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Susick Summer Reading Challenge Goal: Susick s Reading Challenge will support students in continuing to develop their reading and thinking skills throughout the summer. Read daily at least 20 minutes twice a day. Participation: The reading challenge begins on June 16 and continues through summer vacation until September 5, 2017. Students will record the book title and the minutes they read each day in their personal booklet. Parents will monitor their child's reading and sign their child's booklet at the end of each week. Students with a completed booklet, recording 1,200 1,500 minutes or more of reading during the summer, will earn recognition in the Summer Reading Club 2017 - Bronze Level. Students with a completed booklet, recording 2,500 minutes or more of reading during the Summer Reading Club 2017 - Silver Level. Students with a completed booklet, recording 3,500 minutes or more of reading during the summer, will earn recognition in the Summer Reading Club 2017 - Gold Level. All Summer Reading Club members will be invited to a pizza and ice cream celebration in September. What students need to do: Students need to record their minutes on the monthly worksheet enclosed in this booklet Students need to add the title, author and how many pages they read from that book during those minutes Write a comment daily about what they have read Completed books read are written in log and retell beginning, middle and end for each book Complete four graphic organizers for 4 books completely read this summer. One organizer for each of the 4 books. Students can read books, ebooks, magazines, newspapers or comics. As a child completes a book they will record it on the books completed chart. What parents need to do: Parents are required to sign next to each week s entry Ask questions about what their child has read They also need to sign next to each completed book on the logs The booklet must be saved and returned completed to Susick s media center during the first week of school. As a child completes a book they will record it on the books completed log. Additional graphic organizers can be found on the Susick website home page scroll down and Click Summer Reading Challenge print from page 17-19. http://school.wcskids.net/susick/ Or visit the bookmobile during the summer and pick them up.
Today s date June 16 Number of minutes June s Reading Log about what you read June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 Signature June 24 June 25
Today s date June 26 Number of minutes about what you read June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 Signature Books finished in June log Date completed Beginning, middle, end Signature
July s Reading Log Today s date July 1 Number of minutes about what you read July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 signature July 8 July 9 July 10
Today s date July 11 Number of minutes about what you read July 12 July 13 July 14 signature July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20
Today s date July 21 Number of minutes about what you read Today s date signature July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 signature July 29 July 30 July 31
August s Reading Log Today s date August 1 Number of minutes about what you read August 2 August 3 August 4 signature August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9
Today s date August 10 Number of minutes about what you read signature August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 signature August 19 August 20
Today s date Number of minutes about what you read August 21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 signature August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 signature
September Reading Log Today s date Sept. 1 Number of minutes about what you read Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sep. 4 Sept. 5 signature Complete for a book listed above
Books finished in July and August log Date completed Beginning, middle, end Signature
Complete for one of the books you read listed in the books finished log
Complete for a second book you read listed in the books finished log
Complete for a third book you read listed in the books finished log
Complete for a fourth book you read listed in the books finished log
Extra graphic organizer
Extra graphic organizer
Extra graphic organizer
Susick Elementary and the Troy Police Department Summer Bookmobile 2017 This summer Susick Elementary will continue the partnership with the Troy Police Department for our Summer Bookmobile, with the support of Title I grant funds, Susick PTO and Alpha Delta Kappa Alpha Phi (WSC Female Teacher Organization). As part of this program, Susick students will receive free books for summer reading during each of the dates listed below. This summer, we will have four evening visits only at Milverton Park due to summer maintenance at Susick. Participating students* will be given two books, a graphic organizer, and instructions for completing a writing activity. After reading the books from their initial visit they will complete the writing assignment with help from the graphic organizer. Upon the next visit, students will be required to return the initial two books and swap them for two other books plus submit a written response to at least one of the previous two books in order to receive additional books. All books from the bookmobile will need to be returned to the media center at the start of the 2017-2018 school year. In addition to the reading component of the Susick Bookmobile, School Resource Officer John Julian, will be joining our media specialist and one surprise teacher on each visit. Officer Julian will provide anti-bullying and safety activity booklets and pamphlets for our students. Please know that the Bookmobile will be only at Milverton Park this year. 1. Wednesday, June 28 th (6:00pm-7:00pm) 2. Wednesday, July 12 th (6:00pm-7:00pm) Bookmobile Dates only at Milverton Park 3. Wednesday, July 26 th (6:00pm-7:00pm) 4. Wednesday, August 9 th (6:00pm-7:00pm) The Susick Bookmobile will be open rain or shine. Closed by 7:00pm *Students must have a parent/guardian present with them in order to participate. *
Becoming better readers: Research verifies that children can read with 99% accuracy a Good-Fit Book. The Susick Staff has been working with grades 2-5 to choose books by thinking and looking for Good-Fit Books using I PICK. I choose a book Purpose Why do I want to read it? Interest Does it interest me? Comprehend Am I understanding what I am reading? Know I know most of the words 1. Choose a book. 2. Open it anywhere in the middle but NOT the beginning page of a chapter. 3. Make a fist. 4. Begin to read the page. 5. Each time you cannot read a word or have to really sound out a word, hold up 1 finger. 6. After you finish reading the page, check to see how many fingers you are holding up. 7. Use the Five Finger Rule to see if the book is a 8 ways to become a great reader Still have a fist too easy 1. finger - Good Fit Book 2. fingers Read to someone 3. fingers Read with someone 4. fingers Put the book back 5. fingers Put the book back and say Good-Bye for now 1. Read every day at least 20 minutes 2. Read out loud with someone else 3. Read about things you like 4. Take a book with you wherever you go 5. Read everything you can, like maps, menus, signs, newspapers, magazines, ads, food boxes 6. Talk about what you have read 7. Keep a log of what you have read 8. Be proud of your reading accomplishments Boushey, G. and Moser, J. (2006). The Daily 5. Stenhouse Publishers. Portland, Maine.