Jennifer DeRock and her daughter, Abbie, read together during Holley Elementary School’s ELA and Math Family Night. Provided photoHolley Elementary School rolled out the red carpet for families during its annual ELA and Math Family Night, which had an Academy Award theme this year. Students and their parents celebrated a night with the “stars” – staff dressed up as movie stars, and others as photographers and reporters. Everyone walked down the red carpet to a pizza party followed by an evening of star-studded activities. Going from classroom to classroom, parents and students worked together on arts and crafts, games, a book swap, and demonstrations on the Castle Online Learning Program that students are using in the computer labs. Before heading home, families gathered again in the cafeteria for cake and ice cream.
Holley Elementary School schedules an ELA and Math Family Night every March to get families excited about reading, writing and math. The event coincides with the Parents and Reading Partners (PARP) program – three weeks when parents are asked to read with their children for at least 15 minutes per day. The program concluded with an assembly in the style of the Oscars for which students and staff were invited to dress up as if they were attending the Academy Awards. Several students were randomly selected to win a limo ride and lunch with Principal Regina Yeo at McDonald’s restaurant in Brockport.
