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Borah Elementary 632 Borah Ave. |
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04/06/2008
Our goal is to support and guide students as they acquire academic, physical, emotional, social and moral skills enabling them to develop to their full potential. To reach this goal, Borah has teamed with many community volunteers who provide additional help for our students.
Where there is love there
are always miracles
Willa Cather
Borah
Reads!
Through a volunteer reading program called Borah Reads, many community volunteers come to
the school to read with students. During this reading time, the volunteers assist
the student with reading strategies such as prediction, accessing prior knowledge, fluency
and help with unknown words.
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Thanks to Scott Hoskins of Verizon, founder of HEART (Help Educate a Reader Today), the volunteers will be able to select a new book, read it with a student and then give it to
them to keep for their own library. If you are interested in the benefits and rewards of becoming a volunteer reader you may contact Title One teachers or James Curb at 664-5844. |
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Many
thanks to the volunteers already reading with Borah students:
America Reads! RSVP's,
Coeur d'Alene Police Officers,
Young Volunteers in Action,
NIC Service Learning,
HEART Volunteers
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Borah Elementary operates an after school program designed to provide top quality child care for students in the school. The School Plus Program operates from 6:45 am to 9:00 am in the morning and again in the afternoon from 3:15 pm until 6:00 pm. In the program, students have opportunities to enjoy a simple snack, participate in arts and crafts, games, play time, and complete homework. |
Registration may be completed at the Coeur d'Alene District office at 311 North 10th. School Plus is also offered on non school days and during the summer months at key schools in the District. For more information call 208-769-0700. District School Plus
Mentoring Programs
Borah has several mentoring programs for both students and
staff. We have two intern teachers this year. They are University
of Idaho students doing a year long student teaching assignment. These
students spend the year working with master teachers in both primary and intermediate
grades. We are also involved in a district mentoring program
for first year teachers. Students and staff members are paired for another
mentor program. The purpose of this program is to provide a child with an
adult friend that they can talk to or come to for support or help when needed.
| Bigs in Schools is a school-mentoring component of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Idaho, formed to put children in contact with caring mentors. Bigs in Schools mentors meet only on school grounds and for only one hour per week during the school year. The goal of Bigs in Schools is to enhance the lives of both people through the formation of a friendship based on caring and trust. |
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Activities include just talking, eating lunch together, using the library, exploring the playground, and playing games. Interested people can contact the school office or the counselors.
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The Wake Up and Read Program is sponsored by Title One. It is for kids enrolled in Title One, grades 2nd through 5th. The children come to school an hour early and receive addition help with reading. |