Family Literacy Nights
will be staged at area schools during the spring by Project Sussex Kids, the
Sussex County Council for Young Children.
Young children and their families will be invited to join organizers
around a play campfire to enjoy reading books together at the imaginary Camp
Read S’More. Information about community
resources will be distributed to parents.
Dinner, crafts, and fun activities will round out the evening. Events have been planned for Franklin
Borough School, Hudson Maxim Elementary School, Merriam Avenue School, Stanhope
Elementary School, Stillwater Elementary School, and the Walnut Ridge Primary
School. Programs for additional schools
are in the works.
“These Family Literacy
Nights encourage parents and children to unplug and unwind, and come together
over a shared activity,” notes Project Sussex Kids Coordinator Haley
McCracken. “We will be reading books and
sharing activities about the outdoors, camping, night time, animals, and
enjoying everyone’s favorite camp fire treat, s’mores!”
Project Sussex Kids, the Sussex
County Council for Young Children, has been designed by the New Jersey
Department of Children & Families to address the needs of local families
who are expecting or who are parenting young children. County Councils for
Young Children have been established in all of the state’s 21 counties to bring
together parents, caregivers, as well as health, education and social service
professionals to enhance communication, coordination and collaboration of
services. Additional
information is available at www.projectsussexkids.org.
To schedule a Camp Read S’More Family
Literacy Night, call Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500.
