PTH Parent Weekly Notes
Weekly updates from Mrs. Barber- Oct. 3-7
Week of May 20-24
KCSD Schedule Announcement
This Week's School Events:
Monday:
Monday:
- PBIS Water Day (for students who saved enough points to attend this celebration)
- ** Teachers will dojo you if your child will be participating: please send a change of clothing if you receive this notification. NO BATHING SUITS ALLOWED! Students are to wear shorts and a shirt. Students will attend during their scheduled related arts time**
- 5th Grade Graduation Breakfast & Yearbook Signing- STUDENTS ONLY
- Yearbooks will be distributed to all students who purchased yearbooks
Tuesday: No scheduled school events
Wednesday: No scheduled school events
Thursday: Students dismissed at 11:30AM
Friday: Students dismissed at 11:30AM- Happy last day of school!
Summer is here but Learning Never Stops...
KCSD Summer Reading
This summer, our district and the Kershaw County Library have joined together with our community to offer fun reading and summer activities for our students! Every elementary and middle school student will receive a "Kershaw Community Passport" for logging summer reading minutes and completing other fun activities around our Kershaw County community this summer! High school students also have a great opportunity to be rewarded for their reading this summer. Students who read at least 3 books can log their reading through an online form. Students in honors classes may have summer reading assignments, which can be found online. All of this summer reading information can be found at www.kcsdschools.net/read. We hope you have a great summer, including enjoying great books!
Summer is on the horizon and while we encourage fun trips with family to sharpen your saw, please remember that learning should never stop just because it's summer break. Your child has worked hard all school year and has made tremendous gains and we would like to avoid the “summer slide”. "Summer slide" is a term educators use to reference the regression a student can have over summer break. It has been extensively researched and has shown some startling facts. On average a child facing the “summer slide” can lose up to two months of academic learning in both reading and math. Furthermore, students that have faced the “summer slide” will need approximately four to six weeks of reteaching next year. Preventing learning loss doesn’t require a huge time commitment, it just requires consistency. A little practice each day goes a long way. We encourage you to visit the local library, read a least 20 minutes daily, review academic skills in an engaging way, and/or utilize free online resources for academic review. Let's beat the summer slide this year!