John
04-12-2009, 09:00 AM
A Beloit elementary school principal has an ambitious goal for his students.
Cunningham Elementary School Principal Robert Pickett has challenged his 284 kindergarten through fifth grade students to read a total of 12,500 books by the end of the year.
If they succeed, Pickett will take the students to a movie on the last day of school -- funded through the parent-teacher organization and school budget.
Each classroom keeps a running tab of books read. A third-grade class already has achieved its goal, as well as fifth-graders who hoped to read 500 books.
Cunningham Elementary School Principal Robert Pickett has challenged his 284 kindergarten through fifth grade students to read a total of 12,500 books by the end of the year.
If they succeed, Pickett will take the students to a movie on the last day of school -- funded through the parent-teacher organization and school budget.
Each classroom keeps a running tab of books read. A third-grade class already has achieved its goal, as well as fifth-graders who hoped to read 500 books.