Imaginations stoked at Gore Hill’s Love of Reading event

Students enjoyed a full day of literacy at Gore Hill Public School as guest authors and readers entertained at their second annual Love of Reading event on Wednesday, March 20.

The event, put on by the Gore Hill School Council, not only stressed the importance of reading but also served as a fundraiser for the purchase of new books for the school’s learning commons.

Authors that shared their work included Matt Bhanks (Master Defenders series), Martha Martin (River Traffic and Mayan Murder) and David Garlick (The Principal Chronicles), while retired Gore Hill principal Bill Cervini displayed his read-aloud chops as a guest reader for the younger students.

Gore Hill’s principal Beth Adlam shared some of her thoughts on the annual reading event, saying, “It’s important to have our community members come into the school to show our students how literacy is connected to real lives. Having real authors come in is really good for the kids as it further engages them with reading.”