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Nov. 4
December PandaGram articles due

Nov. 6
Daylight Saving Time, Fall back one hour

Nov. 7 & 8
Parent Teacher Conferences—No School for Students

Nov. 8
Election Day

Nov. 9
Second Grading Period Begins

Nov. 11
Veteran’s Day Meet and Greet 
2nd Gr. Musical Performance for Parents, 9:45-10:15 am, Gym

Nov. 14-18
Fall Book Fair
Geography Awareness Week
Naglieri Testing (NNAT) window for 1st Grade and select 3rd-6th students
SCA Holiday Food Drive begins

Nov. 15
PTA meeting, 9:30-10:30 am, PTA Room                 
Book Fair Family Night, 6:00-8:00 pm, Library

Nov. 17
Thanksgiving Luncheon, Adjusted lunch schedules, Cafeteria
Progress Reports Go Home

Nov. 23
Students Released Two Hours Early

Nov. 24-25
Thanksgiving Holiday—No School for Students

Nov. 29
Fall Picture Retakes

Dec. 1
December PandaGram Sent Home
4th/5th/6th Gr. Human Growth & Development Parent Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm, Library

Dec. 2
January Articles Due
Variety Show, 6:30-8:00 pm, Gym

The Reading Corner: Reading at Home

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The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a child’s level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference.

Educators long have believed that the top predictor of whether a child attained a high level of education was highly-educated parents. A 20-year international study, however, has revealed an even bigger predictor of a child’s academic success: the presence of books in the home. Regardless of nationality, level of education, or their parent’s economic status, children who grew up with books in their homes reached a higher level of education than those who did not.

Having as few as 20 books in the home has a significant impact on a child’s ascent to a higher level of education, the study found. The more books in the house, the greater the benefit.

The research was led by Dr. Mariah Evans, an associate professor of sociology and resource economics at the University of Nevada, Reno. She was joined by researchers from UCLA and The Australian National University. The project is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies ever conducted on influences on the level of education a child will attain.

—By Kate DeSantis