Flower Hill Joins Millions for Read Across America
Since Flower Hill School was built in 1954 it’s been a place with a remarkable focus on building a strong educational foundation for its students. Today it educates about 350 youngsters ranging from kindergarten through third grade. That same personal touch that existed more than 50 years ago, is still evident in every activity.
One of Flower Hill’s favorite efforts is establishing strong reading skills in every student. From those who are just learning to read to others who well on their way toward proficiency, the school is a place where being able to understand and appreciate the written word is important.
The campaign to develop strong readers is part and parcel of daily life at Flower Hill. This month the school participated in the Read Across America initiative. The activity served to enhance the Parents as Reading Partners program, which stresses setting aside time each day for family reading.
Flower Hill youngsters joined more than 45 million students across the country in participating in Read Across America’s 11th annual mass reading program, which recognized Dr. Seuss’s birthday.
At 9 a.m. on the appointed morning, guest readers and special area teachers fanned out across Flower Hill, spending time in classrooms reading to students. Some of the VIPs included Superintendent John J. Finello, Assistant Superintendents David H. Grackin and Michael O’Brien, Principals Carmela Leonardi and Mary Stokkers, Director of Humanities Joseph Leavy, LEAP Coordinator Nancy Allard and Director of Math O. Wayne Edwards.
Read Across America is the country’s largest reading celebration. It is sponsored by the National Education Association, a 3.2 million member strong professional organization of elementary, secondary and college level teachers.
“We hope the event will serve to motivate our students to read during PARP and to develop a lifelong love for reading,” Flower Hill Principal Marlon Small said.
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