From Feb. 28 through March 4, Beach Haven Elementary School students participated in Read Across America Week. The initiative encouraging students to read was created by the National Education Association and launched in 1997.
Katie Micek, second-grade teacher, said the grand total of minutes read from Monday to Friday was 18,328.
“Students and staff were able to read in school and also at home,” said Micek. “Students received raffle tickets for every increment of reading they completed.”
Micek said to conclude the week, the student with the most minutes read in each grade level received a certificate and…
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