Best Picture Books of 2012

Oh, what a collection of wonderful titles!  

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2012.html

Practice Makes Perfect

Let's get creative with the ways to master sight words.  Having fun and changing the way you approach the process will make a real difference for children who are learning them.  Give it a try so that reading fluency and good comprehension skills are the happy result!

http://www.readingresource.net/support-files/spellingpractice.pdf

EXTRA-EXTRA: Calendar Fun!

Calendars in a school, home or office can encourage many NEW ideas for a child.

http://www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/edextras/52809-en.pdf

YES: Learning via iPad Apps!

I thank Parkside colleague Mrs. Emily Wells for sharing this information with us!   

http://fedebooks.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/48-ipad-apps-that-teachers-love-fed_ebooks-apps-ebook-teacher/

Parkside's 2012-2013 School-Wide Plan

Also available on Parkside Elementary School's link via the CUSD 20 website found at http://www.cusd20.com the School-Wide Title 1 Plan is here for you to review. Thanks in advance for letting others know about this information.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/86304153/Schoolwide%20Reform%20Strategies%20ADDITIONAL%20NINE%20COMPONENTS%202012-13.docx