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HFCS PTA Helps To Launch The 1000 Book Club For Community

Photo by Pam Cottrell

Pictured from right to left, are Patrick Dailey (Elementary Principal), Jenn Barron (K-6 Reading Teacher), Tiffany Grant (K-6 Reading Teacher), Heather St. Hilaire (PTA President), and Ken Facin (Superintendent of Schools)

At a recent HFCS school board meeting, PTA President Heather St.Hilaire presented a check for $4000 to Elementary Principal, Patrick Dailey and K-6 Reading Teachers Tiffany Grant and Jenn Barron to fund the 1000 Book Club, a program designed to encourage reading in pre-school children and have books provided for them to do so.

The goal is to have children read (or have read to them) at least 1000 books by the time they enter kindergarten. A set of 100 bags, each containing 10 pre-selected books, is available to take out of the elementary library. Once the children have read the 10 books, they return the bag to the library and check out another.

There is no specific order to the bags and each one has an equally represented sample of genres and styles. Children will receive incentives for reaching reading goals. Families interested in this program should contact the elementary school office.

The HFCS PTA has chosen to focus on the area of literacy for its fundraising efforts this year with part of its energy geared toward revitalizing the elementary school library. Volunteers are working to organize and repair books and make grant requests to obtain funds to replace its aging book inventory and equipment.