Summer is almost here! Help your child continue to be successful by encouraging them to read over the summer. Many students suffer from the "summer slide" and lose some of the academic progress made during the school year. Having your child read 20 minutes every day will help prevent the "summer slide" and increase your child's reading comprehension and vocabulary. Summer Reading at the Fayetteville LibraryThe Fayetteville Public Library offers a summer reading program for kids, teens, and adults. Registration is free and may be done online or by visiting the library. Kids, teens, and adults can earn incentive prizes for every 5 hours read and a grand prize drawing will occur at the end of the program for all the people who participated. You do not want to miss out on this great opportunity! Click the button below for more information. Arkansas Book Award WinnersThis year students were encouraged to read books that were nominated for an Arkansas Book Award. Students in grades K-3 read books nominated for the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award. Students in grade 4 read books nominated for the Charlie May Simon Book Award. Participating students were instructed to read at least 3 of the nominated books in order to submit a vote for their favorite book. Student votes across the state were counted in order to determine the winners. And the winners are...
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Heather PetersGreenland Elementary Archives
October 2016
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