FREE Admision to National Parks 2015-2016

If you have a 4th grader this year, you and your entire family can visit national parks, federal lands, and waters for FREE.

This “Every Kid in the Park” initiative is made possible by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation.

The objective is to introduce kids to outdoor recreation. Students just need to sign up online and they will get a voucher that grants entrance to the student and a carload of passengers to federal recreation areas for one year.

For a complete list of National Parks in the Northwest, go here: http://www.gonorthwest.com/Visitor/outdoors/parks-usa.htm 

READ, READ, READ!

UPDATED 6/10/15: Camp Wonderopolis Info! (see below)

Summer is almost here! Wherever you're headed, don't forget to pack some great books. To the beach. To the park. To grandma & grandpa's house. In the car. On an airplane. Enjoy your fabulous adventures, and read, read read! 

Click the links below for some fun reading suggestions!

Summer Reading List for students entering 

1st and 2nd grade

Summer Reading List for students entering 

3rd grade

Summer Reading List for students entering 

4th and 5th grade

Looking for a free educational way to entertain the kids all summer without leaving home? Sign up for Camp Wonderopolis today! The fun begins June 15: http://camp.wonderopolis.org/

For even more reading fun, check out some of these local Summer Reading Programs around Bellevue... (thanks to Lisa Long for this great list!)

Scholastic
Half-Price Books
Chuck E. Cheese
University Book Store
Barnes & Noble
King County Library System
TD Bank

Pre-Order Elizabeth Rusch's Books!

Award-winning author, Elizabeth Rusch is

 coming to Enatai on May 1st!

Students may PRE-ORDER her books and have them autographed on the day of her visit.

  ORDER FORMS ARE DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 23. 

Click here to print the order form.

Books are available to preview at Enatai Library. 

Additional detail about her books can be found at
www.elizabethrusch.com/ or www.amazon.com

Thank you to Bellevue Schools Foundation and Enatai PTSA for funding this exciting author visit!

Q & A: Raising Kids Who Read

"There's a big difference between teaching kids to read and teaching kids to love reading."

Great interview with David Willingham, author of the new book Raising Kids Who Read:  What Teachers and Parents Can Do.

Read the interview here.

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