Salem-Keizer SchoolsCelebrate Read Across America

(Salem) - Thursday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day, an annual event that promotes literacy and celebrates reading. March 2nd is also Dr. Seuss's birthday so many events that day are centered on Dr. Seuss books and activities. Here's a sample list of events happening in Salem-Keizer Schools. Feel free to contact the schools directly.

Lamb: The school is hosting an assembly. Plus staff and students will dress up as their favorite book character.

Liberty: The school is holding their RIF book give away in the morning and then buddy rooms will be getting together to read in the afternoon.

Lee: The school is hosting a Guest Reader activity twice during the day. The first time is 9:00 to 9:30 AM and the second is 2:00 to 2:30 PM. Guest readers of all diverse backgrounds will come to all the classrooms, K-5. The school is calling it a celebration of Dr. Seuss with a Diversity twist.

Wright: The school is holding a school-wide reading event from 1:35 to 2:40 PM. Students will be given individual passports that send them to three different classrooms. Each group of students is a random assortment of all 6 grades. Classroom teachers will read stories chosen for the theme of "Fun with Math and Science." All other adults on staff, as well as parent volunteers, serve as "tour directors" and stay with their assigned group. After 15 minutes in a classroom, passports are stamped and groups are sent to the next room on their route. Students will enjoy visiting classrooms and remembering times spent in their "old" room or looking forward to being in the "big kids' rooms." It's a fun time that becomes a special "Wright" memory!

Baker Charter: Students and staff will dress up as their favorite book character. Between 9:10-9:20 AM the school will dedicate the Baker Charter Library, followed by students reading in the hallways. Between 10:00-11:20 AM students will rotate through 4 rooms and staff will read books to them. Each session will last for 20 minutes.

Bethel: On March 2nd, Bethel is doing their second RIF Distribution of the year. The day before each distribution, the school does a motivational activity. So on March 1st, the school will have guest readers reading to small groups of students. Adult readers will include Bethel parents, grandparents, relatives, one police officer, and one fire fighter. This activity will motivate them to choose a book of their choice on March 2nd for RIF.

Scott: March 1st is Teacher/Reader Exchange, during which teachers go to other classrooms to read a favorite book aloud. On March 2nd is Book Character Day * staff and students dress up as favorite book characters. At the end of the day on March 2nd, the school will hold a book character parade through the school.

Cummings: The school will start the day with a "Parade of Characters." Each student will come dressed as his or her favorite book character and will bring the book with them to school. Book reports will be displayed through out the building. In addition, students and staff will be reading aloud from their favorite books, and the school will host D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read). Students will also take the Reader's Oath.

Englewood: Classrooms will be having a "Read-In" all day. Several District and community guest celebrities will be reading one of their favorite books to several individual classrooms. Guests include Karen Spiegel, Kelley Cary, Sue Smith, Bev Thompson, Janis Wurgler, Mary West, Tom Snider, Kathy Moran, Kay Edwards, Michael Collins, Hale and Romona Thornburgh.

McKinley: The school will have various reading activities on March 2nd. They will also use the day to kick off a penny drive for literacy. The drive is the result of a community member, Leon Scott, who found a penny on a table at the South Salem Starbucks shop. He decided to double the penny each day until it grew to a substantial amount, and then give it to a school to use for literacy. The literacy fund grew to $265.00. McKinley is fortunate to be the recipient of these funds. The school's penny drive is going to be combined with Mr. Scott's funds and used for library books.

Pringle: The school has various events scheduled for March 2nd, including Donuts for Dads, Muffins for Moms before school and author/artist * Renate Dollinger * speaking at the school. The day is also "Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character or Author" Day.

Washington: The school will be celebrating Read Across America Day with a Reading Family Fun Night. The event will begin with a free dinner for students' families from 6:00 to 6:30 PM. This will be followed by lots of fun reading activities from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The activities will include a "Book Walk", stories being read in Russian, Spanish and English, alphabet bingo, and stories set to music.

Clear Lake: The school is holding a Family Read Night on March 2nd at 6:30 PM. It includes a book walk, Dr. Seuss Bingo, writing and art activities, a book exchange and guest speaker - Will Hornyak, a storyteller who teaches at PSU and performs throughout the U.S.

Chapman Hill: The school is having an R & R "Reading & Refreshment" in the media center on March 2nd from 8:00 to 9:00 AM for parents and students. Between 2:30-3:00 PM the school is hosting a Dr. Seuss's Birthday Celebration. Students and staff have decorated wagons with book-related d*cor. They will have a parade of wagons starting at 2:30 PM followed by a reading of one of Dr. Seuss's books.

Salem Heights: The school will celebrate Read Across America Day with a weeklong event! Students and staff are holding their annual fundraiser Â¯ "The Salem Heights Read-a-thon" Â¯ from March 1st-March 9th. Students will be soliciting pledges based on the number of minutes they are challenged to read! On March 2nd, families are invited to the school's Family Reading Night from 6:30-8:00 PM. An evening of Dr. Suess is the theme. Students will read student-authored poems, participate in a book-walk (a take off from the "cake-walk"), exchange books to keep and play Dr. Seuss games that are all related to reading and literacy. In addition, the school's Our Business Partners play a central part in promoting reading during the week. Dr. Jeff Phillips, local dentist, provides a limo for the top readers in each grade level, and the top money earners in each grade level. The school takes the winners to Izzy's for lunch in the limo. John R. Scott Realty sponsors the School's Donuts and Books read-in event on March 1st. This event promotes literacy by inviting parents and children to come to school early and read together. The local Lion's Club is giving away a brand new bicycle and helmet to a lucky student who reads during this week. As students finish reading a book, they enter their name in a Read-Across America drawing!

Structured Learning Center: The school will have book give aways and birthday cake for Dr. Seuss during the day of March 2nd. In the evening from 7:00 ? 8:00 PM, the school will have a parent night called, "How to help your child read better." It will be presented in English and Spanish.

Claggett Creek: The school will have book trivia all day. Plus, prizes for students caught reading outside of the classroom. Health class students will be sharing their own written work with Weddle Elementary School. Social Studies teachers will read aloud to the class using character voices (content related to Social Studies), and Language Arts classes will have Read-ins, during which students read all period.