Fairfield Elementary
Week of June 5th-9th
IMPORTANT DATES
June 13th: SCA Speeches and paper ballot voting
June 15th: 1:30PM-SCA Induction Ceremony
June 16th: 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony
ADJUSTED DISMISSAL-Last Day of School
June 23rd: Report Cards Issued
LUNCH MENU
SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
Find Free Summer Meals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers free summer meals to kids across Virginia similar to School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, except meals are free to all kids that come to a registered summer meals site.
Find Food, Fun, and Friends at a Summer Meals Site near you:
Visit Summer Food Rocks to view an interactive map of summer meal site locations.
Call 2-1-1.
Text FOOD to 877-877 to find a summer meals site near you.
Summer Meals Programs Details:
Meals are FREE to children and teens ages 18 and younger who come to a summer meals sites
Free summer meals will help families save money and stretch their already tight food budgets
Food served at summer meal sites follows USDA nutrition guidelines and are paid for by the USDA
Summer meals sites are located at safe places for kids to go such as schools, churches, community centers and other places that are safe for kids and teens to go to
Many sites offer educational and recreational activities that kids of all ages can participate in so they can eat, hang out with friends, and take part in activities offered
Parents don’t need to apply to the program to get a free summer meal for their kids. They can simply bring their child to a summer meals site in their community, and their kids can enjoy it without the hassle of having to fill out an application.
SUMMER READING
Parents should remember that children need free time in the summer to relax and enjoy the pleasures of childhood. So summer reading should be fun. Following are a few tips to make reading enjoyable for your children this summer:
1. Read aloud together with your child every day.
Make it fun by reading outdoors on the front steps, patio, at the beach or park. Also, let your children read to you. For younger children, point out the relationship between words and sounds.
2. Set a good example!
Parents must be willing to model behavior for their children. Keep lots of reading material around the house. Turn off the TV and have each person read his or her book, including mom and dad.
3. Read the same book your child is reading and discuss it.
This is the way to develop habits of the mind and build capacity for thought and insight.
4. Let kids choose what they want to read, and don't turn your nose up at popular fiction.
It will only discourage the reading habit.
5. Buy books on tape, especially for a child with a learning disability.
Listen to them in the car, or turn off the TV and have the family listen to them together.
6. Take your children to the library regularly.
Most libraries sponsor summer reading clubs with easy-to-reach goals for preschool and school-age children. Check the library calendar for special summer reading activities and events. Libraries also provide age appropriate lists for summer reading.
7. Subscribe, in your child's name, to magazines like Sports Illustrated for Kids, Highlights for Children, or National Geographic World.
Encourage older children to read the newspaper and current events magazines, to keep up the reading habit over the summer and develop vocabulary. Ask them what they think about what they've read, and listen to what they say.
8. Ease disappointment over summer separation from a favorite school friend by encouraging them to become pen pals.
Present both children with postcards or envelopes that are already addressed and stamped. If both children have access to the Internet, email is another option.
9. Make trips a way to encourage reading by reading aloud traffic signs, billboards, notices.
Show your children how to read a map, and once you are on the road, let them take turns being the navigator.
10. Encourage children to keep a summer scrapbook.
Tape in souvenirs of your family's summer activities picture postcards, ticket stubs, photos. Have your children write the captions and read them and read them aloud as you look at the book together.