May Events

One May event that was just completed was the 2nd Annual Rooster Chick Games for selected 4th graders. The 23 students who participated in the games had read at least 5 of the 20 nominated books for the 2009 Rhode Island Children's Book Award (otherwise known as the Rooster books). Students vote for a favorite book in February and we culminate the year with these games. The photo on the left shows the Red Team hard at work!

I began the Rooster Chick Games last year as a transition to the Rooster Games done at Chariho Middle School. We do a scaled-down version with several literacy activities and small prizes at the end. This year we had an enthusiastic, involved group of students and it was a lot of fun for all of us. Ashaway School used our program as a prototype for their pilot year - maybe this will spread!


Another popular program, Exercise Your Body,/Exercise Your Mind, was completed last week when students proudly brought back their forms. This year we had 91 students who made at least 100 points - an increase over last year! Each student received a certificate and a sticker. They were also entered in grade-level drawings for a $10 gift card to a bookstore. The winners of the gift cards were:
Kindergarten: Abby Duckworth - Ms. Iacoi's class
1st Grade: Emma Hughes - Mrs. Koukas' class
2nd Grade: Delaney Smail - Mrs. Pearce's class
3rd Grade: Saydee Wheeler - Mrs. Rathbone's class
4th Grade: Renee' Sherman - Mrs. Fee's class

Congratulations to all the winners - each student (and their families) who worked at changing some habits to gain healthier activities. This was the 6th year for this collaborative program between Library (me) and Physical Education/Health (Mrs. Fiske) and it's been rewarding to see the interest in meeting the challenge.

Keep Reading!
Mrs. Reiser-Jones