ring of readers

June 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Rings for Reading at Gaithersburg Elementary (VIDEO)

The students and staff at Gaithersburg Elementary School are celebrating the number of books they read this school year. And even though school is now out, these students are expected to do a lot of reading this summer, too. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

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June 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Principal Emphasizes Reading Over Homework (VIDEOS)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant stresses the importance of reading. She also explains how the school replaced homework with reading:

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June 13, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Principal Brings Book Mobile to Her Gaithersburg Students (VIDEO)

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Elementary School Principal Stephanie Brant tells us how she keeps her students reading over the summer. Brant has created a book mobile that she drives to her students’ neighborhoods twice a week to make sure her students have books to read at home. If you would like to donate […]

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June 12, 2015 | Sonya Burke

A “Ring of Readers” at Gaithersburg Elementary (VIDEO)

Gaithersburg Elementary School students read over 37,000 books this school year. On June 12th, the nearly 900 students circled the school with a paper link representing all of the books they have read. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video:

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