January 2022
Primary Education Center Newsletter
ONE PURPOSE...YOUR PATHWAY...OUR PROMISE!
Dear Lewiston-Porter Primary Education Center Families,
A Year in Review & Come Read With Us!
Happy New Year PEC! As we turn the page of 2021, I believe it is important to reflect on lessons learned. I have learned that one school community can be strengthened when we work together toward a common goal. I know our home, school and community partnership is stronger as we begin 2022. Through the low and high moments of 2021, I encourage you to discuss the positive outcomes that your children have experienced. They truly are more adaptable, creative and resilient learners. Together we have practiced Covey Habit #6: Synergize, Together is Better!
Mark you Calendars!
One District, One Book is back for the 2021-2022 school year...with a virtual twist! One of the biggest challenges that schools face is getting students excited and intrinsically motivated to read. This year we will continue our One District, One Book (ODOB) program created by Read to Them to ignite passion and excitement for a shared reading experience across our school community. Our elementary school community will decide on our ODOB children’s novel by voting virtually this year or in person at our local libraries.
We will have all the same great events...family voting, reveals, dinner specials, community specials, reading events, and a family night in March. We will be revealing our book winner through a livestream on Wednesday, January 19th. Don't forget to vote as a family at one of our local libraries or via Seesaw. Then, every child in UPK through 6th grade will receive a copy of the book. Every family in our elementary school community will read the same book at the same time. The shared reading experience will be maximized by enriching activities at school and in the community to enable children to share and experience the characters and world of the book through the month of March, culminating in a Family Literacy Night sponsored by our Elementary PTSA.
When schools model the habit of regularly reading together as a family, a strong foundation for literacy is created in each child’s life. Reading aloud makes better readers. A volume of research explains that children who are read to hear more words and can instinctively recognize a grammatically correct sentence. As a result, comprehension and vocabulary will develop more fully.
One District One Book is not just a literacy program, it is a community building program. Our goal is to create a culture of literacy in every home.
I personally invite your family to READ WITH US at the Lewiston Porter Primary Education Center
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Tamara Larson
Principal, Primary Education Center