SCHOOL NEWS
FEEDING THE IMAGINATION
ONE BOOK AT A TIME By Beverly Perkins
R
ight before the holidays, Mirror Lake that mindset on every teacher's face." Elementary received the best gift. It Students will receive gold tokens for suctook 3 years of ambitious fundraising to cesses on their Accelerated Reader (AR) assignfinally afford it, nevertheless, the new vending ments and for reading just to read. Although machine was worth the wait. Typically vending always encouraged to read, they will now be machines are filled with snacks, candy, and awarded in a different way for their efforts. Their beverages, but not this one! The unveiling hard-earned coins will give them the ability to revealed that this one had a greater purpose select books with titles such as ‘Harry Potter” than feeding the tummy; This one would feed and “Captain Underpants”. Additionally, they the mind. will have the satisfaction and excitement of Nestled inside the school’s media center “buying” a gift for themselves. is Inchy, the brand-new bookworm vending “I am so thrilled we have this at our school. machine. Right now, it is the only one in Planation I loved literacy as a kid and was so happy and these eager students are ready to earn their to just pick up a book and read,” expressed books which are funded by the Parent Teacher Mirror Lake Literacy Coach, Miss Johnson. “So, Organization (PTO) and the Scholastic dollars. I couldn’t be happier that our students have Council members Denise Horland and Nick the opportunity to do the same.” Sortal were able to attend the special holiday “The best gift you can give a child is the ribbon-cutting event. love of literacy and the love to read,” explained "Mirror Lake Elementary continues to find Principal Marlin Veliz. “Our PTO went through unique ways to encourage students," said hoops and hurdles to get this perfect gift and councilmember Sortal. "There's just this aura it is the most perfect vending machine for our of 'let's try it, and not be afraid.' You can see school. This is what I live for!”
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