Just a couple of updates!

The group reading "Dreams for My Father" added/created a blog for the project called "Dreams" if anyone want to comment.

Also Paul I figured out my issued with jumping back and forth between blogs.

Talk soon - BWilliams

Thank Paul for the access!

CS4E Summer Book Reading of "Dream from My Father" is going well! The Robo calls has really helped boost attendance.

New flyer - reading suggestions

New to our resource list, we have a flyer giving simple suggestions about how to get started reading with children this summer: Suggestions Flyer.
 

Summer Reading

Community Solutions for Education's first project is to help our kids make the grade by supporting their summer reading assignments from the Jersey City school district. Parents, siblings, summer programs, churches, seniors, teachers, recreation leagues, social service agencies, businesses, and community people can make a difference by helping our kids engage with their summer reading. A good book gets even better when shared with someone who cares.

Book Discussion Guide

Grades 2 - 4
English flyer     Spanish flyer

2nd grade	3rd grade	4th grade
Stink, the Incredible Shrinking Kid	The Mouse and the Motorcycle	Charlotte's Web
Megan McDonald	Beverley Cleary	E.B. White

Grades 5 - 7
English flyer     Spanish flyer

5th grade	6th grade	7th grade
Island of the Blue Dolphins	Esperanza Rising	The Outsiders
Scott O'Dell	Pam Muñoz Ryan	S.E. Hinton

Grades 8 - 11
English flyer     Spanish flyer

8th grade	9th grade	10th grade	11th grade
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	Life of Pi	School's Out - Forever	Dreams From My Father
John Boyne	Yann Martel	James Paterson	Barak Obama

In June 2011, all students in the second to seventh grade will be provided a summer novel and Jersey City Kids Learn activity book. The activity book will give students daily practice in Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. The novels will provide an opportunity for students to become engaged in reading fiction. All books must be completed and returned to school by Monday, September 12, 2011. All students in grades 2 - 7 will also receive a comprehension assessment on their assigned novel in the fall.

All students in grades 8 - 11 will be assigned projects by their current Language Arts' teacher and a summer novel. Students will be responsible to submit their completed projects to their new teacher by Monday, September 12, 2011. The project will be applied as a grade for the first marking period of the 2011-2012 school year.

From the JCBOE Summer Reading Program page.
 

Welcome!

Community Solutions for Education is a grassroots group of Jersey City parents, educators, students, and other community members committed to finding ways to revitalize public education, renew our schools systems, and involve the whole community in the mission of education.