SCHOOL and SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District I
Page Eight
N/Warren Town and County News
Norwalk Warriors
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Will Bennett is up on the block, getting ready to swim his 100 Yard Freestyle event.
Photo submitted.
2013 Iowa YMCA State Swim Meet Championships
Bennett Medals at 2013 Iowa YMCA State Swimming Championships
The 2013 Iowa YMCA State Swimming Championship was held in Marshalltown.
There were 957 young athletes from across Iowa that participated in this event. Alex,
Sara and Will Bennett of Norwalk all qualified for this championship swim meet as
members of the Riverfront YMCA Rockets Swim Team.
Will Bennett, 10, competed and placed in the following events: 100 Yard Freestyle
- 3rd place, 200 Yard Freestyle - 5th place, 50 Yard Freestyle - 6th place, 200 Yard
Freestyle Relay - 8th place and 200 Yard Medley Relay - 11th place.
Sara Bennett, 14, participated in the following events: 200 Yard Medley Relay -
12th place, 200 Yard Free Relay - 13th place, 200 Yard Freestyle - 14th place and 100
Yard Freestyle - 24th place.
Alex Bennett, 16, swam in the following events: 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - 5th
place, 200 YardMedley Relay - 12th place, 200 Yard Freestyle - 20th place and 100
Yard Freestyle - 26th place.
The Riverfront Rockets Swim Team had 49 athletes attending the State Swim Meet.
As a team, they earned 164.0 points and 7th place for the weekend.
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OVIATT ELEMENTARY
By Dr. Laura Sivadge, Principal
and
Rodney Martinez, Dean of Students
Reading
Reading is the funda-
mental skill for all learning
and elementary school is
where children jump on
the reading superhighway.
In just a few short years,
most Children go from
singing the ABC song to
mastering books, To help
your children become
skilled readers, try these
suggestions:
Read to them. Reading
to your children is the
single most important
thing you can do to help
children develop a love of
books and reading. While
bedtime is traditionally
story time, do not limit
yourself. Keep books in
your car, in your bag, by
the sofa and even by the
bathtub. That wa reading
can easily be made part of
,the day. Also, keep books
on low shelves, on the
floor, in toy chests, or any-
where else your children
can reach them.
Have plenty of mate-
rial. Books e not the only
thing children can read.
Posters, maps, magazines,
recipes and newspapers
are great reading material.
Computer games that em-
phasize reading skills may
also be useful for your
school-age children.
Listen to them read.
From the day your child
begins sounding out let-
ters, concentrate on how
they are doing. Try to in-
clude some "read aloud"
time--where they are
reading to you--in your
everyday routine. You can
offer them praise and catch
any early problems before
they have time to become
habits.
Model good reading
habits and limit TV. Your
children need to see that
reading is a lifelong skill
and a form of entertain-
ment. When you take them
to the library to choose
books, choose some for
yourself, too. If you can,
subscribe to the daily
newspaper or to maga-
zines and discuss articles
you read with your chil-
dren. This shows children
that reading is not only
schoolwork--it is some-
thing that's an integral part
of everyone's life. Also,
limit the amount of time
you spend watching tele-
vision.
Let them choose.
Within reason, allow your
children to choose their
own reading material. If
they choose what to read,
they will be more likely to
actually spend time read-
ing. Get your children
their own library cards
and entrust them with
keeping their books in
good shape and returning
them on time.
Ask the teacher. Ask
your child's teacher if your
child has areas in which he
or she may need extra
help. Also, make sure to let
the teacher know if you
have noticed any reading
problems at home. Work-
ing with the teacher and
school will ensure your
child has continued read-
ing success.
Get excited. Give your
children lots of praise and
encouragement when it
comes to reading. Show
you are excited about what
they are reading and learn-
ing. Finally, here are some
great resources for parents
interested in finding out
more about reading and in
helping their children be-
come reading "masters."
The International Reading
Association promotes lit-
eracy (www.ira.org); the
American Library Associa-
tion has a wealth of infor-
mation (www.ala.org) and
the National Research
Council has published Pre-
venting Reading Difficulties
in Young Children, which is
available online (http://
search .nap .edu/html/
prdyc/).
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