MARNE MI ~Mark your Calendars for June 16, 2012 ~ Help "Lori's Voice"  to raise money for special needs children. Come and walk! Bring your friends! 

The walk will take place at St. Mary's in Marne winding through the parking lot to the end of the road. Rain or shine-9:00 AM-noon.

Registration begins at 8:30 AM-please go to the website to download a registration form and pledge sheet http://www.lorisvoice.org/ Don't miss out on all the fun!! With your $15 registration fee you will receive a custom embroidered T-shirt!! Check out the website to learn more!

The annual Girls on the Run/Girls on Track New Balance 5K will be held May 19 at the Grand Haven Public High School, 17001 Ferris Street at 10:30 am.

The participating girls will run at the high school and through area neighborhoods to culminate a ten week after school program that builds self esteem, confidence and promotes healthy lifestyles. Approximately 850 girls and their coaches will create a wave of pink in their colorful shirts as they run, walk and in some cases push participants in wheelchairs.

The public is invited to come and cheer for the girls along the route. Community members are also invited to participate in the 5K to show support for the girls. See www.gotroac.org for information about participation as a community runner and to register.

The MiBLSi model is an integrated model of behavior and reading support which helps students become better readers with social skills necessary for success. An integrated model of support is based on several shared functions across behavior and reading. These functions include:

Team approach
Evidence-based practices
Progress monitoring
Data-based decision making

Schoolwide effective reading support involves a three-tiered approach to prevention and intervention for reading problems in schools. The approach involves team-based training in strategies to:

Prevent reading problems
Support those with the most reading problems
Integrate academic and instructional systems

Receiving this grant allowed Mrs. Wieten to purchase thirty-three sets of books for each teacher to...

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