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Emmitsburg Elementary Literacy
Night

Theresa Dardanell

Parents Photo by Theresa Dardanell Reader” bags,
which contain
traded places books and
with students
at Emmitsburg magazines that
will be used by
Elementary all the Pre-K
School during
Literacy Night students at
home.
on October Information
13, 2016.
While students about Axis 360
was presented
listened to by Barbara
a story and
worked on Barnette from
the Emmitsburg
crafts, parents Public Library.
were in the
classrooms Dr. Susan
Tassin, school
learning how psychologist,
to help their
children gave parents
Emmitsburg Elementary students enjoy pizza, a story, helpful memory
succeed. and crafts during Literacy Night, held in October. strategies to
As families
arrived, they use with their
children. While the parents were
were greeted by Principal Mary learning, the students listened to
Ann Wiles and the Emmitsburg
Elementary staff. The families the story, Possum’s Harvest Moon,
read by teacher, Bonnie Hopkins.
enjoyed a pizza dinner provided After hearing the tale, they had fun
by the school and Pizza Leone
in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. Wiles creating their own possum in the art
room.
welcomed the parents and Peggy Davis, mother of fifth
encouraged them to partner with the
staff by reading with their children grade student Peyton, attended with
every night. Literacy Specialist Kyra her daughter. Davis stated that she
Fry showed where to find additional wants to stay informed about what
resources online through the fcps. the school is teaching so that she can
help her daughter at home.
org website. Emmitsburg Elementary will be
Parents were invited to move
to the classrooms for staff hosting a math night in November,
as well as a STEM night in March
presentations on whole group and 2017. Sign up for the FCPS service,
small group reading, word study,
and reading intervention. Teacher Find Out First, to stay informed
about upcoming events.
Sara Bugler showed the “Raise a
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