Drive / Pop Can Drive sponsored by the Class of 2014

Feb 19

Feb 20

No School - Mid-Winter Break

2:15 PM Bus Dep to Var Bowl at Central Montcalm

3:30 PM Var Bowling at Central Montcalm

5:30 PM MS GB vs Saranac at SPS

Feb 21

4:45 PM Bus Dep to JV and Var GB Games at Potterville HS

6:00 PM JV GB at Potterville HS

7:30 PM Var GB at Potterville HS

Feb 22

4:45 PM Bus Dep to JV and Var BB Games at Potterville

5:30 PM MS GB at Fulton

6:00 PM JV BB at Potterville HS

7:30 PM Var BB at Potterville HS

Feb 23

8:15 AM MS Retreat Day

2:30 PM Art Club

4:30 PM Freshman GB vs. P-W at SPS

6:00 PM JV GB vs. P-W at SPS

7:30 PM JV BB vs. P-W at SPS

Feb 24

10:50 AM Open Campus Lunch for Seniors

Var Bowling Regionals

6:00 PM Var GB vs. P-W at PMS

7:30 PM Var BB vs. P-W at PMS

Feb 25

Var Bowling Regionals

Feb 26

6:30 PM Athletic Assn. meeting

Feb 27

Feb 28

10:45 AM PFCU Student Run School Branch

6:00 PM JV BB vs. Fulton at PMS

6:30 PM Pre-School / DK / K Open House

7:30 PM Var BB vs. Fulton at PMS

Feb 29

6:00 PM Sanchin Ryu Class

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