By Tara F. Mozee

During “Read Across America,” students, teachers and parents at Carson Elementary School participated in many events to celebrate both reading and the famous children’s author, Dr. Seuss! Activities included a school wide book drive, with students donating slightly used books to needy families; and a “drop everything and read activity, where the entire school participated in a solid 15-minute reading session.

A highlight of the week was the school’s first ever Read Across America vocabulary hat parade. Students and teachers were encouraged to create a hat illustrating a vocabulary word and then strutted proudly through the hallways, showing their vocabulary hats as the whole school cheered them on.

The Read Across America celebration ended with guest readers taking time from their busy schedules to read to our students. Our guest readers included attorneys, police officers, board of education members, firefighters, college students, family members, as well as Pennsauken Township’s administrator, mayor and deputy mayor.

Students had a great time learning!