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Comfortable Readers
Northside Elementary School third graders in front, from left, Jace Riese, Colton Miller, Keaton Larson, and back row, from left, Aleighya Cowell Kampfer, Alexa Altmann and Braylin Cleary enjoy a variety of comfort options during independent reading time.
Northside Elementary School third graders enjoy a variety of comfort options during independent reading time.
First graders Enrique Guerra, left, and Thalia Gerdes use a spare moment at day’s end to start a book on the floor of the Northside Elementary School office in Monroe.
On an afternoon warmed by autumn sunshine, first-grader Ryah Stibbe, center, shares a book with kindergarten students Mckenlee Olsen, left, and Shakyra Keeran.