PJSD Summer Reading Program
offered in conjunction with the Port Jervis Recreation Department
 

Summer Readers Met the 100,000 Minute Challenge!! Congratulations to all of the students in the Summer Reading Program on meeting their goal to read 100,000 minutes by August 10...The best part is all of the students in grades K-6 who participated in the District's first-ever Summer Reading Program had fun reading. Program organizers Jody Case-Kennedy and Megan Rudden said many students told them they are already excited about coming back next summer. Other indicators of the program's success are the large number of students who came to ASK Elementary School to read in small groups and enjoy reading-related activities. Rudden said nearly 60 students spent their mornings engaged in reading. They were assisted by 19 volunteers, which included teachers, teacher aides, older students and School Board member Noleen Casey-Tomasi.

ASK Elementary School Library
July 9-August 10    
9 a.m.- 11:25 a.m. 
Free lunch is served
Grades K-3 meet Mondays & Wednesdays
Grades 4-6 meet Tuesdays & Thursdays



Summer Reading Program In the News
• July 17 Times-Herald Record, Tracy Baxter's column, Avoid the summer slide: Help kids read over break.
•  July 11 Record Newswatch. The reading program is at the end of the program.  
 

Helping students avoid the "Summer Slide"
by keeping them reading all summer!
During the summer, books might be the last thing on your child's mind. Most kids are ready for a break and happy to trade in reading, writing, and math for summer camp, family vacations and lazy beach days. But many studies have shown that children who read when they're away from school perform better academically than those who don't.

To keep students reading over the summer - and to show them reading can be fun - the Port Jervis School District is offering a Summer Reading Program for grades K-6. 
 

100,000 Minute Challenge - Over 90 students signed up to participate...Students are having fun reading in small groups and enjoying reading-related activities. The goal is to have the students read 100,000 minutes by August 10. Every minute they read in the program - or on their own at home - counts toward the goal.  
 

Transportation is not available. Parents must transport children to/from ASK.
Students enrolled in summer school are not eligible for the program.

Have questions or want more information?
Please call program coordinators Jody Case-Kennedy or Megan Rudden. They can be reached through the ASK School office at 858-3100, Ext. 13500.
 

  
Related Information
 

School Summer Reading Lists

Looking for a good book?  ASK Reading List    HBE Reading List  
You can also check out the programs at the Port Jervis Public Library
for more reading choices. Enjoy the summer and keep reading!!!

Scholastic Summer Challenge: A free online program designed to motivate and excite your children around reading books this summer. The Summer Challenge is an easy and fun way for kids to log the minutes they spend reading as they earn rewards and help Read for the World Record.

TD Bank Summer Reading Program: TD Bank will deposit $10 in a new existing savings account for children who read 10 books over the summer.