More than 100 Plainville elementary school-aged students honed their reading and math skills, showed off their artistic talents and forged new friendships, as participants in the Plainville

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Math summer program mathematics tutor Rebecca Kerrigan works with students.

Ninety six Plainville elementary school-aged students brushed up on math and reading, made new friends, and held an art show as part of the Plainville Community Schools STARS (Strategies to Accelerate Reading Success) / Math Summer Program.

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For post-Kindergarten students reading theme transportation, teacher Norma Olsen-Bartley brought in a school bus and children sang songs and read stories and poems about transportation including "The Wheels on the Bus..." Children playing in the bus are, standing, left, to right, Tianna Durham and Peter Diaz; kneeling, left, to right, Samantha Conte and Mackenzie Pye.