She will help you find books and check them out. Penny Drive English Crossing Elementary School has an annual Penny Drive. Penny Drive is a fundraiser for the library. Each year, we have a small competition between classes to see how many pennies, nickels, quarters and dimes we can bring in to buy library books. The winning class in each grade level wins a recess and ice cream with Mrs. Pearson, the librarian.
Many people love to contribute money in all forms to the library during penny drive.
It is designed to encourage children to practice reading daily. Research has shown that when children read and are read to daily, their reading scores improve and their reading ability soars. Taking the time to read for a few minutes each day is a part of the homework for all English Crossing students, and the participation in this homework is measured by the Reading At Home program, run by the library. Each month the children mark their RAH calendars for the days they spend at least 15 minutes reading alone or with someone. At the end of each month, the students make sure their parents sign their calendars, then turn them in on our RAH recognition day.