All school-year Newtown Public School students will find many reasons to read in the schools’ libraries.
Newtown Public School library/media specialists recently offered insight into some of the initiatives that have been encouraging reading since the start of the 2022-23 school year and programs that will be held later in the year.
Elementary Schools
Head O’ Meadow Elementary School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Hawley Elementary School all recently held One School, One Read programs, that encourage the entire school community to read one book at the same time. The month-long programs included a range of activities at each of the schools.
At Head O’ Meadow, the One School, One Read book was School Days According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney. The…