Tawanka Times
Friday, May 25, 2018
Mark Your Calendar
5/28 - School Closed for Memorial Day
6/2 - Spring Fair at Dolphin Swim Club (12-4 PM)
6/13 - Patriotic Performance for 1st Grade Families (7 PM)
6/15 - 4th Grade Move Up Ceremony @ 9:45 AM
6/15 & 6/18 Early Dismissal Days (1 PM)
6/18 - Last Day for Students
Happy Memorial Day!
Cass from SuperKids Visited Tawanka!
2nd Grade Service Project
3rd Grade Wax Museum
Title I Reading: Graphic Novels for Kids
From: www.ilovelibraries.org
Graphic novels are exploding in popularity, and there's good reason behind this phenomenon.
This sometimes misunderstood type of book is a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format - different from book-length collections of comic strips or wordless picture books.
Graphic novels are great for "reluctant readers" and kids just learning to read. They're generally fast paced, and the word-to-picture correlation provides an easy way to expand children's vocabularies. Perhaps more importantly, graphic novels tend to be more engaging than other "early reader" books. Another plus: the number of titles is expanding rapidly every year, so there's something for every child's interests. Last, but not least, graphic novels positively impact children’s visual literacy skills, which are more essential than ever in the digital age.
Here's a "best of the best" list of graphic novels for children developed as a collection development tool for librarians by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
Check them out @ your library and talk to your local librarian to find more titles.
Visit the Connect with your kids @ your library Family Activity Guide to discover more fun ideas for spending quality time with your family at the library.
Field Day 2018
PTO Corner
• 6/1 Last school store
• 6/2 Spring Fair at Dolphin Swim Club (12pm to 4pm)
• 6/6 The Brain Show
• 6/8 4th grade dance
• 6/15 4th Grade Move Up Day
• 6/18 Last Day of School - Dunk Tank
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Tawanka Elementary
Website: neshaminy.org/Tawanka
Location: Tawanka Elementary School, Brownsville Road, Feasterville-Trevose, PA, USA
Phone: 215.809.6310