MOUNT IDA SCHOOLS

Have a Safe and Productive Summer!

• Summer Math Loss: Why kids lose math knowledge, and how families can work to counteract it : https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/06/summer-math-loss
•  Infographic: 5 Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide: https://www.splashmath.com/blog/2014/06/5-ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide
•  Weather Safety Chart for Parents: https://www.ok.gov/health2/documents/weatherwatchforchildren2.pdf
•  Water Safety for Parents: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/water-safety.html

 Find a Book to Read This Summer!

During the summer months, the challenge of keeping students reading sometimes increases. Research has shown that students who do not read consistently over the summer can lose momentum in maintaining the progress they made during the school year; this phenomenon is known as the “summer slide.”

To encourage children and families to read independently throughout the summer, MetaMetrics—an educational research group—offers the FREE, research-based tool “Find a Book” to help students create a personalized reading list and then locate those books at the nearest library or bookseller.

1.Go to  fab.lexile.com/fab/AR/

2.Enter the child’s Lexile measure or grade level.

3. Pick books that match the child’s interests.

4. View and refine the search results.

Mount Ida School District (Bobby Barrett Elementary) is a Participating Sponsor! 

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library provides free books to children from birth to age 5.  To find out if your county participates in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and how to register your child,  please click on the following link:

http://usa.imaginationlibrary.com/find_my_affiliate.php#.WECSzlzF6-c