The 2024 Great Bend Reading Initiative will kick off on Monday, January 8 with the book The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown. Over 6 weeks, students and families will be invited to experience the story with reading prompts & activities, guest speakers in school, community exploration, and more!
The Great Bend Reading Initiative is open to all elementary-aged students in our community with opportunities for both older and younger students to join the fun. Programming is presented in partnership with the Great Bend USD 428, Great Bend Public Library, Kansas Wetlands Education Center, KSTATE Research and Extension - Cottonwood District, Barton Community College, and numerous local businesses like yours!
Event Highlights Include:
- Free book for all USD 428 students, Kindergarten through 6th-Grade
- GB Public Library Robot Training/STEM Day, Jan. 27
- Classroom visits from the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, Barton Community College STEM, Shafer Art Gallery, and K-State Research & Extension
- Choice boards and ideas to get the family involved
- Robots in the Wild Community Scavenger Hunt
- A chance to win one of several family prize packages!
Become a Book Buddy Business by sponsoring the 2024 Great Bend Reading Initiative!
We invite local businesses to sponsor this year’s event. In return for a $100 donation, your business will be included in the Robots in the Wild Community Scavenger Hunt and will receive a robot to display at your business. This year we plan to utilize “Goosechace,” an app-based interactive scavenger hunt, to promote family engagement and exploring Great Bend. Funds will be used to purchase “Family Fun Prizes” to encourage families to participate in the GB Reads activities.
Click here to register your "Book Buddy Business" or simply email [email protected]
Please make your check payable to:
USD 428 Education Foundation
℅: Andrea Bauer
201 S Patton Rd.
Great Bend, KS 67530