It's Time for Summer Book Bags!

It's time to gear up for the EMES Summer Reading Book Bag!  Below is a copy of the form that went home with students in Friday Folders today!  Please be sure to return forms next Tuesday, the 30th of May!  We're so proud of all the progress our readers have made this year, we need to make sure that they keep reading this summer and the book bag is a great way to do that!  Please sign up your student!


Dear EMES Families, 
Someday soon the rain will stop, the sun will shine, and readers will be reading outside! We are pleased to announce the return of the summer reading program for EMES students. EMES students (who will be entering K through 6th grade next year) will be allowed and encouraged to check out up to  five books from the EMES library for summer reading. 

Here’s the plan: 
1. All library materials borrowed during the school year need to be back in the library before anything is checked out for the summer. 

2. Students will pick out 5 books from our library that they want to take home for the summer. 

3. Prior to checking out summer reading, students will need a parent/guardian signature on the summer reading form agreeing to pay the replacement cost of lost or damaged materials. 

4. Books and bookbags need to be returned on the  first day of school. 

5. Bookbags will include a summer reading log, information about reading incentive programs from other organizations in VT, and additional information about library and reading resources for your family. 

6. Please send in photos of your EMES readers in action this summer. We hope you have a summer full of fun, sunshine, and good books!

Sincerely,
Arlyn Bruccoli & Jane Badger

 I, __________________________________________, 

parent/guardian of ____________________________________________ 

agree to pay the replacement cost for lost or badly damaged books checked out from the EMES library for the summer. ● Replacement costs will not exceed $25 per family. ● Replacement cost of hardcover books is usually between $10 and $20. Paperback books are roughly $5. ● Replacement cost for canvas bag is $1.25 Please return this form by May 30, 2017