Mark Your Calendars! January 15th 6:00 p.m. at Bennie New Parent/Child Writing Opportunity
A follow up to the November Academic Support Program?Title I Parent Workshop will be held on January 15th at Bennie School. Presenters from Eastern Michigan University’s Family Literacy Center will return to Allen Park to give parents an opportunity to have an evening of writing activities with their children. Staff and parents from Arno and Bennie Schools are invited to participate in this free event. Sign up information was sent home or you can sign-up using this link: Sign Up Genius for January 15th Event
Check Out Parent Newsletters – “Helping Children Learn” and “Activity Planners”
At the menu at the top of the blog there is a link to Parent Newsletters. Helping Children Learn Newsletters and Planners for October, November and December 2018 are included in this area as well as links to newsletters that were from last school year. More will be added monthly throughout the year. Be sure to check them out when you have time. They contain some great tips and suggestions for supporting children’s literacy development.
Parents attended Writing Workshop at Arno to learn more about how to motivate children with writing activities at home
Arno and Bennie Title I Programs held an evening workshop for parents & staff that featured guest presenters from Eastern Michigan University’s Family Literacy Program. Parents and staff received valuable tips and materials from Kelly Waldschmidt and Sarah Castillo about how to help children improve their writing skills. The program was arranged by Sandy Artman and Dr. Barbara Chuby, Allen Park elementary reading specialists, and held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Arno. Parents received folders with hand-outs to take home with them as well as information learned that evening.
Parents and staff listen to guest presenters from EMU.
Bennie Instructonal Aides take advantage of this learning opportunity!