Gazette Year in Review 2022
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GUERNSEY – At the beginning of the year, this amazing group of first graders painted their corner of the world pink with a flamingo party that was promised to them if they could read 100 books.
“To keep them motivated, we said, ‘if you reach 300, we’ll have a pizza party,” said Guernsey-Sunrise first grade teacher Stephanie Smith. “And then it was like… well… if you reach 500 books, we’ll have a pizza party and root beer float. So. They’ve hit 504 on Monday.”
On March 18 the promise was kept as the principal Liesl Sisson rolled in carts of freshly baked pizzas and then helped Smith scoop ice cream and pour root beer. Most older adults would say, “all I ever got was a certificate.”
They began reading books at the beginning of the year and with over two months left, they continue to amaze the teachers and parents. Another interesting fact is that the students must read the books outside of the classroom. On their own time. And they did.
