Sikeston schools prepare for Mo. Read-In Day
Sikeston schools celebrate reading week By Brooke Buckner | March 8, 2021 at 5:36 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 5:36 PM
SIKESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - Sikeston teachers are preparing to celebrate Missouri Read-In Day on Friday, March 12.
Read-in day is dedicated to promoting the need for improving reading skills for young students.
“We have about 1,800 students that we need books for,” Sikeston schools Reading Coach Katie Jenkins said.
She said her goal is to inspire children to love reading.
“I came across an email about Missouri Read-In day and I thought maybe we could go really big with this in our district and have some fun that day and make it a full day of reading,” Jenkins said.