Thank you to all for the great support at Parent/Teacher conferences. They are such a valuable tool to recognize growth and chart a course until the end of the year. Congratulations to those students who were chosen to participate in the SALTA or Dual/Immersion Program. First grade will be an exciting and fun challenge! As we look to first grade, our biggest goal is to develop reading skills as much as possible. Thank you to those who return the "Road to Success" reading tickets. I know there are  many who are reading each night with their student and not sending back the tickets as well. Just keep reading! Whether students are independent readers or not, reading books together is the best thing I can think of to foster a child's love for books. This month Butler Elem. is sponsoring a "Literacy Night" on Thursday, March 22nd from 6 - 8 p.m. This will be another great opportunity to get excited about reading. Authors Mark and Caralyn Buehner (Snowmen at Night) will be giving a presentation along with sponsored activities in each grade level. Also, each child will have the opportunity to choose a free book. Sounds like a win/win to me!