Carmichael Elementary Celebrates Reading Day

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Carmichael Elementary School celebrated “Reading Day—Dress Up as Your Favorite Literature Character” on October 29. Campus directors encouraged students and staff members to participate. The campus also hosted “Reading Night for Parents and Students” that evening so parents could visit the classrooms and enjoy the reading activities students participated in during day.

A number of AISD administrators — Dr. Wanda Bamberg, Aldine ISD superintendent of schools; Sarah Ptomey, executive director of curriculum and instruction; Matthew Jenkins, director of student services; and Shirley Worden, program director of elementary social studies — visited classrooms and joined in on the reading fun as they shared their favorite books with the students.

Students and staff members enjoyed the day’s events as characters came to life in the classrooms. The students dressed as their favorite characters and enjoyed seeing their teachers dress up for the occasion. The campus also had a large number of parents participate in the various evening activities.

In the featured image above, teacher Myrna Bailey is dressed as the crab character from A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. Below are some additional images from the event.

Bamberg is seen reading to a class of students at Carmichael Elementary School.

Pictured (l-r) are Nancy Kearney, testing coordinator, dressed as Fancy Nancy while Assistant Principal James Allison and Principal Monica Stogsdill dressed as the Mad Hatter and Alice from Alice in Wonderland.

Assistant Principal Debra Williams is seen reading to a group of students.

Teachers (l-r) Mayra López, Rochelle Colbert and Deidra Ware are seen dressed up as the characters in The Three Little Pigs.

Teacher Vilma Miller is dressed as the character from Apple Tree! Apple Tree! written by Mary Blocksma.

Elizabeth Dieckmann, special education teacher, is dressed as Farmer Brown.