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Family Education Night at
Lewistown Elementar y
Theresa Dardanell
Students and
their parents enjoyed
an evening of
math, literacy and
science activities
on February 13,
2018, during Family
Education Night
at Lewistown
Elementary School
(LES). After a pizza
dinner, provided by
the PTA and served
by LES staff, families
rotated through
three stations that
were set up in the Third grade student Olivia Yingling reads to Sparkles with the help of
school. Wags for Hope volunteer, Kristi Wood.
Preparation for
the science fair
was the focus in the media center.
Staff members, Kim Williams and
Dana Byard, were available to
help students decide on a project,
using Chromebooks for research.
Science books displayed on all
of the tables were available for
checkout. Students and their parents
explored online math resources in
the computer lab with the help of
teacher Emily Mooney.
Chromebooks were set up in the
gym for the literacy station, where
Literacy Specialist Sarah Flora gave
suggestions for online activities
for students to access at home.
The highlight of the night was the
opportunity for the students to read
to a therapy dog. Two volunteers
from Wags for Hope were on-hand
with their READ dogs. Reading
Education Assistance Dogs and
their owners are specially trained
to work with children. These
dogs help students by giving them
reading practice in a no-pressure
environment.
LES Speech Language Pathologist
Molly Howser said that Family
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Education Night is a “great
opportunity to build the relationship
even stronger between the families
and the school, an opportunity for
us to come together as a community,
and a great way to share the
resources we have at the school.”
She added that the activities make it
fun for the entire family.
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