March means PARP
Settling into a good book . . .
Writing book reviews and voting for your favorite one . . .
Exploring poems that make you laugh, remember, and inspire your own poetry . . .
Thinking like an illustrator . . .
Keeping a writer's notebook . . .
Reading books together and talking about your favorite moments . . .
A Peek at PARP
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"1 character + 1 problem + 1 journey = a story," said author Kate Klise at IMES.
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Author Lauren Tarshis visited MPES! Shown here with Librarian Nick Grasso.
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Author Alan Katz visted KES!
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Mystery Readers included retired MPES teacher Joanne Lewis, Board of Education President Margorie Schiff, and Margaret Petri, a grandmother on a surprise visit from Florida!
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John Jay High School's Advanced Acting class with teacher Bill Friedman performed storybooks at all elementary schools.
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PARP encourages children to relish reading.
PARP stands for Pick a Reading Partner. It’s an annual, month-long celebration full of mystery readers, author visits, book groups, character days, and more, made extra special by school librarians, reading specialists, teachers, administrators, and parents.
This year’s inventive themes are Read-opoly (IMES); Reading Ninja Warriors (MPES) and Books Always WIN (KES).
All schools launch or close PARP with a visit from John Jay High School's Advanced Acting class. High school students performed skits from favorite children's books including ”Amelia Bedelia,” “The Giving Tree,” “Leo the Late Bloomer,” and “The Dot.” MORE.
Students also met published authors during PARP. They talked about writing with Rob Buyea--he also read some of the Mr. Terupt series, found encouragement to be creative every day with Alan Katz, met Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series--who reminded them to keep writing, and gained tips and tricks for writing with Kate Klise.
