Students at Macdonough School participated in a Read-a-thon on Thursday, November 13th.Each of the students had the chance to invite a special guest to participate. Many parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were on hand to join in the fun.
Mrs. Maturo from the Family Resource Center began the festivities by reading the students a poem by Shel Silverstein.
Miss Beideman and Miss Loiseau helped all of the students select "gently used" books to read with friends. More than two hundred books were donated for the read-a-thon!The Macdonough School Read-a-thon is one of several activities included in the School - Family - Community Partnership Plan to increase children's access to literature for take home reading.
