Parent Lending Library/Spring Vacation Reading Minutes

Dear Parents,

Just a quick reminder to let you know that most all of the books purchased for the Parent Lending Library are now ready for check out! These books are located in the library on the end of the first row in the wooden bookshelf. These books range from "Best Kind of Different" (Our Family's Journey with Asperger's Syndrome), "Bringing Math Home," "Love & Logic: More Ideas About Parenting With Less Stress," "Siblings Without Rivalry," to " Your Child's Writing Life" to name a few... Stop by and check them out!

Spring Vacation Reading Minutes:
Remember to have your student fill out their reading minutes form for spring vacation and turn it in to the library with your signature and total minutes, by Friday, April 6th for a reward. Thanks to the generosity of the Parent Club, we were able to purchase reading rewards, such as book marks, "reading" pencils, "reading" water bottles, "reading" bracelets and books as a reward for minutes/hours read.

"The more you read, the better you read, so Read, Read, Read!!"

Book Fair

Once again the Scholastic Book Fair is on it's way to visit Forest Ridge!! The date of opening will be Monday, February 27th and will run until Friday, March 2nd in Room C2. Each morning it will be open from 8:45am-9:30am. Each afternoon it will be open from 3:15pm-4:00pm. Tuesday and Thursday evening it will also be open from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

The library is very fortunate to be able to add books from the Book Fair each year, due to book sales from all of you. Thanks so much for adding not only to your home library, but to our school library as well! Make sure to stop by and see what is new!

Battle of the Books

Once again Forest Ridge will be giving fourth and fifth graders the opportunity to participate in Battle of the Books. However, only students from Forest Ridge will be battling among one another this year. Teams will be made up of 4 students, from 4th through 5th grade. Each team will select a captain. Team members will need to memorize titles, authors, and genre of the books they read exactly as published on the permission form. Questions asked will also include content. Battles will take place during lunch or recess time. Parents are welcome to attend battles. The winning team members' names will be engraved on a plaque in the library. Students that were interested received permission slips yesterday. Please make sure to return these by Wednesday, February 1!

Christmas Break Reading

Dear Parents,

Before Winter Break we will be sending home a flyer with your students describing the opportunity to win prizes in the library for reading during this time. In order to win prizes, each student must fill out a piece of paper following the directions on the flyer. The paper should include dates read, title of books, minutes read and TOTAL minutes read. This paper should be returned TO THE LIBRARY with a parent signature. This will be different than their RAH folders. To be eligible, they must keep track of this information on a separate piece of paper and turn it in to the library during the FIRST week back from vacation(Jan.3-6th). Please encourage your students to read over Winter Break!!

Happy Holidays!
Mrs. Morrow & Mrs. Robinett

Parent Check-out Days/Times

PARENTS!! We are excited to announce the days and times for you to come into the library and check-out 5 books per week!! These days include: Tuesdays from 11:00am-12:00 and Thursdays from 11:00am-12:00 and 3:00pm-3:30pm. We are also creating a Parent Lending Library, which includes self-help books for parents. Please ask Mrs. Robinett or myself for it's location! We look forward to seeing you!