Weekly Falcon Archives

September 23, 2008

The Weekly Falcon

Northwood Hills Elementary School

Mackie Kazdoy, principal

Many thanks to Belinda Reeder (Rene's mom) for the beautiful cedar chest in the hallway across from the office.  This chest is for donations to the RISD Clothes Closet.  Please place your washed and gently worn children's clothing in the chest to be given to the Clothes Closet.  These clothes are given to RISD students.  The Clothes Closet also appreciates donations for new, packaged children's socks and underwear.
 

Studies have come out recently about the direct benefits of reading for pleasure!  Students who read for pleasure only 4.6 minutes a day will usually be in the 50th percentile of their grade.  Up that to 21.2 minutes and the student's achievement jumps to the 90th percentile.  Please note the chart below.
 
Percentile Rank Minutes read per day Words read per year
Books Text Books Text
98 65 67.3 4,358,000 4,733,000
90 21.2 33.4 1,823,000 2,357,000
80 14.2 24.6 1,146,000 1,697,000
70 9.6 16.9 622,000 1,168,000
60 6.5 13.1 432,000 722,000
50 4.6 9.2 282,000 601,000
40 3.2 6.2 200,000 421,000
30 1.8 4.3 106,000 251,000
20 0.7 2.4 21,000 134,000
10 0.1 1 8,000 51,000
2 0 0 0 8,000
 

  • A student in the 20th percentile reads books 0.71 minutes a day

  • This adds up to 21,000 words read per year

  • A student in the 80th percentile reads books 14.2 minutes a day

  • This adds up to 1,146,000 words read per year
School website : www.risd.org/schools/nwhe

PTA website : www.nhepta.org