At PS 94, some students read a lot, some students read more, and some students like 2nd graders Anamica Saha, Sanjidah Abdullah, Nazeath Emama, and Yakelin Ibarra, read pretty much all the time. The four students won PS 94’s annual reading competition by reading literally hundreds of books in just a 21⁄2-month period.
Nazeath, who read 198 books during that span, said she “read 10 books every day during my [spring] vacation.” She explained that she liked to read books that pique her interest in zoology. “I like when I learn something new about animals,” she said.
Anamica, who led the group in total books read during the 10-week period, with 236, said that out of all those books, it was difficult to choose a favorite, but that “‘The Little Dinosaur’ is probably my favorite out of all of them.” Anamica agreed with Nazeath that books about animals are among her favorites.
For Sanjidah, education is often the impetus in reading books. “I like to learn a lot,” she said.
Nazeath added that one of her favorite aspects of reading is when she encounters a word that she is unfamiliar with. “I like to write big words that I learn, so that I know them,” she said.
Yakelin, who plans to be an artist when she grows up, says one of the things she enjoyed about the books she read were the illustrations.
Overall, the students felt that they had improved their reading skills during the competition. “I read a lot faster now,” Anamica noted.
The four plan on continuing to read regularly, even though they are no longer trying to claim top prize.
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HI, Norwood News I just wanted to say thank you about this I am the actual Sanjidah Abdullah and I continue to read everyday. Although I think you shouldve put a little more about me! But anyway this a really good memory of my years in PS94. I graduated last year and now I am in six grade! THANK YOU!
Hi Norwood News. My name is Anamica Saha and I would like to thank you for your courage, all of my teachers courage that helped me get this far. I am now in 7th grade and got into a specialized high school. The name of the school is Ms.118 Spectrum Academy. My teachers in the sixth grade were really impressed when they read it on Norwood News,and when I told them. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Well anyways I can’t wait to tell my 7th grade teachers about this.