As you walk on King’s College Place off of Gun Hill Road approaching PS 94, the sound of children’s laughter fills your ears. It’s the sound of the school’s annual TIGER Day.

For the past five years parent coordinator Miriam Seminario and teacher Joanne Clarke-Condon have organized TIGER (Together In Getting Everyone Reading) Day as a way to get second graders excited about reading.

“I love it,” said Benny Rivera, a parent volunteer. “I took the day off for it. This is the first year my kids attend this school and they love it. I had to help out.”

Each year, Clarke-Condon creates a reading challenge for the students. The students had a one-month deadline to complete four books on different subjects and genres: space exploration, a biography, going green and the geography of planet Earth. They also had to create a poem on recycling.

In order to win the challenge, students — with research help from the school library, the Mosholu Public Library and parents — had to create a final project on one topic and present it to the school. The projects were judged on various elements, from content and organization to originality.

“This year it seems like the children really understood the assignments and really devoted themselves to it,” said Mary De La Cruz, a library assistant. “It’s like the families really united and helped the children out.”

Six students won medals and trophies for their projects. The winners were Maimuna Hannan, Stephanie Morales, Miguel Diaz, Analayeska Rodriguez, Madina Monowara and Malik Hunter.

Seminario said she was especially happy with the turnout of parent volunteers, including a group of dedicated group of Bangladeshi parents. “They volunteer for everything, they are a great asset to our school,” said Seminario, who recently received an award for promoting community participation.

“This event is about how the school, parents and the community unite to show children how that they can read and have fun at the same time,” said Clarke-Condon. “Reading is fun!”