Reading Together
In the Port Jervis School District
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Click on the video to the left to see an introduction to the program featuring many ASK and HBE students!
When we read together, we connect.
Together, we see the world.
Together, we see one another.
-Kate DiCamillo
The gift of a shared reading experience set across an entire elementary school district...
Each elementary student in the district received a gift of a copy of Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson. Each week, the students will read one chapter at home with their families and two chapters at school.
Click HERE for the letter sent home with the books detailing the program.
About the book...
Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means "king", that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grad talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.
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