On Monday, September 8th, children and adults from around the world celebrated International Literacy Day. This was our first time celebrating here at Emerson and it was a blast! For our celebration, Fancy Nancy (aka Mrs. Jantz), Amos (aka Ms. Brezek), and the Three Little Pigs (aka the PTA) hosted a character tea party. Children at Emerson were invited to donate $1.00 to dress and take on the persona of their favorite character. At the tea party, they got to enjoy pink tea, crumpets (crackers, popcorn, and granola bars), conversation with other characters, and a read aloud by Ms. Brezek and Mrs. Jantz. A check for $50.00 was donated to the World Literacy Foundation to support literacy education for disadvantaged children. Here are a few pictures from the event, but make sure to follow the Emerson PTA on Facebook for more pictures!
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| Fancy Nancy and Amos from Amos and Boris |
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| Hermione took a break from Hogwarts to enjoy some tea and crumpets. |
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| Can you name the characters in this picture? |
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| The Three Little Pigs. I mean, our fabulous PTA! :) |
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Pinkies up!
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Literacy plays a critical role in our day to day lives, so pick up a good book, read it, and have a conversation with someone about it! We can't wait for next year's event and hope to get even more participation from the students and teachers at Emerson!
