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Principal vows to kiss a pig when reading goal is reached
Bryan Elementary is holding a read-a-thon between Feb. 1 and Feb. 22 to get students to read more, raise some money for supplies at Bryan and to have some fun in the process.
"The goal is to encourage children to read, or be read to, 100 minutes per week over the three week period," Brandy Duncan, Bryan PTO vice president, said.
And what do they get if all of the Bryan students complete the 300 minutes of reading activities during the three-week period?
On Friday, Feb. 26, they will get to watch Bryan Principal Debbie Spaur kiss a pig while dressed in a pig costume during a special assembly.
"Mrs. Spaur will dress like a pig for the day and during an assembly for the kindergarten and first grade students she will read them a story about a pigs and will kiss a pig during the assembly," Duncan said.
Duncan said the event includes not only the kindergarten and first grade students, but also the Bryan pre-school students.
She said there is little question that all of the students will reach the goal, since the 100 minutes per week, includes reading during school, as well as reading at home and being read to.
As a further reward for the students, the classroom teacher, whose students raise the most money will also have to dress like a pig, Duncan said.
To raise money the students will collect pledges based either on the number of minutes they read or a fixed amount of money.
"The proceeds will benefit enrichment activities for Bryan students. It will fund various activities and supplies for classrooms. Things the kids would be using," Duncan said.
Each student will have a sheet to record the number of minutes they either read or are read to each day and there will be a track set up on the stage in the cafeteria with a pig that will be moved each day to show visually how the students are doing.
Duncan said that this something they can do when the weather is bad outside.
"They can stay inside under a blanket and read," she said.