The important bond between home and school was strengthened even more last Friday when nearly 300 people attended the Books for Bingo program at the Tyrone Area High School.
\nThe program, which is designed to distribute children\u2019s books to students and their families in order to promote reading, has been a staple at the high school since the first program held back in April of 1998. Then, it was sponsored by the Title I Reading Program, but now the Tyrone Elementary Parent Teacher Organization has also jumped in, allowing both organizations to assist in the important program and watch as it grows.
\nAccording to Gail Nale, Title I Reading teacher, flyers were sent home with all students in the K4 preschool program plus grades K through 3, inviting their entire families to participate.
\n\u201cSo, we had toddlers all the way up through grandparents joining us,\u201d she said.
\nThe format was regular Bingo with Lemoine Zimmerman of the Tyrone Elks organization calling the numbers. Nale said the group made certain that everyone present had the opportunity to choose at least one book.
\n\u201cMany children left with two or three,\u201d she said.
\nThe books were all children\u2019s literature \u2013 paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction. They were ordered by Title I reading teachers and were for students preschool-aged through intermediate level, and included chapter books and novels.
\nThe first program, held at Logan Elementary School, saw about 30 people attend. The next year, the number rose to about 100, and last year, the groups saw the largest crowd attend when nearly 340 people walked through the doors of the TAHS cafeteria.
\nEven with the frigid temperatures this year, Nale said about 290 people attended.
\n\u201cThis is the second year that the program has been co-sponsored by the Tyrone Area Elementary PTO, as their additional funding allows enough books to be purchased so that all children in grades K-3 and K4 preschool, not just Title I students, can participate,\u201d said Nail. \u201cThe goal is to distribute children\u2019s books to students and their families in order to promote reading.
\n\u201cIn addition, the program provides for an evening of family-oriented fun and togetherness,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt helps to strengthen that important bond between home and school as nearly the entire Title I staff \u2013 teachers and instructional aides \u2013 as well as PTO parent volunteers, are present to help with the program and interact with the families.\u201d
\nAccording to Nale, one of Title I\u2019s initiatives has been parent and family involvement, and she said Bingo for Books has been the group\u2019s most successful programs in terms of number of people attending.
\nA small snack of juice and pretzels was also provided.
\n\u201cThere were lots of smiling faces,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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