The Winter Olympics is the theme for this year’s reading event at Brick Mill Elementary School in Middletown, where first- through fifth-grade students will gather with their parents to learn fun new ways to incorporate reading into everyday activities.
“We want the students to become lifelong readers and enjoy it,” said Amy Plummer, reading specialist at BME. “That’s why we want to show them that reading doesn’t have to be sitting down and skill drill. They’ll see that when they’re doing certain things, they’re reading even if they don’t know they are.”
Plummer said in keeping with the night’s theme, the event will commence with opening ceremonies. Families will then make their way through four reading stations, in which they’ll sing an Olympic-themed song, make a craft, write a short story, or follow instructions during an exercise routine.
She said the event is meant to bring parents and children together to celebrate the importance of reading and provides them with a fun and educational way to spend time together.
“It’s great for apprehensive readers, because they then see that reading can be fun,” Plummer said.
This is the school’s seventh year hosting Family Reading Night, and each year they celebrate a different theme. Past themes have included the solar system, camping, the beach and the Oscars.
“We try to choose a theme that they can relate to or something that’s going on during that time,” Plummer said.
She said last year’s event drew in 500 people from the school, and she hopes to see just as many families participate this year.
“We have a great population of parents who are really interested in their children’s education and do tend to come out to night events quite a bit,” Plummer said. “Whenever we see everyone getting excited about helping their children, it excites us.”
She said students and their parents won’t go home empty-handed, either. Aside from new ideas the parents will learn about incorporating reading into daily activities, each student will take home a book courtesy of the Appoquinimink School District.
One lucky student will even be chosen in a drawing to win a brand new Nintendo Wii console, presented by the event’s sponsor Willis Ford, located in Smyrna.
“As the event approaches, the students get really excited about it,” Plummer said. “It’s something nice and fun for them to do.”
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The Winter Olympics is the theme for this year’s reading event at Brick Mill Elementary School in Middletown, where first- through fifth-grade students will gather with their parents to learn fun new ways to incorporate reading into everyday activities.
“We want the students to become lifelong readers and enjoy it,” said Amy Plummer, reading specialist at BME. “That’s why we want to show them that reading doesn’t have to be sitting down and skill drill. They’ll see that when they’re doing certain things, they’re reading even if they don’t know they are.”
Plummer said in keeping with the night’s theme, the event will commence with opening ceremonies. Families will then make their way through four reading stations, in which they’ll sing an Olympic-themed song, make a craft, write a short story, or follow instructions during an exercise routine.
She said the event is meant to bring parents and children together to celebrate the importance of reading and provides them with a fun and educational way to spend time together.
“It’s great for apprehensive readers, because they then see that reading can be fun,” Plummer said.
This is the school’s seventh year hosting Family Reading Night, and each year they celebrate a different theme. Past themes have included the solar system, camping, the beach and the Oscars.
“We try to choose a theme that they can relate to or something that’s going on during that time,” Plummer said.
She said last year’s event drew in 500 people from the school, and she hopes to see just as many families participate this year.
“We have a great population of parents who are really interested in their children’s education and do tend to come out to night events quite a bit,” Plummer said. “Whenever we see everyone getting excited about helping their children, it excites us.”
She said students and their parents won’t go home empty-handed, either. Aside from new ideas the parents will learn about incorporating reading into daily activities, each student will take home a book courtesy of the Appoquinimink School District.
One lucky student will even be chosen in a drawing to win a brand new Nintendo Wii console, presented by the event’s sponsor Willis Ford, located in Smyrna.
“As the event approaches, the students get really excited about it,” Plummer said. “It’s something nice and fun for them to do.”
