NEA’s Read Across America takes place on March 2nd, and is the nation's largest celebration of reading. Celebrated annually, it focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are about everyone, for everyone.
Read Across America was celebrated full force at IRS! We had events throughout the week including themed spirit days, virtual author visits, a bookmark design contest, the IditaREAD challenge, and IRS Reads Across Mascoma Valley. It was a fun-filled week that encompassed a love of reading. Click here to see the packet of information that was distributed at school.
Virtual Author Visits
We were excited to welcome three authors this week from across America to share their stories and writing process with us. Two hailed from the west coast and one from Pennsylvania. We will be adding some of their books to our library collection soon.
Book Mark Design Contest
We had some great designs entered into the contest. Voting is now open. Choose your favorite design. All entries will be proudly displayed in the library, and the winning design will be copied for the entire school!
IRS Reads Across Mascoma Valley
One of the absolute highlights of Read Across America week was the "IRS Reads Across Mascoma Valley" program. The middle schoolers at IRS volunteered to read virtually to students at EVS and CES. It was so much fun and a positive experience for all!
IditaREAD
Our schoolwide IditaREAD mini reading challenge took place during Read Across America week. Our goal was to read from Anchorage to Nome, a total of 975 miles (pages).
The students did a phenomenal job reading and tracking the number of pages they read. All grades made it across (and past) the finish line!
- 1st Place Grade 6: 6,175 miles
- 2nd Place Grade 5: 5,100 miles
- 3rd Place Grade 8: 2,886 miles
- 4th Place Grade 7: 1,410 miles
Iditarod March 5, 2022
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