Washtucna students participate in reading month

WASHTUCNA — Preschool and elementary school students participated in Reading Month in March, reading hundreds of books and thousands of pages.

This year’s theme was “Grow Where You Are Planted.”

This year, the preschool read 345 books, school officials said. Elementary school students read a total of 20,915 pages.

Students focused their reading efforts learning about plants, as well as participating in related activities, school officials said.

Each week started with a teacher reading an entire story to students in a school hallway, officials said. Students also gathered weekly for activities such as seed planting, reading with a partner and “booknics” (picnics with books).

Special guests Mykel Roberg, Surendra Signh and Shikha Signh also visited the school to talk about plaints and soils.

The month ended with students receiving T-shirts designed by Amy Andersen. A local business also provided ice cream and beverages.