Sentences with phrase «books during summer school»

About 50 at - risk sixth and seventh graders from Olsen Middle School in Dania Beach were involved in writing the books during summer school.

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Battle of the Books is part of the overall Summer Reading initiative run by the 37 - site Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System where school age children are encouraged to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic perforSummer Reading initiative run by the 37 - site Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System where school age children are encouraged to read during the summer months in an effort to advance their academic perforsummer months in an effort to advance their academic performance.

Each book is short enough to be read in one sitting, which makes the collection ideal for book studies and professional development, both during the summer and throughout the school year.

But after working in high - poverty schools on both coasts, she became frustrated with the lack of books available to her students at school and during the summer.

After school, over the weekend, and during summer are also great times for kids to work on their «identity projects» — a term coined by Stefanie DeLuca, Susan Clampet - Lundquist, and Kathryn Edin in their recent book, Coming of Age in the Other America, to refer to passions that propel children to long - term success.

The faculty of Saklan Valley School in Moraga, California, has a long - standing custom of reading a book over the summer for professional development, but a new initiative by Head of School Jonathan Martin prompted all of its middle schoolers and their families to read one book during summer break.

Bored and cooped up, Thomas, age seven, teaches his four - year - old brother how to play Mouse Trap; Eva's father, during a typical before - school routine, must teach her to button a coat because she's only ever snapped one; and Claire, a veteran classroom teacher, skillfully turns a student's witty remark into an engaging way for her students to choose summer reads: speed - dating their books.

As a part of the program, elementary school students are mailed books weekly during the summer.

There is stronger evidence than ever that students need to be actively engaged in learning during the summer, whether it is checking out books at the local library, going to summer camps or in a full - day, school - based program.

During a summer book group, teachers took turns facilitating conversations about Carol Dweck's Mindset, connecting Dweck's theory to past experiences with teaching and learning and to our hopes for the new school year ahead.

In order to keep the library updated district workers are dispatched during the summer months to weed out the books not loaned out at all during a school year, are in reprehensible shape or simply not relevant.

«We know that the more children read, the more they succeed and time spent with books is especially important during the summer months so students return to school ready to tackle more challenging texts,» said Francie Alexander, Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic, in a press release.

Many schools assign books to be read during vacation months, but why should teens also be given the chance to choose their own summer reading?

As the school year comes to an end, why should the teens in your life think about picking up a book during summer vacation?

The Winter / Summer Project will make Snapdragon books available to students through a special section of a classroom library during long recess breaks when school library books can not be accessed!

If your school library also eBooks in its catalog from World Book and / or subscribes to OverDrive, these eBooks are also available to students during the summer.

The latest research from the Kids & Family Reading Report ™: 6th Edition shows 80 percent of kids ages 6 - 17 and 96 % of their parents agree «reading books during the summer helps kids during the school year!»

The biggest problem with All Star Driving School is the lack of instructors, which means booking driving time with an instructor could be difficult especially during busy times such as during the summer months.