1001 Book Kid comes to Charlton Heights! 

Thanks to great support by Charlton Heights families, community members and staff, the "1001 Book Kid" program will begin this fall. We received over 1,000 high quality works of children's literature during 2005-06.

The ultimate goal of the 1001 Book Kid Program is that by the time a child enters first grade, he/she will have heard 1001 stories and have formed a bond with books and reading that will last a lifetime.

Research concludes that “there is no more important activity for preparing your child to succeed as a reader than reading aloud together.” The “1001 Book Kids” program is one way we can help our busy families access good books to read to their children in a quick and easy way.

The program works in the following manner. We will provide 100 bags, each of which contains ten high quality, age appropriate children’s books. The bags will be located in the Charlton Heights main office lobby where they are easily accessible before, during and after school hours. Families who participate can borrow a bag for a week and share the books with their children. Upon return of the bag, they perform some simple record keeping, and then borrow a new bag. After reading 100 bags of books, the child will then listen to their 1,001st story from the principal. There will be incentives offered along the way as families reach the milestones of 25, 50, 75, and finally, 100 bags.