The Ada Elementary School invites K-3 parents to its Fall Literacy Night on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 7-7:30.
Parents will begin in the cafeteria discussing some literacy assessments, then they will see a day in the life of students in the classroom with the classroom teachers.
Parents are asked to notify your student's teacher if you plan to attend.
By Monty Siekerman
The temperature reached 82 degrees Friday (89 is the record) but 96 winter coats were delivered to ReStore to be given to children in need. Don't let the warm temperatures fool you, winter is on the way, be prepared.
Thanks to the Knights of Columbus in Kenton, many children in Ada will have warm winter wear.
The free coats will be given out starting Thursday, Oct. 13. The child receiving the coat must be accompanied by a parent, one coat per child. The coats mostly fit kids from 4 to 11 years of age.
ReStore, at 210 N. Main, is open 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
ReStore Community Center turns 10 this fall. A celebration is set during the Tuesday, Nov. 1, crockpot meal at the center. The following reflections are from Robert Kanzig. interim director, and Karen Ward, founder. This is a reprint from the October-November ReStore newsletter, which is also an attachment to this story.
A new after-school tutoring program called Polar PALS, devoted to reading enrichment for first through sixth graders will launch next week.
Tutoring, provided by ONU college students, will take place at the ReStore Community Center, 210 N. Main St, Ada, from 3:30-5 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday afternoons throughout the fall semester, according to Ann Johnson,
assistant professor of psychology at ONU.
"We hope to start the program on Wednesday, Oct. 12," she added.
As part of this new opportunity, a college student tutor will be paired with each child to work on the development of reading skills via the Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies curriculum.
