2nd Grade 'Parents and Pumpkins' Literacy Night

Submitted by kali.brown on

On the evening of October 24th, 2012, the parking lot of Santaquin Elementary was full.  Parents and second grade students were at the school for their second annual ‘Parents and Pumpkins’ Literacy Night.  Parents and 2nd graders came to learn about word work strategies, comprehension tools and technology they can use at home.  Parents enjoyed the strategies learned that evening, going home with a variety of materials for being in attendance.  One of the highlights of the night was the pumpkin drawing.  During the month of October, 2nd grade students had the opportunity to turn in ‘pumpkin reading tickets' for every 20 minutes they read.  Containers were filled with ‘pumpkin reading tickets’ from each class.  The students sure read a lot!!!  It was at the end of ‘Parents and Pumpkins’ that students’ names were drawn to pick an awesome hand-painted pumpkin.  The pumpkins were donated locally and painted by volunteers.  ‘Parents and Pumpkins’ was a great event for all!

Attributions
Megan Camper, Kellie Brandley