No school for elementary students on November 16 and 17. Anita Riggio, award winning author and illustrator, spent the day working with Townsend students and staff instructing them on how to become better writers. Students were eager to meet the author and to hear her message. Teachers had spent time in September preparing students for Mrs. Riggio's visit and familiarizing them with the author's works. No doubt, teachers will be having students producing some of their own writing creations throughout the year using Mrs. Riggio's recipe.
Students marvel at actually getting to meet the people who write some of the books that they read.
The remaining grant monies will be used to purchase books by these authors for the Townsend School library as well as Accelerated Reader tests that are available for some of these books.