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Jammin' in jammies
Allendale students enjoy 'Curl Up'
November 08, 2008 - By Jessica Willis, Berkshire Eagle Staff
PITTSFIELD — Last night's crowd was dressed for cozy comfort: School and work clothes were cast aside in favor of pink rainbow pajamas, sweat pants, T-shirts, and cozy robes. Fleece blankets and sleeping bags were scattered all over the gymnasium floor at Allendale Elementary School. Everyone was ready for a good bedtime story.
About 150 parents and children donned their sleep wear and came out to Allendale's "Curl Up With a Good Book Night," a program organized by the Junior League of Berkshire County.
The children weren't the only ones relishing the opportunity to wear their jammies to school.
"I'm used to suits every day, so these will do," said Allendale principal Carl Ameen, referring to his Grinch pajama bottoms.
Ameen added that Allendale pupils attended school yesterday in their sleep wear, in celebration of Pajama Day.
"I just like being warm and comfy," said fifth- grader Justin Roy, 11, as he settled down on a blanket next his twin sister Brianna and his mother Trina.
The "Curl Up" event, now in its fifth year in Berkshire County schools, was a "creative and low-pressure" way to promote literacy, said Amy Wolfe, vice president of the Junior League of Berkshire County's Community Programs.
Barnes & Noble gift cards, along with classic children's books like "The Cat in the Hat," and "Curious George" were raffled off. Free books also were available.
As Junior League volunteer Robin Seeley read from "A Bad Case of the Stripes," illustrations from the book were projected on a large screen at the front of the gym. When Camilla, the book's heroine, took her medicine and turned into a giant pill, the youngsters laughed delightedly.
"This is a nice treat for the kids," Trina Roy said. "They seem to enjoy it, and they were excited to come tonight."
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