LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ – Our district-wide celebration of 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 "𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚" 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 is off to a fantastic start! 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 and Derek Armstead Mayor of Linden kicked off the week with vibrant and engaging classroom readings at School No. 8 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.
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 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴" 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘳. 𝘚𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘴' "𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘚𝘢𝘸 𝘐𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵."
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 nation’s 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!
Let’s continue to create and celebrate a nation of diverse readers, one story at a time!