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PARP Opening Ceremony

Parents as Reading Partners kicks off

Dec. 12, 2011

On Dec. 5, PARP (Parents as Reading Partners) kicked off at the BKW Elementary School. For two weeks, students are asked to read for 20 minutes, 5 days a week. At the end of the two weeks, participating students will win a book and be entered into a drawing for the chance to win a handmade quilt. Read more about this year's PARP program and theme, the Spirit of Giving.

  • Parents as Reading Partners Opening Ceremony [1 of 23]
  • Teachers from various grades participated in a game show called Minute to Give It [2 of 23]
  • Team One: Santa's Helpers [3 of 23]
  • Team Two: Rudolph's Reindeer [4 of 23]
  • Let the games begin! [5 of 23]
  • Mr. Holoday describes the rules of the game [6 of 23]
  • Mr. Holoday demonstrates the first game [7 of 23]
  • Teachers battle it out to win game one [8 of 23]
  • Teachers battle it out to win game one [9 of 23]
  • Teachers battle it out to win game one [10 of 23]
  • Teachers battle it out to win game one [11 of 23]
  • Game number two get set up by Mrs. Murphy [12 of 23]
  • Mr. Holoday explains game number two [13 of 23]
  • The contestants wish each other luck [14 of 23]
  • Game number three kicks off, wrap your teammate in toilet paper! [15 of 23]
  • Santa's Helpers (team one) [16 of 23]
  • Rudolph's Reindeer formulate a game plan [17 of 23]
  • Mrs. Murphy sets up game four [18 of 23]
  • Teams battle it out in the apple stacking game [19 of 23]
  • Teams battle it out in the apple stacking game [20 of 23]
  • Santa's Helpers [21 of 23]
  • Colleen DeMuth explains the quilts students can win [22 of 23]
  • Showcasing the beautiful quilts students can win by participating in PARP [23 of 23]