Longview School - Let Your Learning Soar

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In celebration of Family Literacy Week January 24th to 28th and in the spirit of our Soaring Literacy Program at Longview School, a number of literacy activities were planned and enjoyed by everyone including:
    The Multi-Media club of Longview School published the first edition of The Eagles Pages, Longview School's student newspaper.
    Students enjoyed extra library time with Ms. Dyck all week, to participate in a variety of literacy activities including playing scrabble on an oversized game board.
    All students had the opportunity to visit the Village Library to explore everything (books and programs) that our community library has to offer. The students very much enjoyed this field trip, with most students indicating that they would be interested in getting library memberships.
    The Grade 3/4 and 5/6 classes had the opportunity to read with the preschool class on Wednesday and Friday.
    A number of literacy guests including Mr. Muelaner, Mr. McCorquindale, Mrs. LaDouceur, Mr. Smith, Ms. Bews Anderson and Ms. Graham, as well as, Longview Seniors, community members and grandparents who came to read to Longview students.
    Students dressed-up as one of their favourite fictional book characters and shared their favourite book with other students during Eagle Pride Time. A big thank you goes out to Chet Meston who volunteered to read and share his book with the entire school.
    Students enjoyed eating alphabet cereal for breakfast program, alphabet pasta for lunch and alphabet letter cookies for dessert.

Literacy has always been the keystone of learning and we want our students to develop a broad and deep range of literacy skills. Learners with strong literacy skills, acquire, create, connect and communicate meaning in a wide variety of contexts. During our Soaring Literacy time at Longview School, students learn different strategies to improve their literacy skills. Teachers have implemented literacy strategies from the book 40 Reading Intervention Strategies for K-6 Students by Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins in both our tier 1/core program, as well as, our tier 2 Literacy Soars program. “Research shows that students need opportunities to use literacy knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts to master and efficiently transfer them from one area to another.” (Literacy First: A Plan for Action 2010: Government of Alberta)

A big thank should be extended to Ms. Dyck, our amazing librarian, for the absolutely wonderful job she did in organizing literacy week at Longview School. It was a very busy and active week of which students really enjoyed! When I asked the students their favourite part of the week, most indicated going to the Village Library.