Students Get "Hog Wild" About Reading
Throughout the month of April,
students and staff at Starkweather Elementary participated in several "Hog Wild"
activities, beginning with a "Pig Pen Mess-Up" on April Fool's Day. The
day began with staff members switching jobs, much to the surprise of the students!
The morning was filled with a bit of craziness and lots of laughter!
Throughout the month students earned chances to
win daily "Pigtacular" drawings by reading books and passing Accelerated Reader tests. Winnings
included a ten dollar bill, a t-shirt, a pizza party, an extra recess for a class, a class
video party, a chance to be principal for an afternoon and a chance to choose a teacher to
kiss a live pig!
Other whole-school special events included a
"Pig-in-the-Blanket" Read-In, a Read and Feed Party, National Tune Out TV Week
(and pig out on books instead) and a book fair complete with a family "Pig Feed"
sponsored by the Sioux County Pork Producers.
During the busy month, students "Pigged
Out" (read and passed tests) on a total of 1,443 books!
Teachers Serve Pork Burgers at the "Pig Feed"
Winner of a "Pigtacular" Drawing Shares a Pizza with Mr. Ortman and Two Friends
Mrs. Crane, Selected by the Winner of a "Pigtacular"
Drawing, Prepares to Kiss the Pig
A Family Reads in the Library
(Is Mike Pretending Not to Notice the Camera?)
Parents and Students Browse at the Book Fair
A Student Shows Her Parents How to Take an Accelerated Reader Test
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