Students spend Halloween reading books in pajamas

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Students asked people to donate money based on how long they read.Every student promised to read for at least 180 minutes. Spellingtests and other routine activities were finished early in themorning so students and teachers could spend the day immersed inbooks. The Read-A-Thon has been held at the school for almost 10years and is the school's major fundraiser. This year, the schoolhad a goal of $8,000. Money will be collected through next week.
Parents like Tania Daily, whose son Todd Daily is in first grade,participated directly in the event as guest readers. In a classroomstrewn with tiny tennis shoes, stuffed animals and bags of popcorn,kids wearing fuzzy pajama bottoms listened intently while she readaloud from a storybook she had printed for Todd's birthday in 2005.Todd was a character in the story alongside Superman, Wonderwoman,a whale and a Tyrannosaurus rex.
"The book has been one of his favorites for a long time," Dailysaid.
In Patricia Crews's fifth-grade class, students set up tents usingtables and blankets for quiet independent reading. They wereallowed to bring anything they wanted for reading material,including comic books and newspapers. Crews said that the laid-backatmosphere contributes to the students' sense of reading forpersonal enjoyment.
One of her students, 11-year-old Megan Goyette, laid on the floorwith her head against the wall, reading "Chicken Soup for theGirl's Soul."
"I love to read," she said. "I like this book because each story isdifferent, and I like to hear from different girls' points ofview."
Jarvis Martin, 11, sat under a table eating beef jerky and reading"The 39 Clues." He said he had been looking forward to the eventfor a long time.
"I really like to read so this is the perfect day for me," he said.