Circleville Elementary School has embarked on a literacy initiative that includes all students, families and staff reading the same book together!
“One School One Book” is a family literacy program that is being used to create this book club, of sorts, at CES. Their book is Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant.
Students and their families, teachers and staff members read the same book at the same time. At CES, each week, there is a guest reader who reads one chapter over the loud speaker as the students read along. The reading is also recorded so classes can read along anytime. The students can read it again at home with their families.
The guest readers so far have included our CES Principal Kristin Slover and Assistant Principal RJ Gabriel. PTA President Lindsay DeVries read a chapter and Interim Superintendent (and former CES principal) Amy Brockner stopped by too! There is so much more to come – the book has 19 chapters and will go through the week of March 10!
Throughout the building there are vocabulary words posted as well as other Gooseberry Park-related tidbits.
This project is the idea of the CES PBIS team – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. It truly is a school-wide project that all are excited about and enjoying!
