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Read Across
America Day at Woodland Primary
By Jodi Harter
Assistant Principal
Here at Woodland Primary, we work very hard everyday teaching
kindergarten through 2nd graders how to read. It is an amazing
transformation watching the students become readers. GCS Superintendent
Mr. Doug Fries once said, “In K-2 we learn to read, in grades 3 through
12 we read to learn.” We are giving our students a solid
foundation in literacy to ensure that our children grow up to be
successful life-long learners. Our mission statement reads: We,
the Woodland Primary Team, are here to provide a safe and secure
learning environment and to develop healthy independent lifelong
learners and responsible citizens. Our goal is to make a positive
difference in students’ lives and to be a school of excellence! To
accomplish this goal, students, parents, school staff, administrators
and other community members will work together with patience and
enthusiasm to encourage our students to reach their fullest potential.
Monday, March 2 is Read Across America Day. NEA’s Read Across America
Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on
March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss’s
birthday. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and
awareness program that calls for every child in every community to
celebrate reading!
At Woodland Primary, we are celebrating reading by having guest readers
from our community come into the school to read to our students.
Guest readers include: Julie Schmidt from the Greenville Public
Library; Mandy Martin, a naturalist form The Darke County Parks;
Andrea Jordan from DCCA; Susan Gettinger, from the Bread of Life
Bookstore; Kathy Lockhart, a retired teacher from GCS; Fred
Matix, BOE President; Josh Moore, general manager at
Cal-Maine Foods; Kathy Steyer, Woodland grandmother and
retired teacher;, and Mayor Mike Bowers. The Woodland Primary PTA
has purchased one book for every student at Woodland Primary.
High school students enrolled in the Careers with Children will be
“reading buddies” with our kindergarten students during our school wide
“stop everything and read a book anywhere” event. We also have
one parent volunteer from every classroom coming into their child’s
classroom to read. We are so thankful for our community for
supporting us and coming to Woodland to celebrate the fact that we can
read! Thank you to all our parents, grandparents, and community
members for taking time to read with us! “You’re never too old,
too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child!” – Dr.
Seuss
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