A Focus on Literacy in Port Washington

Sousa Elementary School’s Literacy Committee recently hosted its Parents as Reading Partners week. The program encourages student reading and impresses upon students that reading can be fun and informative.

As part of the program, storyteller Jonathan Kruk visited the school and held several storytelling assemblies. His K-2 assembly centered on fables and fairytales, and his grades 3-5 assembly focused on kind tales around the world. An evening family performance was also held.

The assemblies focused on the purpose and importance of storytelling, why it can be fun and how storytelling emphasizes kindness, compassion and confidence.

Photos courtesy Port Washington School District: Sousa Elementary School HSA Literacy Committee Co-Chairwomen Dina Maiella-Marro and Claudine McKinney and renowned storyteller Jonathan Kruk are pictured with Sousa Elementary School students.

Storyteller Jonathan Kruk discussed fables and fairytales with K-2 students as part of the school’s Parents as Reading Partners week.

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