Join us on Saturday, June 14th for our Summer Reading Club Launch Party! This year's theme is "All Around the World" and we are having a multicultural celebration with special performances by:
Marcela Borrero Cruz - latin dancing (performance & fun instruction)
Clayton Getz - grass dancing
Chinese dancers
Congolese Dancers
In addition to this we will have Community Partners on site sharing about their summer learning opportunities as well! These include:
The City of Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
Moose Jaw Multicultural Council
Festival of Words
What else?
Fun games!
Music!
Treats!
We will have Summer Reading Club Information packages for you to take home so you can start reading and logging those minutes!
Literacy is more than just reading and writing! Your local Summer Reading Club can increase many areas of literacy, including… Physical literacy, Emotional literacy, Financial literacy, Numerical literacy, Cultural literacy, Digital literacy and Health literacy
Over the summer, many students get out of the habit of reading, making it more difficult for them to pick it up the next school year.
Students who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress!
Students who participate in Summer Reading Club begin the new school year with a positive attitude about reading and are more confident in the classroom.
Connect people during the summer months
During the summer, people of all ages can feel the decrease in social connection. Students are no longer meeting in school, many early childhood and adult programs are paused.
Summer Reading Club offers a reason for interaction, and a feeling of community!
Summer Reading Clubs have been shown to increase not only reading skills, but also motivation, confidence, and overall summer enjoyment.
Summer Reading Clubs provide free programming to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to access help and support over the summer, such as...
Children who are not yet in school
Elementary and high school students in remote areas
Low-income families
At-risk youth
Adults who want to continue to learn and improve their literacy skills and connect with others
And many more!