Monday, March 28 was Aquarium Day at Laning Avenue School. The students were treated to a visit from the Camden Adventure Aquarium. They learned about sea life with an assembly and through hands-on touch tables.
This was all a culmination to the “One District, One Book” initiative, where all the students in the district read the book Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr. (The book is the story of a young girl who lives on a far away island with her marine-biologist father.) There were daily discussions in class, libraries, and at home, as well as daily blogging. On Friday, April 1, students will watch the movie in school.
The Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence (VFEE) funded the aquarium program through an educational grant. VFEE and the SCA funded the “One District, One Book” initiative, which was lead by district librarians Katey McAuliffe and Corisa Walker.
