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Comfortable Readers
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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. 

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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.
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On an afternoon warmed by autumn sunshine, first-grader Ryah Stibbe, center, shares a book with kindergarten students Mckenlee Olsen, left, and Shakyra Keeran.