Monday, March 7th
On Monday we kicked off Reading Week with Be You by Peter Reynolds. Mr. Pacitto read to the entire school via google meet.
It was a wonderful way to begin the week. Our theme was; Be You, We Are Readers.
The children also were able to view readings by our Masked Readers. The readers did a fantastic job in disguising who they were. We were stumped on a few.
We also began preparing our Idioms.
Tuesday, March 8th
On this day, the entire school took part in the Idiom Parade. Everyone chose an idiom and displayed it in very unique and creative ways. We had some great representations.
The children paraded on the 1st and 2nd floor of the school's hallways. It was great to see such enthusiasm.
Our teachers and staff also took part in this wonderdul event.
Wednesday, March 9th
The children listened to Kyle Van Noy, a former NE Patriots player. He read a very uplifting book titled, Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger. Throughtout the day we listened to many more readers with very powerful messages in the books they read. It was also Wordy Wednesday. The children chose a word that they wanted to be addressed as throughout the day.
We also have many poets in our school and some were chosen to read out to the entire school the poem they created about a certain place in town.
Thursday, March 10th
The children continued to listen to guest readers and a story titled,Stephanie's Ponytail.
It was so nice to listen to our readers from the community. They shared the books with us, some live and some pre-recorded.
Friday, March 11th
Our last day of Reading Week was also another day filled wih reading, the Scholastic Book Fair, and Patriot Time, to name a few. The children seemed to have enjoyed the week and everything that it involved. Our reading specialists went above and beyond to prepare a week filled with many activities and events for us to take part in.
The pictures above show the children during Patriot time: pick a text, really ignites our thinking. They found some quiet spots and read, uninterrupted and simply read. It was so great to see that they had books in their hands and read for a certain amount of time.
The day ended with a virtual assembly by Mr. Deep Postivity. He is a rapper and entertained the children with songs about school, staying healthy and following rules.
It was very interactive and got the students up on their feet, dancing and moving around.
Stephanie's Ponytail talked about a girl who wanted to stand out. That was the inspiration for our Unique hair day. We saw many different hair styles. It was so nice to see so many children participating all week long with the various activities that were planned out. Kudos to our reading specialists for coming up with all of these events. The children and teachers had a ball. We love to see the smiles and excitement on all of their faces.
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