Read Across America Week

                                                                      By The Hampton Herald Staff
Hampton Elementary celebrated Read Across America from Monday, February 28th through Friday, March 4th to promote the importance of reading in education and to encourage students to read more.

To start each morning, a Hampton teacher read a story over WHES, the morning announcements.  Students were encouraged to dress according to a new theme each day.  Students wore pajamas on Monday, dressed to travel on Tuesday, wore a grade color on Wednesday, dressed as a superhero on Thursday, and dressed as a favorite book character on Friday.  Throughout the week, students came to school dressed as Draco Malfoy, the Mandalorian, Harry Potter, wolves, and Spiderman.

    According to Ducksters, Read Across America began in 1998 by the National Education Association as a special day to celebrate reading.  They chose March 2nd, which is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, a famous children’s author.  The celebration has moved away from just Dr. Seuss and towards celebrating all kinds of diverse books.

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