•April 3, 2019•

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Sullivan Elementary School readers get prepared for trivia on The Chocolate Touch at last week’s school wide “Getting on the Same Page” assembly.

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Above Kindergarten teacher Sarah Dickens joins teachers and volunteers serving books to students.

Sullivan Elementary students and the community are “Getting on the Same Page” to excite young readers.
Through April 10 several members of the community are reading chapters of The Chocolate Touch daily on YouTube while the students and staff read along.
Third grade teacher Jennifer Hobbs explained several members of the school community recognized motivated readers were lacking in the elementary school so they started a plan to excite students into reading for fun.
“Many of us recognized that our students are not always spending time reading for pleasure both in and outside of school, and we wanted to develop a plan to make positive changes,” Hobbs explained, noting principal Dan Allen initiated a brainstorming session which led to the formation of the SES Reading Committee.
Based on the nationally recognized One Book, One School program the committee subsequently voted to host a one book read as a way to promote reading for fun.
Part of the fun was dividing students into groups answering trivia questions about the book for chocolate kiss treats. Enthusiasm ramped up with the amount of chocolate consumed by students as events progressed.
Books and candy were served the students by staff and volunteers with erase boards positioned throughout the gym for the trivia groups.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.