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​​ March 4, 2010

Welcome Friends,

There are so many exciting things happening at Woodland Heights. Yesterday Rasya and Trinity, two fourth grade students, represented our school at the NH Reads event at the State House in Concord. They had the opportunity to read with Senator Scambati, then then met Legislators Reever and Arsenault over a snack. The highlight of the day however was when Governor Lynch read to approximately 40 fourth graders all wearing their Cat In The Hat, red and white hats. If you saw the Channel 9 news last night, you probably saw these girls and didn't even know it! Also, Trinity was interviewed and shared that reading is important because you have to know how to read for many purposes, and most importantly to go to college.

Please join us on this Friday night, March 5th from 6:00-8:00 for our Annual Bingo Night! Children must be accompanied by an adult, and everyone is welcome! Bingo cards are 25 cents each, and water and pizza will be sold for a dollar each. All proceeds go to WHAVE, the sponsor of this event.

Next week, all five Laconia Schools will celebrate Education Night. On Tuesday evening, March 16th, please join us at the Laconia Middle School between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00. The elementary students will have displays and there will also be some student performances. I hope to see many Woodland Families, current and past, at this fabulous event.

I want to thank you for all of the support that you offer your children when it comes to reading at home, and helping them be organized and get their homework finished. Reading at home makes a tremendous difference for your child. Also, children are never too old to be read to! Older children enjoy sharing chapter books with parents, and you can have your very own book club. Discuss things such as the plot of the stories and the characters. Ask children to make predictions about the story and discuss connections that the story has to their own lives.

Please feel free to offer me any comments or questions on this Wiki. I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Green-Barber Proud Principal of Woodland Heights School