Students treated to tropical celebration after completing ‘100 Book Challenge’
TREZEVANT, Tenn. — West Carroll Elementary’s gymnasium was filled with fun, sunshine and all of the island vibes Tuesday as more than 30% of students enrolled celebrated reaching their end-of-the-year goals.
“It is a wonderful feeling,” said Dr. Jessica Williams, Principal. “We have been working on all things literacy, from reading comprehension to vocabulary, informational texts, literary texts, so it is wonderful that we have so many students who have embraced this challenge and read 100 books.”
It’s part of the school’s theme this year: “Reading takes you places.”
Students were given a passport to keep track of each book they read.
“They just got excited about it,” said Pat Hudgins, librarian. “I would meet them in the hallway and they’d greet me, ‘Miss Hudgins, I’ve got 98, I need two more. Miss Hudgins, I’ve got 76, I just need 24 more.'”
Students had a wide variety of books to choose from, from fiction to non-fiction, and informational books about plants and animals.
“I get tickled; there’s not a third or fourth grader in here that doesn’t know all about snakes, because they’ve read every snake book there is in the library,” Hudgins said.
Along with having the coolest accessories to wear, students did crafts, had a chance to play in the sand, showed off their limbo skills, and enjoyed delicious fruits from the island.
Additional activities included seeing a volcano erupt and learning about Pearl Harbor.
Principal Williams said this was an exciting way to increase literacy, especially with third and fourth graders, as it has been a focus with the State of Tennessee and the retention promotion law.
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