Elect to Read!

Our two-week Pick a Reading Partner (PARP) Reading Celebration was kicked off this morning in style! Our theme this year is "Elect to Read" to coincide with the presidential election. An assembly was held for the school to promote the reading campaign. East Hill's two candidates are Fiction (played by Mr. Meaney) and Nonfiction (played by Mrs. Wolbert).

As you can see in the pictures below, the Secret Service (played by Mrs. Klaben, Mrs. Trivison, and Mrs. Catalino) came in before the candidates to make sure the area was secure. They stayed throughout the debate to ensure the safety of the candidates.

The candidates then entered the gym. They shook hands, kissed babies, and asked people to vote for them.

The debate then began. Questions were asked by moderator Leslie Holt (played by Mrs. Greer). These questions included:

What is fiction?
What is nonfiction?
What is your idea of the perfect library?
Why should we vote for you?

Candidates each took turns respectfully answering the questions. Over the next two weeks students will be encouraged to read each night, color in a bookmark, and report to their teacher in the morning whether they read fiction or nonfiction the previous night. The results of this daily poll will be depicted on a tens frame chart outside the gymnasium. A calendar is also being sent home today with election-related activities to do as a family. Next Thursday students will enter a voting booth to choose their favorite candidate (fiction or nonfiction) and the results will be revealed on Friday, 10/28 at the closing ceremony. Throughout the two weeks we will also have several guest readers reading to the different classrooms, thanks to our PTA. It's going to be awesome!


This Wednesday, 10/19, is Unity Day. Mrs. Rose has been visiting classrooms this past week to teach students about the purpose of this day, which is to show kindness, acceptance, and inclusion of all and stand together against bullying.

Last Friday we held the official opening of our new playground, complete with a time capsule burial. Among the contents of the time capsule are letters to future students from last year's Student Council, and items that this year's Student Council collected, including a newspaper, yearbook, current magazines, a Nike shoe, local restaurant menus, change, and pictures of a variety of things, including our new playground, current technology, teacher's cars, the school, and the current layout of the school. We had a beautiful day for the ceremony. Dr. Brown was on hand to say a few words to the school. Student Council members really enjoyed helping with the burial, as did Dr. Brown and I. (It was also hat day at East Hill as you will see.)

This week's words of the day are slither (M, 3rd), determination (T, 4th), transport (W, 5th), character (Th, K), and nutrition (F, 1st).

The Halloween Parade will take place in front of the school on 10/31 at 2:00 if the weather allows. If we have poor weather, the parade will be cancelled and parties will take place at 2:15. A letter will be coming home with more details about this day later this week.

Have a great week!

- Lisa