KCH Third Grade Students Meet The 100 Book Challenge

Students in Stacy Grooms’ third grade classroom at K. C. Heffernan (KCH) Elementary School were decked out in warm winter clothing and bright smiles as they received their reward for meeting Grooms’ “100 book challenge”. The 3rd grade students were challenged by Grooms to independently read 100 books as a class. Each child had to read at least three books, with students receiving a validation sticker for each book read. Among favorite books identified by students were “A-Z Mysteries” read by Skylyr Honeywell, “Bones” read by Alicia Dodson, and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows” read by Colin Arnett. Student reading performance was charted throughout the year on a graph that was displayed on a classroom bulletin board. The class achieved the 100 book goal in January and was rewarded with a “sledding/snow” party on Friday, January 14th. The softly falling snow and the powdery KCH hillside provided the perfect winter setting as students and parents alike joined in the sledding fun. Grooms and her enthusiastic student readers will soon begin their second 100 book challenge.