This was probably the best turnout ever for Lisa Ruyack’s winter break reading challenge. The Pine Bush Elementary School library media specialist has been encouraging kids to read and helping them to love reading for many years. So this year’s reading challenge over the winter break was similar to previous years’ challenges except for one thing – the turnout. Ms. Ruyack was thrilled to have 187 students complete the challenge!

 

“We want to get them off the screens,” said Ms. Ruyack. “The winter reading challenge helps to get them into the habit of reading.”

This year, students in kindergarten through grade 2 were challenged to read 20 minutes daily. Students in grades three through five read for 30 minutes. Each could choose 10 of the challenges presented by Ms. Ruyack. The challenges included reading about the holidays, with a flashlight, in a tent, to a family member, while wearing a hat, and many others! They were fun challenges and parents signed off when their students completed each of them.

Ms. Ruyack rewarded the students with cocoa, a pencil and a book mark, just a little incentive for them to read, read, read!

Great job to all!