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 1000
Book Child Program
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This program is
for ALL district residents.
In November, 2002, the 1000 Book Child Program was inaugurated
in the Schalmont School District. The program is housed at Jefferson Elementary
School, but is open to all district elementary parents to use. The emphasis of the program is to encourage reading.
Studies support the theory that if a child between the ages of
3-6 is exposed to 1000 pieces of good literature, they will do
better academically in school.
Parents are invited to use the program
daily from 7:30 a.m.– 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The school will be open on Thursday
evenings from 5-7 p.m. This will allow working parents’ children
to participate in the program. It will not be open during
vacations or on snow days or holidays.
To locate the program, enter Jefferson School through the new
entrance on Ford Avenue. Check in with the school secretary. She
will direct you to the 1000 Book closet. Look for our big “STOP
SIGN.” The closet is located next to the K-2 Health Office.
In order to participate, a child must be between the ages of
three and six and a resident of the Schalmont School District. The
parent needs to register his/her child in the program. This
allows the parent to borrow a bag containing 10 books for a
maximum of three weeks. The bag contains many different types of
books (that we do not have in our home libraries). The parent is
responsible for keeping a record of bags the child has borrowed,
and when they have read all 100 bags, they will become a “1000
Book Child.”
We want to offer a very big thank you to Bruce Handrahan for
donating his time constructing the new shelving for storing our
bags. Thank you also goes to Jim Keilman for his assistance with
the shelving construction and setting up the shelves in the
closet for the bags.
We are excited to be up and running and look forward to our
“old” members and the new 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds in the
district. If you know of any eligible children in the district,
please direct them to Jefferson .
The committee is also looking for volunteers to do the
paperwork, to keep the program running smoothly and to cover the
Thursday evening hours.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Kathi Keilman at 355-0710.
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