Scholastics Book Fair November 27th- November 30th, 2007

The Scholastics Book Fair will be coming to Finch Public School from November 27-November 30th! Students will have a chance to preview and purchase books during the school day. Families and friends are welcome to visit the book fair on November 29th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm. You will have an opportunity to browse the diverse selection of books as well as enter a draw to win $50 worth of books for your child ($25 for the home, and $25 for the classroom). Proceeds from the Scholastics Book Fair will go directly to the school, library and classrooms for new books. We hope to see you there!

For more information about the Scholastics Book Fair, please visit: www.scholastics.ca/bookfairs/promoting/familyguidetoreading.htm

Media Literacy @ Finch Library

As our society becomes more and more dependent on media for information, entertainment and communication, it is important that we teach students how to think critically about the messages- overt and hidden- that are presented all around us. Teaching students to be media literate is helping them to   think critically about the world, thus helping them to make better and informed decisions, especially when the media can potentially have a great influence over our choices.

Family Reading @ Home: Making Reading Fun for the Family

Have you wondered what you can do to get your child more interested in reading? Why not try to make reading a FUN time at home? Here are few ideas on how to bring the reading spirit into your home!

1. Be Silly
Play with the words, make up nonsense words, discover rhyming patterns together.
2. Make Reading Together a Habit
3. Make Books come Alive!
If you read a story about the library, take your child to the library! Find ways to make reading
meaningful.
4. Enjoy reading together
When reading together as a family, focus on enjoying the message of the story, the illustrations and the experience of reading. Don’t worry so much about your child perfecting every word (it’s not a reading test)! Celebrate the enjoyment of reading together.
5. Read with a stuffed animal
6. Draw pictures to go with the story
7. Have books readily available around the home
Books At Home (Tips to make books a part of everyday life- pdf file)
8. Be enthusiastic!

For more ideas, visit:
http://www.familyreading.org/i-tips.htm