Marshall Elementary Students are "Phanatic" About Reading

Ms. Christel Johnson's Room 36, 3rd Grade Class - Marshall Elementary "Top Performing Classroom"

On January 27, Marshall Elementary School students and staff were treated to a visit by the Phillie Phanatic for their outstanding participation in the "Be a Phanatic About Reading" Program sponsored by Verizon.  The program is divided into two levels, one for children kindergarten through grade 3 and the other for grades 4 through 8.  Children are asked to spend a minimum of fifteen minutes a day reading whatever book they select.  Younger children are given Phanatic coloring sheets to color once they have attained their goal while older children are asked to fill out a story map on the book of their choice.  The Phillie Phanatic makes a special visit to the 25 top performing schools.   

Special congratulations to Ms. Christel Johnson's Room 36, 3rd grade class.  All 20 students read every single day from October 1 through November 30 earning them the designation of 'Top Performing Classroom' and a special visit to Marshall Elementary by the "Phantastic" Phillie Phanatic!

The reading incentive program will continue through the spring when student logs will be submitted for "Most Improved" and "Most Outstanding" readers. 

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Click here to learn more about the "Be a Phanatic about reading" Program.