Northside Elementary School is holding its second annual Read-a-Thon.
This year’s theme is “Reading is Magical.” The Read-a-Thon is a weeklong event – it began with a kickoff event last Thursday – with two goals: to encourage kids to read and to raise money for the Northside PTA. (In keeping with the theme, school officials transformed the library into King’s Cross Station from the Harry Potter books – complete with handmade magic wands.)
Principal Cheryl Carnahan has challenged the students to read a combined total of 700,000 minutes. Each individual student has a goal of 1,000 minutes – that’s about an hour and a half of reading per day for the 10-day Read-a-Thon.
Carnahan and PTA member Claudia Fernandez spoke with WCHL’s Aaron Keck last week.
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If the school meets the combined goal, Principal Carnahan will also perform a challenge suggested by the students. (Suggestions so far include swinging from the rafters and kissing a snake or a pig.)
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