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PO Box 459, 216 South 100 East, Enterprise, UT 84725 ~ Phone: (435) 878-2236 ~ Fax: (435) 878-2510
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Books are now available for purchase in our school office. The books cost $35. Our school gets to keep $17.50 from every book purchased. Funds raised will be used to purchase reading prizes for our students and placed into a fund that will eventually be used to help purchase new computers for our lab. Come get yours today, please also encourage family members and friends to purchase from our school as well! The class which sells the most books will get a Pizza party! Any student who sells two or more books will receive a prize bundle. Thanks for your support of our school!
We are kicking off our "Go for the Gold" reading incentive program for our 2011-12 school year. Our goal is to encourage students to read daily and to develop a love of literacy. A schoolwide goal of 1,000,000 minutes will allow us to DUNK THE PRINCIPAL!!! So get reading, track your minutes and turn in your calendars monthly! We will be having monthly activities for all students who reach their goal. At the end of the year we will award Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to students who meet the requirements. Any student who earns a gold medal will be allowed to try to dunk Mr. Baker! There will also be prizes for the top 5 students in each grade level who read the most minutes! It is going to be a great year of reading! Remember to keep track each month and get your calendars turned in! Click here for our letter explaining the program: 2011-12 Intro Note.docx
You can also submit your minutes read on Read Today with KSL - www.readtoday.com
January 3, 2012
Dear Parents and Students,
WELCOME BACK!!! Can you believe it is 2012? I am not sure that I can. I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday break and was able to spend some quality time with family and friends. This is an exciting time of the year. A time full of new beginnings and fresh starts. In the spirit of New Years Resolutions I would like to encourage each family to consider adding a goal for 2012 from Enterprise Elementary. The Goal: Read everyday with your children. Reading with your children will have a far-reaching affect and will impact you child’s future in a very positive way. Please make every effort you can to ensure that reading is happening each evening in your home. All of the students in the younger grades will have a baggie book each night. If you have an older child they should have a chapter book. Make time everyday to listen to and discuss with your child what they are reading! Here’s why:
From the Children’s Reading Foundation website: (http://www.readingfoundation.org) ”Our first step has always been to teach children to read, because 85% or more of our curriculum is thereafter delivered by reading. Reading is the most fundamental access skill. It is more basic than any content area like history, social studies, or science. It is even more basic than math. Students with initial aptitude in math will fall behind if they cannot read their math textbooks.”
It can be said that up through third grade, children learn to read. After third grade, they read to learn. I believe that as we work together we can make a difference for all of our students!
2012 Goal: Read everyday with your children.
Mr. Baker
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Enterprise Elementary Mission Statement: To ensure high levels of learning for all students.
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