School 5 maintains tradition of Read Across America
Submitted photos Carmen Andrew’s bilingual second grade is ready to listen to Dr. Seuss’ “If You Think There’s Nothing to Do.”
For many years, Connie Glasier, who served as an aide in the library, ran Community Reading Day at School 5 in Dunkirk. This event is tied to Read Across America Day, and the school schedules it near the late Dr. Seuss’ birthday. This year Glasier passed the torch to Nancy Ortiz. who is now library aide for the school.
A poem in the style of Dr. Seuss proclaims:
It’s never too cold, too
wet or too hot
To pick up a book, and
Cynthia Flaherty sits with students to read “Little Rabbit Foo Foo.”
share what you’ve got
You’re never too old,
too wacky, too wild
To pick up a book, and
read to a child.
In churches and chambers,
let’s gather round
Let’s pick up a book, let’s
pass it around
There are children around
you, children in need
Of someone who’ll hug,
someone who’ll read
So join us March 2nd in
your special own way
And make this America’s
read to Kids Day.
Some websites attribute this to Dr. Seuss himself; but Quote Investigator attributes it to Anita Merina, a staff member at the National Education Association.
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- Submitted photos Carmen Andrew’s bilingual second grade is ready to listen to Dr. Seuss’ “If You Think There’s Nothing to Do.”
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- Cynthia Flaherty sits with students to read “Little Rabbit Foo Foo.”
