Each building had different things planned to celebrate "Read Across America Week" that occurred in early March. "Read Across America Week" is celebrated annually from March 2 to 6 . The entire month of March, in fact, is dedicated to reading. Wylandville Elementary, for example, celebrated "Read Across America Week" with some fun theme days and a free "Book Shop." On Monday, Wylandville students wore hats for the theme "hats off to great authors." On Monday at South Central Elementary students dressed in their favorite outfit. The theme was "Marvelouse Me Monday" and was all about loving themselves. On Tuesday, South Central Elementary students wore their favorite sports outfit. The them was "Team Up Tuesday" and they highlighted team work and perserverance. There were different themes like this each day for every builiding, even though only Hills-Hendersonville Elementary and Wylandville Elementary are pictured below.
Many classrooms at Wylandville Elementary had guest readers including parents, grandparents, and community leaders including our North Strabane Fire Fighters and the Emergency Management Coordinator from North Strabane Township (pictured below).
Hills-Hendersonville Elementary students celebrated "Read Across America" with a theme week celebrating the Nation's largest celebration of reading. Students dressed up as who they wanted to be when they grow up, support their favorite team, wear your favorite outfit, and we closed out the week with a pajama day. On Wednesday night, over 50 students and staff logged onto to Zoom in their pajamas to hear Mrs. Cummings, Hills Reading Specialist read two bedtime stories, Oliver Who Would Not Sleep! and Dogs on the Bed. Students were excited to see their classmates and teachers and roll out of bed to come to school in their pajamas on Thursday. What a great week celebrating "Read Across America"!