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The
mission of the 1000 Book Club Program is to provide quality
literature to preschoolers and kindergartners while fostering
a connection between home and school.
The 1000 Book
Club Program is a reading program
designed for
preschoolers, kindergartners and their families.
The program’s goals are:
- To
have quality literature readily available so that each child
will have a two-year period to hear 1000 stories.
- To
help children develop a lifetime bond with reading and books.
- To
provide incentives for families to read with their children.
- To
foster a positive connection between home and school.
- To
ease the transition from preschool to kindergarten by frequent
visits to PRS for book bag selections and monthly story times.
The purpose
for providing this program is that we believe that:
- reading begins in the home.
…children acquire knowledge before coming to school which
builds the foundation for reading.
- research has shown that
“the single most important activity for building the
knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading
aloud to children.”
- we, at Plymouth River
School, can help parents promote reading in their homes by
providing a free and easy way to obtain quality literature.
How
the program works:
(Click here to view a
PowerPoint slide show that
explains the program.)
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Children
who will be attending kindergarten in September 2008 or
2009 are
currently eligible to participate at this time.
These
children MUST reside in the Plymouth River School district at
the time of registration.
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These
parents
and children must register by filling out a registration
form.
This form should be left in the PRS 1000 Book Club
bin located at PRS in the cafetorium near the 1000 Book Club racks - or you may mail it to Mrs. Donovan at 200 High Street,
Hingham, MA 02043 - Attn. 1000 Book Club. Once we have
received your registration, you will receive a call or email from us to
let you know when you may select your first bag. A record sheet for
your child will be placed in the 1000 Book Club binder. Families should
then view the online PowerPoint
presentation that explains how to sign out bags. Now you're ready
to come to PRS for your first bag!!
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Parents and
children will select a bag from the racks (which will contain 10 books) to
bring home.
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They will
return the bag within two weeks and then select another bag.
They will continue to do this until they have read 100
bags (1000 books) or “graduate” from the program (end of
February of their kindergarten year.)
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When a child has completed one
of the “milestones” of 25, 50, 75, or 100 bags he/she will
receive a certificate, ribbon, t-shirt or trophy,
respectively. These awards will be presented at Plymouth
River’s all-school weekly meetings.
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Families
may continue to check out book bags until their child
"graduates" from kindergarten or reaches the goal of
1000 books (whichever comes first).
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Monthly
Story Times for preschoolers will be held at PRS in the Story
Time Corner in the school cafetorium.
Not only will the preschoolers experience a “read
aloud” and have time to exchange book bags, but they will also have opportunities to feel
comfortable in the “big school” where they will attend
kindergarten. Click here for dates
and times.
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Children
may continue checking out book bags until the end of their
kindergarten year. This will give families time to reach
1000 books!
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Be sure to
go to our Frequently Asked Questions
page.
Additional
Information:
- We
hope to continue this program for many years, making it a
Plymouth River School tradition.
- If
you would like to help out with this program, please fill out
and return this form.
- To
learn first hand how to implement this new program, members of
this committee attended a Kick-Off event for the
1000 Book Club Program in our model school (Birchwood
Elementary in Niskayuna, NY).
If you would like to support
this program you can also donate a book bag in memory of someone
or to honor someone special. The
1000 Book Club Committee will select a book bag and dedicate it to
that special person. You
can download a form here.
There are also forms available in the office at Plymouth
River. If you would like to
donate a book bag the cost is $25.
Checks should be made payable to 1000
Book Club Program. Any questions please contact Laura Donovan
781.741.1530 or LDonovan@hinghamschools.com
Many
thanks to Beth Disque of Birchwood School (Niskayuna, NY) for
providing the inspiration and information for this program.
She provided many, many resources for us to implement our own 1000
Book Club Program. We are very appreciative of her
dedication and creativity. Back
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