Mead schools summer reading

The Mead School District is putting on several summer reading programs for kids across the district, including one at an apartment complex. The teachers are volunteering their time to run them. They have stem activities, too.

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Thu., July 5, 2018

Mason Murphy, 5, excitedly shows off a book about dinosaurs that he received in a contest from author Kelly Milner Halls, who wrote the book, on June 29, 2018. Mason was one of about a dozen children who attended a summer reading event at Evergreen Elementary School under a districtwide network of programs put on by Mead School District.

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Kolby Rippy, 8, center, raises her hand to respond to a question about elephants asked by visiting author Kelly Milner Halls at Evergreen Elementary School on June 29, 2018. Children attended a summer reading program at Evregreen and other locations across Mead School District, courtesy of teachers volunteering their time.

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Children watch a slideshow presentation by author Kelly Milner Halls in the cozy storytime corner of the library in Evergreen Elementary School on June 29, 2018. The children attended the summer reading program made possible by teachers volunteering their time here and at other locations in the Mead School District.

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Five-year-old Mason Murphy, left, waits to receive a toy from Clover Rutherford, 6, as her brother, Oliver, looks on at Evergreen Elementary on June 29, 2018. The children were participating in a summer reading program hosted by teachers who volunteered their time to the Mead School District.

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Bentin Rippy, 6, gives a thumbs up during a true- or false-question game asked by visiting author Kelly Milner Halls at Evergreen Elementary School on June 29, 2018. Children attended a summer reading program at Evergreen and other locations in the Mead School District, courtesy of teachers volunteering their time.

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