One student assistant works with students after school four days a week. Teachers provide a summer reading program for first and second graders. A Family Literacy Center provides support for guided reading and process writing. We have an annual Open House, parent-teacher conferences, and regular PTA meetings. Parents are invited to participate in Word Wall Wednesdays in first and second grade classrooms.
Monthly newsletters provide suggestions for how parents can help children at home.
Families are invited to open hours in the school library on Monday evenings. A Family Resource Center circulates information and educational games. A summer reading packet is sent home with second graders so parents can help their children maintain skills. A community group, Kids Hope USA provides mentors for several Title I students, other community members, including the Altrusa Club and a group of Marines, participate in special school activities, such as Stop and Read Night and Read Across America. I Reading Recovery teachers work together to coordinate the Title I Program with the regular education program.