Mrs. Perry started the meeting by explaining the background of Read Across America Day. We watched a video of students and staff answering the question, "Why do you read?" Some answers were:
I read to learn new information.
I read to go places I wouldn't be able to go to in real life.
I read to have fun.
I read to relax.
I read to talk about books with my friends.
I read to learn about others and about myself.
The Student Leadership Council facilitated a game in which students tried to guess book titles from quotes. I was very impressed at how quickly the CES students knew the different books. We are definitely a community of readers!
The finale was the introduction of our book for 2020...Wishtree by Katherine Applegate!
To learn more information about this event, click on the link to the website for One Book, One School. This link has the calendar, recordings from celebrity readers, and trivia and games for the family. You can also access this link by going to the CES Homepage, Students, Library Media Center page.
We are looking forward to this school wide reading adventure.
Happy reading CES!
