Port Jefferson Students Celebrate Literacy

Port Jefferson NY

23 February, 2022

12:31 PM

Description

Press release from the Port Jefferson School District: Feb. 22, 2022 Students in Mrs. Carleen Parmegiani's and Mrs. Darlene Wells' second grade classes at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School are a diverse group with varied interests. The students wrote and illustrated their own fact-based books, choosing a topic based on their knowledge of friends, fishing, outer space, pets, sports and winter fun, among others. They shared their advancing English language arts skills with a writing celebration to highlight their nonfiction writing curriculum. The classes rotated sitting at tables set up so administrators and students could stop to hear the stories and see the illustrations that were created. Visitors were encouraged to ask questions of the writers and leave a note in the paper hearts to share special comments. "The students were so excited to share their writing," Mrs. Wells said, noting that the event also helped to build their social and public-speaking skills. This press release was produced by the Port Jefferson School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.