Rotary Gives Reference Books

Posted November 21, 2015 at 5:45 am by

Rotary member, Cyndy Gilason hands out books to happy children - Ted Strutz photo

Rotary member, Cyndy Gislason hands out books to happy children – Ted Strutz photo

Rotary Club of San Juan Island continues its annual tradition of presenting dictionaries to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes at Friday Harbor Elementary.

“Having a tangible and personal resource book has brought excitement to the classroom” according to Barbara Fagan, Literacy Chairman.

Rotary believes that acquiring knowledge thru reading sparks imagination. Thesauruses were also presented to 4th and 5th graders.

Rotary presents all 3rd grades county-wide with dictionaries. Dictionaries were also presented to Paideia School students. Stillpoint forthcoming.

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