Days 15 & 16

We are extremely excited to celebrate the hard work and growth mindset of the students this week!  Yesterday in our assembly, we discussed the value of teamwork when facing challenges.  We connected all of the "Olympic" rings that the students earned over the course of the program and were able to make a chain that encircles the entire gym!  It's amazing to see how much we can do when we connect with each other!

To add to the excitement, we are having our annual Summer Scholastic Book Fair this week.  The gym has been transformed!

Each class will be visiting our book fair this week so that students can choose just-right books to continue their summer reading after the program ends Friday.  These books are provided to ESA students courtesy of the Captain, Glenridge, and Meramec PTOs.  We will be open to the public Wednesday after school, if families would like to purchase books.  All sales are buy-one-get-one free.
Summer reading is crucial to preventing summer learning loss.  Here is the clip we watched from Dav Pilkey in our assembly yesterday:

We are hopeful that students can find some fun, just-right reading at our book fair and continue daily reading throughout July and August.