IRPS

Parents Make the Difference Imagine a kid who practices batting and pitching a ball to his dad an hour everyday all summer, from the time the child is three until he is eight. [May, June, July, August = 120  hours a year for 5 years] Imagine a second kid - no practice, no training, has never slipped his hand in a baseball glove, has never run the bases, has never swung a bat, has almost never seen a full game played. Imagine that they turn out the same day for Little League. The skill level between these two young ball players is like the skill level in reading readiness of our incoming Kindergartners. READING IS A SKILL It is learned over a period of time, with practice, and usually with the help of another person. The most important 20  minutes of your day... READING WITH YOUR CHILD. The above information is a reminder from The Reading Foundation Irene Reither Primary School Home Reading Program  The IRPS Home Reading Program is designed to improve student reading. Daily reading with a child is the most powerful tool that can be used to ensure school success. Each adult and child has signed a contract stating that they will read together a minimum of 15 minutes a day, 16 days a month, or more. The adult checks off the minutes read and signs the child's form. The teacher then records the number of days and minutes read. The following chart shows the percentage of students in each grade that read at least 15 minutes, for 16 days, during each month.   K 1 2 3 IRPS Average September 52 78 84 93 77 October 72.5 83.2 84.6 85.5 81.5 November December January February March April May June           Class Average 62 81 84 89 79 Congratulations to the following children. Though they are asked to read 16 nights a month these children have read EVERY night in each of the months listed. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see the list of children who have read every day in every month. SEPTEMBER: Jeter D., Maddie N. Kevin Galiano, Hannah Singleton, Ryder Nelson, Annel Villasenor, Julie DelaCruz, Lesly Castro, Jessica Visser, Bryn Magnusson, Kayley Harris, Hailey Hoyt, Nathan Wilson, Joseph Khaliulin, Brea Sherron, Nathen Iredale, Angela Andryshenko, Abigail Murphy, Erika Merkulova, Lucas Ashinhurst, Anureet Dhaliwal, William Holland, Ian Laughlin, Leo Mullen, Sara Saleeb, Amardeep Singh, Carli Vandenhaak, Elizabeth Wilson, Dakota Beck, Hunter Florence   OCTOBER: Hannah Singleton, Joseph Plagerman, Luisa Luna, Phoenix Martell, Bryn Magnusson, Kayley Harris, Hailey Hoyt, Brea Sherron, Nathen Iredale, Eddie Tovar,  Cody Thomas, Jade Coggan, Britton Erickson, Ernan Martinez, Cedar O’Donnell, Abbas Theophilus, Ella Zander, William Holland, Ian Laughlin, Leo Mullen, Sara Saleeb, Amardeep Singh, Carli Vandenhaak, Elizabeth Wilson, Dakota Beck, Hunter Florence, Marley Schiavone, Kady Aamot, Nathan Nolasco, Emma Dougan, Yahima Gonzalez, Anthony Mark, Candy Pereira, Cindy Martinez, Talon MacCombe, Kailee Richter, Raveen Kaur, Crystal Lee, Audrey Toews, Michael Lizama, Snizhana Shportylyuk, Bianca Tovar, Erika MerKulova, Gabriel Hughes, Tavish Laughlin, Danielle, Emily Kirkman, Vadym Shportylyuk, Cleo Crossen CONGRATULATIONS to the following children. They have read, not only the 16 days a month, but every day since the beginning of school  They are truly the SHINING STARS! Connor H., Kayley H., Jefferey H., Preston S., Quentin E., Sara S., William H.