LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ โ Our district-wide celebration of ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ "๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐" ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก is off to a fantastic start! ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ and Derek Armstead Mayor of Linden kicked off the week with vibrant and engaging classroom readings at School No. 8 ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
On Monday, March 3, Superintendent Perkins visited Ms. Amanda Schweikardt's 5th-grade reading class and Ms. Hadya Williams' 3rd-grade math class. The following day, Mayor Armstead visited Ms. Joan Dolan's Kindergarten class and Ms. Kim Picciano's 1st-grade class.
Wide-eyed and engaged, students eagerly listened and asked questions as they journeyed through stories like "๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด" ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ด' "๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐๐ข๐ธ ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต."
Stay tuned as we continue to spotlight dynamic guest readers throughout the month of March. These incredible individuals will bring books to life with interactive storytelling and immersive literary adventures that will ignite a love of reading in every student!
Started by the National Education Association in 1997, Read Across America is the nationโs largest celebration of reading, designed to motivate young readers and inspire them to develop and celebrate great reading habits. Linden is proud to lead the way!
Check out the excitement from School No. 8 as we kick off this month-long celebration of imagination and creativity!
Letโs continue to create and celebrate a nation of diverse readers, one story at a time!