I truly believe that being or becoming a "good" reader is the key to a child's success both inside and outside of school and all of the research supports this. Please encourage your child to read. Ask him or her about what he/she is reading. Make suggestions about what to read - it doesn't matter so much what he or she is reading, what matters most is that your child is reading. It can be a magazine, a comic book, or a cookbook. It dosn't matter if it is easy. Reading should be fun and your child should enjoy it. For reading to be a positive experience, your child should feel successful. If possible, go to the public library and borrow books. Students may also borrow books from the media center at school or they may purchase used books for 25 cents on the 25 CENT BOOK SHELF in the media center. Our library has a wide variety of books, however, we are always looking to expand our collection and any donations of books in good condition are greatly appreciated. If we can use the books in the Cross Street Media Center, they will be added to our collection. If we already own that title, we will add the book to our "Book Sale Cart". Books on the cart are available for the students to buy for 25 cents each and all proceeds are used to buy new books for the media center. If you have any questions, you may contact me at school at 720-5227 or you may e-mail me at dabeauregard@naugy.net.