2024 All School A Rover's Story

January 2024

Dear Grimshaw Families:

Our school is about to take part in a special, community wide shared reading event. Every 2nd-6th grade student at Grimshaw will receive a copy of the same book – A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga – and will be asked to read it together at home over the next few weeks. 

Reading aloud at home is valuable because it better prepares your child to be an effective reader, and it is also a fun, worthwhile family activity. With this program, we aim to build a Community of Readers at our school. Everyone – students, parents, teachers, even administrative staff – will all be following along together.

Your child will receive a copy of A Rover's Story. Along with the book, you will receive a reading schedule so that you can keep up at home. Generally, you will be asked to read about 15 minutes each night.  Reading begins Sunday, January 7th .  

In school, your 2nd-6th grade child will be invited to answer daily trivia questions to encourage and reward attentive listening. You will soon find that your child will take pride in knowing and anticipating the details of the story. You will want to make sure your family keeps up so that your child can be included. Throughout the month, everyone will be talking about A Rover's Story!

I know that you’ll enjoy this special reading time with your children. I hope to talk with both you and your student sometime in the days to come about our Rover and their adventures. “When a whole school reads a book, there's a lot to talk about.” With your help, we can build a Community of Readers at our school.

Thank you for reading with your student and participating in our month of a Rover's Story.

Sincerely,

Jenn McDonald

Librarian