PLUM BOROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAPPILY
participated in the National Education Association’s 17th Annual
Read Across America Week.
This year’s theme was “Grab
Your Hat and Read With
the Cat” The purpose of
.
the annual event was to
motivate children to read—
and to read all year long.
President Obama stated,
"When parents, educators,
librarians, and mentors read
with children, they give a gift
that will nourish souls for a
lifetime. Today, Americans
young and old will take time
to get lost
in a story and do their part to cultivate the next generation
of talent and intellect". Plum Borough’s children enjoyed a
whole week of activities that helped cultivate their talent and
intellect, and enabled them to get “lost in a story”
.
Some of the days, dressed in “Cat in the Hat” attire, young
students enjoyed reading their favorite Dr. Seuss story with
an older buddy. Pivik and Regency Park students paired
younger students with older students to read and enjoy a fun
activity related to the story. At Holiday Park, Kindergarteners
got to read with their 6th grade buddies, and at AS@P,
students in grades three, four and five selected some of their
favorite stories and shared them with younger students
in kindergarten, first and second grade. They also helped
the younger students to create a book of their own. Center
Kindergarten students and third graders paired to read in their
slippers with their favorite stuffed animal.
One of the highlights of Read Across America Week, was
the many visiting readers who came to share their love of
reading with students. Parents and grandparents visited
many of the buildings. Plum High School students from
the Future Teachers of America Club read to Pivik and
Holiday Park students, and experienced first-hand, the joy of
“teaching” youngsters. Regency Park students were visited
by administrators, school board members, teachers, and
community members. The students were excited, and enjoyed
listening to these guest readers. Some told stories of when
they played sports and brought in autographed baseballs for
the students to view. Others, told stories of how the books
they were reading were childhood favorites. It was a great
experience for the students to see that the love of reading
carries on at all ages.
Have you ever tasted green
eggs and ham? Plum students
did. And, to connect reading
to mathematics, students
interviewed each other to see
if they liked green eggs and
ham. Then, they graphed the
results—children didn’t like
green eggs and ham as much
as Sam! Another group of
second graders from AS@P celebrated their love of reading
by hosting a Dr. Seuss Reading Café. The students worked
hard to pre