Passport to Reading

Bergen Kludt-Painter and Sarissa Miller giggle at the antics of special ed teacher Barb Marifern, left, and Kindergarten teacher Erin Willis, right, dressed as characters from Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat during Rae C. Stedman Elementary’s ‘Passport to Reading’ event on Tuesday evening.

Students who filled their reading passport with "stamps" by participating in the reading activity in each classroom earned a piece of the beautifully decorated Cat in the Hat cake. A second cake looking like a stack of books was given away as a prize during the evening.

Greg Kowalski proudly shows Allie Morgan how his fifth graders created video book reports that play automatically when pointing the iPad at the book.

Isabel Carr watches a video book report with Mrs. Wallace in her classroom.

Melissa Hayes with her mom Meggan and baby brother Will check out a book reading laptop in Vanessa Miller's first grade classroom.

Special ed teacher Barb Marifern, left, and Kindergarten teacher Erin Willis, right, dressed as characters from Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat.