HCS Elementary 

Family Literacy Night

Thursday, March 15, 2018 

4:30-7:30

We are excited to present an evening of literacy and fun for the entire HCS Elementary learning community.  This event will include a free dinner, many literacy workshops, and conclude with a dance in the elementary gymnasium.  This is a family event and all workshops are planned to include both the adults and the children.  Families may chose from about 20 workshops.  

Some of the workshops included: 

            • Early Language Development Skills

            • Visual Thinking Strategies

            • Reading Aloud to Your Intermediate Elementary Reader

            • Reading with Your Child from Infancy Through Young Adult

            • Screen Time 

            • Telling Your Family History

There will also be a scavenger hunt, door prizes, a raffle and conclude with a dance with a D.J.  

More information will be sent home to families regarding this event in the near future.  We hope to see every HCS Elementary family attend this important event.  

Below is a link to an article that will help you start thinking about literacy and the importance of having vocabulary rich conversations with your children at an early age.  

The Brain-Changing Power of Conversation:  Interplay between parents and children ignites the brain and boosts its response to language, spurring lasting literacy skills

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/18/02/brain-changing-power-conversation