Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
BEEP! BEEP! Week 1: Look for the wagon! Busque el carro! Listen for the horn! Escucha el claxon!
Over the "BOOM!" of July fireworks, listen for the "BEEP! BEEP!" of Lemons Mill Elementary's book wagon! Teachers and staff at LME kicked the month off with an initiative to promote summer reading and family collaboration via the Beep! Beep! Program. Beep! Beep! brings books to students and their families in their very own neighborhoods. See my previous post for more information about the program.
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| Hundreds of books and magazines were donated in just a few short weeks! A huge thanks goes out to LME's PTA for promoting Beep! Beep! on their Facebook page and through e-mail. We're so grateful to all the students, families, and teachers who provided books for Beep! Beep! |
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| A week prior to the wagon's first visit, we put bilingual signage up in the community to explain the program to families. |
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| LME teachers, staff members, and their families volunteered to pull the wagons and honk the horns each Tuesday in July. That means five weeks of BEEP! BEEP! |
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| The kids loved meeting their new teachers and picking their books! |
After just a few minutes in the neighborhood, word about Beep! Beep! spread like wildfire. Kids ran to their friends' houses and told them to come outside to check us out. A few kiddos eagerly chased the wagon down the street like an ice cream truck! They made their selections and some even began reading immediately. Mission accomplished!One of my favorite moments was watching a third grade girl carefully choose a bilingual book for her mother to read to her baby sister. Having books available in both Spanish and English provided options for parents to read to their children in their native language.
We enjoyed meeting our new students and their families. Getting to know them in their community is the first step towards encouraging authentic collaboration between home and school. Although summer reading is major goal of the program, ultimately, we're looking to build the partnerships with families we'll rely so heavily on in the upcoming school year.
Overall, I'd declare week one a huge success! I'm looking forward to seeing the kids we met last week again and meeting some new ones, too!
Beep! Beep!
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