Woodbury Students Celebrate 'I Love To Read' Month

During the month of February, students at Woodbury's Bailey Elementary enjoyed visits from notable authors and participated in several activities for “I Love to Read” month.

All of the events were planned by Bailey’s I Love to Read Committee, made up of five student council members.

This committee met eight times before and after school to brainstorm fun ideas for the month, according to a news release from the school district.

On Wednesday, Feb. 8 fourth and fifth grade students enjoyed a visit from Young Adult and Fantasy Children’s Author Geoffrey Saign. Saign is known for his “Divided Draghons” series and the “WhipEye Chronicles.”

Students in Prek through third grade welcomed author Douglas Wood on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Wood read his story, “Rabbit and the Moon.” He is also known for his book, “Old Turtle and the Broken Truth,” which won the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Award.

Later in the month, two princesses representing the city of Woodbury visited third and fourth grade classes on Feb. 21.

The princesses read a short story before taking questions from students. Inquires included what it is like to be a princess, how they were selected and what it means to be a princess.

Later that week, students returned to school in the evening with their parents for a fun night of reading. The committee wanted to do something different from previous years, so they planned a “family reading night.” Students and parents were invited to wear their pajamas and enjoy stories read by middle and high school students.

In between stories, students participated in a bookmark competition, a coloring station, a tattoo center and a visit to the book store.

“The committee members were amazing at how they talked through planning and scheduling events,” Carol Thoma, Bailey Elementary media specialist, said in a statement. “It was a pleasure to see all their hard work come together throughout the month and on Thursday night. They were a hard working group who showed a wonderful amount of leadership skills at such a young age.”

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