On Thursday, March 24, Antwerp Elementary School hosted a Literacy Night for elementary students and their families. Around 400 students, parents, and younger siblings attended the event, which centered around the theme “Books bring us together as we begin reading around the world.” Students received boarding passes and passports, entered the “airport” for a free book, ate walking tacos in Mexico, used new VR goggles to swim in the Great Barrier Reef, painted in France, listened to books in Japan, and engaged in other literacy activities themed around various countries. Students and other guests also visited the new innovation center, shopped at the book fair, won prizes, and posed in front of the green screen for a postcard souvenir. A big thanks goes to Mrs. Pam Bailey, Title 1 teacher, for envisioning and planning the event; to Mrs. Elyse Boyer, curriculum director; and to the teachers and staff for bringing the vision to life. With the detailed decorations, overall theme, and various activities, it was a fun and educational night for the school.
