Trimester 3 Reading Goals

I hope everyone had a restful spring break!  It has been great to be back with the students this week!

I want to share that your student has set their reading goal for the trimester.  This goal is listed in terms of the
number of pages your student feels they can read in 12 weeks.

In addition, your student has chosen how they will be logging their reading this trimester (reading calendar,
Google spreadsheet, or Goodreads.com). This information is also in PowerSchool.  

Studies show that, over the past two decades, there has been a downward trend in voluntary reading after
13 years of age. In short, most adolescents are reading less. Two of the strongest predictors of adolescents
who read frequently are that they:

1) have time to read independently at school -and-

2) rate themselves as highly enjoying reading.  

That said, we’ll continue our most celebrated routine of reading throughout the whole period on Thursdays.
I will meet with your child periodically to ensure they are reading a book that they enjoy. Please feel free to
ask them about their reading as well!

Mid-term reading logs will be collected on Friday, April 13th.  At that point, students should be
about halfway to their trimester reading goal.

Trimester 3 reading logs are due Friday, May 25th and are worth 10% of your student's
final grade.

Thank you for your support, and please let me know if you have any questions.