On March 29, parents and students attended PARP Night at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School in Amityville.

PARP stands for Pick A Reading Partner. This year’s theme was “Camp Out with a Good Book.” Many wonderful activities were planned throughout the month, including DEAR Time, guest readers, dress as your favorite book character, and mystery readers, in which students guessed the reader and title of the book. The winners of mystery readers got to read inside the tent.

The celebration concluded with a culminating event for parents, guardians and students to participate in activities together. They rotated to four stations, including arts and crafts, making s'mores, an author visit by Christine Astarita, and the opportunity to purchase books from the Scholastic Book Fair.

Park Avenue’s message is clear that reading is fun and even better when reading with a partner.

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Date Added: 4/4/2023