Title 1 Spring 2016
Hatboro-Horsham School District
Stop Summer Slide!
If students laze away the days of summer without using their minds, they can lose up to a month of learning--especially in reading and math. Stop the summer slide and keep your child engaged with these fun, brain-friendly activities.
Teach Mini-Lessons
Transform everyday activities into learning opportunities. Children can count change, read directions for a trip, write a shopping list, or calculate a recipe's measurements.
Sneak Learning into Family Trips
If your family is able to take a vacation during the summer, include stops at zoos, children's museums, or historic sites. Have your child help you plot out the journey using maps and keep a journal along the way. Older children can tally up the miles, keep track of expenses, or compute gas mileage.
Point, Shoot and Write
Some families have access to a digital camera, iPad, or camera phone. Snap pictures and then encourage your child to write a silly caption for each photo. Not feeling that ambitious? Cut out some pictures from a magazine and have your child write original captions for those.
Here is what is happening in Hatboro-Horsham this summer!
Horsham Township Library Summer Reading Program
"On your mark, get set, READ!" is this year's Summer Reading Program theme at the Horsham Township Library. Watch for information about great programs and activities for all ages on their website. Click here for more information: http://www.horshamlibrary.org/
Union Library of Hatboro
There are several reading events scheduled for families during the month of July. Click here for more information:
http://www.hatborogov.org/community/library
http://www.hatborogov.org/community/library
Summer Academy 2016
This year our Summer Academy program will begin on Tuesday, July 5th and continue through Friday, July 29th. The Summer Academy will be held at the high school. This 3-hour daily program will focus on 2 hours of reading and 1 hour of math. Specific information about enrolling and transportation will be coming out soon!
Title 1 Family Night
Our February Title 1 Family Night was a success! There was a great turnout and parents and their children participated together in a fun-filled evening together. Who knew "rapping" about the PSSA could be so much fun?
Book Corner
Here are some great summer books:
Grades K-2:
Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne (chapter book)
Katie Woo: Katie Goes Camping by Fran Manushkin
Ready Freddy! Camping Catastrophe by Abby Klein (chapter book)
Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery by David A. Adler (chapter book)
Dino Baseball by Lisa Wheeler
Arthur's Family Vacation by Marc Brown
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
Grades 3-5:
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald
Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian
Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements