PBS

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Reading is Cool

Online reading communities are fun places for kids to swap book recommendations and express opinions about what they read.  They can rate and review books at http://www.goodreads.com/.  Using the site regularly is a good way to keep track of titles they've read, too.  At http://www.youarewhatyouread.com/, each reader can leave a "book print" - a list of all-time favorite books.  They'll also be able to see which books their friends like best, and why. 

(source:  January 2012-Middle Years)

Student Drop-off & Pick-up

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"Did you do your homework?"

Parents need to ask more questions than this one, teachers advise. How much should you help with homework? Monitor homework but remember it's your child's homework, not yours. You can help by asking questions that help guide your child to his own solutions. Some examples:

• What information do you need to do this assignment?
• Where are you going to look for it?
• Where do you think you should begin?
• What do you need to do next?
• Can you describe how you're going to solve this problem?
• How did you solve this problem?
• What did you try that didn't work?
• Why does this answer seem right to you?
• Tell me more about this part?

(Source: www.greatschools.org)

Have you smiled today?

When Claire Lemmel saw that people in her San Francisco neighborhood weren't connecting as they walked by each other on the streets, she decided to put kindness in action ... and her smile on a giant poster! Her kindness and smile are now inspiring hundreds of people on her daily walks.

(From RandomActsOfKindness.org)

Smiling is contagious!  Try it!

Amber

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