On Friday, February 28, and Monday, March 3, schools in Auburn School District participated in the national celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Read Across America. (Dr. Seuss’ birthday is actually on March 2 which was Sunday.) Auburn schools celebrated reading with many creative activities:
On Monday, March 3, Hazelwood Elementary School had each student exchange up to three books at a school-wide book exchange to occur during the school day. The school had accepted donations of additional books to ensure that every child was able to go home with at least one good quality used children’s book. Additionally, students were encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character and were able to purchase green eggs and ham for lunch.
On Monday, March 3, Washington Elementary School had students come to school dressed as their favorite book character or author. Students in third through fifth grade wrote a short description of whom they came as. The school had two ALL CALL, DROP EVERYTHING AND READ, 20-minute breaks in the day. So if they were in PE, music, or library they stopped and read no matter what was happening. Guest readers were invited to read to students. The class with the most participation would receive a set of books for their classroom.
