Celebrating Dr. Seuss at Bennet Elementary School
Every year, schools across the country celebrate the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss on March 2nd. Bennet Elementary began celebrating by having a family reading night on Tuesday, March 1st from 5-7. Parents and students came to the elementary school and read Dr. Seuss books along with other AR books and were able to take AR tests until 7 that evening. Students could read in the main lobby, library and computer lab. Laptops were set up at tables in the library and the computer lab was open for AR testing. The Bennet Elementary boosters held a soup supper as well. It was a successful evening.
On Wednesday, March 2nd, the elementary school had volunteers from various businesses in Palmyra and Bennet and students from Palmyra High School read to students in each classroom, including the preschool. We would like to thank the following people for taking time out of their busy schedules and to make a difference in our school community.
Barb Mullinax
Val Sturdy
Mr. Rob Hanger
Dave Hall
Trevor Stewart
Karen Stoner
Roger Smith
Austin Jones
Lance Collier
Lee Anderbery
Ashley Vlcek
Kerry Dawson
Dillon Jones
Jared Brinkman
Julie Wallace
Marlene Schroder
Brandy Focken
Pastor Corder
Moritz Braun
Levi Hillman
Denise Knutson
Mortiz is a foreign exchange student from Germany and shared some of the differences between the cultures of the United States and Germany. Austin, Jared, Brandy, Ashley and Kerry represented the Palmyra High School Spanish National Honor Society and read their stories in Spanish.
Along with all of our volunteers for Read Across America Day, we would like to recognize those individuals who have been coming in throughout the year and helping first grade students read stories and take AR tests. Thank you for your hard work!
Marsha McMahon
Margaret Broening
Shirley Savicky
JoAnn Thomas
Bill Frazee
Bobbi Randall
Jennifer Somers
Beth Thomas
