1. Book an Adventure! Forest City Elementary School’s RIF Events 2004-2005 RIF Coordinators: Lisa Randlett and Sally Blanton

2. 2004- 2005 Reading is Fundamental Reading Events September 2004 : Elect to Read December 2004: All Aboard the Reading Express March 2005: Books Ahoy!

3. Elect to Read Our September event was a voting theme that included:  Special Readers  Children voting school-wide on their favorite book  Our principal and assistant principal reading their favorite books to the school  Red, white and blue day  Choosing a free book from our patriotic themed distribution room

4. Photos from Elect to Read

5. Voting on her favorite book…

6. Parents help with the voting process!

7. Children get a sticker after voting!

8. All Aboard the Reading Express! Our December reading theme tied in with the book The Polar Express and trains! The special events included:  Special readers  Start a train reaction… read (a special time for school wide reading)  All students got to take a train ride on The Little Blue Choo (a track-less train that visited our school)  All classes made a trip to the movies to see The Polar Express movie  Students chose a free book from the train themed distribution room!  Dress as a train conductor or engineer day!

9. Photos from All Aboard the Reading Express!

10. Special Readers!

11. All Aboard The Little Blue Choo

12. The train was lots of fun!!!!

13. Books Ahoy! Our March reading theme was pirates! The events scheduled were:  Special Readers  A school-wide treasure hunt  Dress as a “Book-aneer” day  Making class pirate flags and decorating contests  All students receive a free book from our pirate themed distribution room!

14. Photos from Books Ahoy:

15. Special Readers!

16. The Distribution Room has been transformed!

17. Our treasure chest is full of books!

18. We are Book-aneers!

19. Books Ahoy!

20. The students made very cute pirates!