This year Inland Lakes Elementary became a school wide Title I building. Title I is a federally funded program. During the summer the elementary school wrote a grant for this funding that allows all students to receive extra help in reading, writing and math. This grant allowed our school to provide one full time Title I teacher, Mrs. Kathy Cole; 3 part-time Title I teachers, Ms. Phyllis Berger, Ms. Susan Collins and Ms. Jan Johnson; and I part time Title I aide, Mrs. Mary Ann Lintz, serving grades K-4.
Your child may see any one of the Title teachers for additional help based on either: recommendations from the classroom teachers and/or school wide tests. The Title I team is seeing the following percentage of children at each grade level: Kindergarten – 61%, First – 47%, Second – 50%, Third – 58% and Fourth – 62%. In January we will retest all students to mark their progress. We are looking forward to sharing our growth with you in our January newsletter.
In keeping with Inland Lakes Elementary’s commitment to improving school wide student writing, we are featuring a parent information sheet to help you support and encourage your child’s writing at home. This month we are focusing on Expository writing. This means writing that informs, describes or explains. It could be an autobiography, something descriptive, essay or informational reports. On the back is a grade level check list for descriptive writing.
The Title I team is inviting all families to our first “Book Bingo” on December 11 at the elementary multi-purpose room from 6:00-7:00. Please enjoy this free night of fun and snacks with your child. We will be playing regular Bingo and free books will be the prizes. Hope to see you and your family there!
