![]() ![]() Young readers can also collect a free poster, bookmark, tote bag and books at participating bookstores, schools and libraries. Throughout this week, Twitter is engaging in the literacy initiative with the #storylines campaign, which will share inspirational quotes from children's books and give Twitter users a platform to share their personal favorites.Īnd in honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, Children's Book Week will even reach incarcerated mothers in a handful of states, giving them access to books to read to their visiting children or infants in prison nurseries. To encourage early reading, Children's Book Week 2015 is administered in various formats: on Saturday, comic book stores around the country participated in Free Comic Book Day. High school dropouts are most often those who weren't proficient at reading in early grades. In addition to preventing violence, established early reading habits also ensure the mastery of fundamental learning before one moves on to more intricate subjects. Of note, an overwhelming majority of incarcerated individuals in American prisons are basically illiterate. Studies in 2010 revealed how literacy actually decreases violence within a community. On a broader scale, consistent reading improves societies. Taking reading slow and contemplating the details and progression of a story or idea has certain cognitive results that improve our demeanors. ![]() They found that deep reading - not just scrolling through texts or skimming Facebook newsfeeds - not only makes one smarter but also nicer. To urge early reading, a professor from the University of Toronto teamed with a psychologist from York University to evalutate benefits an individual gains from reading. His research shows how children reach a peak in the early elementary school years when they either develop a love for reading or begin a gradual descent down the other side. In a series of Washington Post articles, cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham outlined children's attitudes toward reading. With the program gaining support with schools, libraries, bookstores and families around the country, reading establishes strong roots of learning, understanding and creativity in young minds. Surprisingly, last year was just the first in which every state held an official event commemorating the initiative. Children's Book Week, which began Monday and runs through Sunday, May 10, is the oldest reading initiative in the United States, one that deserves recognition and support. You’d help determine the direction and strategy for The Hive and become part of a great team, supporting our awesome Hive community.Going on 100 years, Children's Book Week has been an annual celebration to boost reading at an early age. We’re also keen to swell our Hive Exec committee, which is a sub-committee of the P&C. Our AGM will be held later this year - date TBC - we’d love to see as many as possible of you there. □ Shout out to the VAN IMHOFF family for donating Li’l Apricot, a lovely new addition to our fish tank! □ Thanks EDIE for all your work to pull this together - lucky kids! They’ll be enjoying delicious, healthy treats like wholemeal mini pizzas, chicken wings, home-made frittatas, buddha bowls… You can check out the week’s menu here ![]() We’re excited to offer the kids a whole NEW AFTERNOON TEA MENU. SPORTS: survival tip, kick-ball, sock wrestling, poison ball, gymnastics, basketballĮXPLORE & DISCOVER: balloon rockets, slime, movie making, potion making, cardboard creations There are some variations on this split due to limited availabilities, so please check the calendar and your bookings carefully…īelow is just a taster of what we got up to in our wonderful ACTIVITY CLUBS this fortnight…ĪRT & CRAFT: fridge magnets, photo frames, splat paint, volcanoes, bunting and tie-dyeing!īAKING CLUB: cheese twists & hummingbird cake □ Get ready… HOLIDAY PROGRAM will open next week!! □ We’re back to a split program, for YK-1 and Y2-6. We missed ya! Check out the photos of them both at Maleny Bird World in Queensland… Welcome back EDIE & ALFIE from your well-earned break. ![]()
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