Lisa D’Cato
Poinciana Writer

Did you know that students who do not read over the summer lag behind when the new school year arrives?
There are reading lists recommended by the Osceola County School District for students K-12 available now. Grades K-2 has a total of 29 books to choose from, including “Princess Baby,” by Karen Katz, “The Sandman,” by Ralph Fletcher and “Who Ate All The Cookie Dough?” by Karen Beaumont.
Third- and fourth-graders can choose from “Stuck in The Mud,” by Jane Clarke, “Florida Panthers,” by William Caper, “Car Science,” by Richard Hammond and many other great books. Your fifth- and sixth-grader can choose from 30 books with some well-known authors, including Lois Lowry and Emily Dickinson just to name a few. Middle schoolers choose from a combined list of 15 books under the Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program.
High school students can take advantage of two programs; the AP Summer Reading List and the Florida Teens Read Program. In order to meet the requirements of the AP List, students must choose three books and be able to discuss, summarize, annotate and identify elements of literature in each book when returning in the fall. For the Florida Teens Read Program, there are 15 books to decide upon and range from Science Fiction to storylines dealing with the pressures of high school; something many high school students are sure to relate to. Take the time out to review the complete reading
list on the website www.
osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/community/SumeReadingK_12
.asp.
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The next AARP Chapter 3520 meeting will be Thursday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at the Poinciana Community Center, 395 Marigold Ave. The social activity will be a game of Po Ko No Bingo. Be sure to bring your pennies for the game. You can also find out about membership at this event, as the chapter meets every third Thursday of the month.
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First Baptist Church of Poinciana will be having a free Health Fair Saturday, July 24, from 10  a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free health screenings with physicians onsite, music, healthy food, vendor booths and much more. The church is at 601 Walnut St. Call the church at 863-427-0075 for more information.
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If you have any Poinciana news or information you would like to share, call Lisa D’Cato at 407-846-7122, e-mail at news@osceolanews
gazette.com or fax 407-931-
3390.