Levittown East Broadway Elementary School launches reading adventure
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East Broadway Elementary School launched its first schoolwide reading initiative, bringing students, staff and families together for a monthlong mystery designed to celebrate reading. Inspired by Levittown Public Schools’ #BookLove initiative, East Broadway’s “One Book, One School” program aimed to build excitement about literacy and create a shared experience for the school community. Throughout October, a committee of educators organized a series of clues to help students uncover the title of the book they would read together. [caption id="attachment_378389" align="alignnone" width="700"] East Broadway Elementary School students gather for the reveal of “The Wild Robot,” the first “One Book, One School” shared reading selection of the year, during a special assembly featuring an enchanted forest-themed setting and a guest reading by Deputy Superintendent Beth Zirogiannis. (Levittown Public Schools)[/caption] During library visits, students analyzed clues and worked together