Family Literacy Day at BVE

By Eleanor Wilson
Begbie View Elementary School

Students at Begbie View Elementary School celebrated Family Literacy Day with Dress As Your Favourite Book Character Day (including a costume parade and prizes for Most Creative Costume), Buddy Reading with some hockey players from the Revelstoke Grizzlies hockey team, Story Time at lunch in the primary classrooms (senior student read to primary students while they ate lunch), and Story Games at lunch in the library.

Here are some photos from the day’s events:

Grade 7 student Arden Davis reads to Linda Dickson's Kindergarten class  during Story Time at lunch. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grade 7 student Arden Davis reads to Linda Dickson’s Kindergarten class during Story Time at lunch. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grade 7 student Sailor Sabiston reads to the grade 1/2 students during Story Time at lunch. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grade 7 student Sailor Sabiston reads to the grade 1/2 students during Story Time at lunch. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grizzlies Jordan Holloway, Jordan Furlane, Riley Creighton, Darnel St. Pierre are greeted by Paper Bag Princess, principal Jane Morris. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grizzlies Jordan Holloway, Jordan Furlane, Riley Creighton, Darnel St. Pierre are greeted by Paper Bag Princess, principal Jane Morris. Eleanor Wilson photo
Buddy Reading in the Grade 3/4 room. Eleanor Wilson photo
Buddy Reading in the Grade 3/4 room. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grizzly Jordan Furlane reads with BVE students during Buddy Reading. Eleanor Wilson photo
Grizzly Jordan Furlane reads with BVE students during Buddy Reading. Eleanor Wilson photo
Alexandra Luxmoore, John Echlin and Gavin Richardson read during Buddy Reading. Eleanor Wilson photo
Alexandra Luxmoore, John Echlin and Gavin Richardson read during Buddy Reading. Eleanor Wilson photo