PITTSGROVE – The Norma School Improvement Committee
Each child took the “100 Book Challenge” by signing a pledge together with his/her family.
The pledge stated that each child would experience at least 15 books per month by either reading themselves or having the books read to them (if they could not yet read), so that by the end of the school year, each child would have experienced at least 100 books.
Additionally, the program designated a school-wide challenge for the students to collectively read 10,000 books before summer break.
Each student received a personalized certificate for reaching 25, 50, 75, and 100 book milestones.
There were monthly pep rallies with special guest readers to keep spirits high, and when students reached their goal of 100, their parents were invited to share in the achievement as they received special invitations to the pep rally where their child would be recognized with a certificate and book donated by the PTO.
Students surpassed their goal by reading a school-wide total of 11,806 books this school year and were rewarded with an ice cream celebration, with ice cream donated by the Purple Penguin in Newfield.