Students at Westport’s Kings Highway Elementary School today began a month-long reading aloud program called “One School, One Book.”
KHS staff members participating in the skit and their characters (l-r) Michael Quiricone (Mario), Linda Johnson (Tucker), Shannon Bolcer( Papa), Sara Guterman (Mama), Susie Da Silva (Harry). (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
The announcement of the name of the book, George Seiden’s “The Cricket in Times Square,” was kept secret until a school assembly today at which staff members performed a short scene from the book.
“The hope is to create a shared reading experience within our community,” said Tracey Carbone, one of the school’s literacy specialists. “It is like forming a great big book club.”
In addition to every family in the elementary school, every employee in the KHS building, including administrators, teachers, support staff and building custodians, will receive a copy of the same book, an announcement said.
