Guyan Valley Middle School: World Read Aloud Day 2012 (March 7th)

World Read Aloud Day 2012 was a huge success at Guyan Valley Middle School. Every teacher selected a country and they read short stories and/or folktales for at least 5 minutes. As I walked around the building, the sounds of African drums and even a man with a Russian accent could be heard reading. Teachers from all disciplines were reading to their students. From Music to Math to Social Studies to Science, teachers and students were engaged and fully participated in World Read Aloud Day. Guyan Valley logged an IMPRESSIVE 1250 minutes reading, which equates to a little more the 20 hours of reading!

This week, students also had an opportunity to pledge how many minutes they would read per night. At the end of the pledge drive, over 114 hours of reading has been pledged by our school.

Students skyping with Hope
College in Holland, MI

Teachers and students continued their excitement by decorating doors of their selected country which included the 2012 World Read Aloud theme: "Changing the World...Story by Story." The afternoon was rounded off with a Skype session with a college class from Hope College in Holland, MI as they read a "choose your own adventure" story written by one of their students. The experience was amazing and as students were leaving, they asked if they could write their own story as well!

"Gotta Keep Reading" Guyan Valley....

Ms. Kilgore