Every year around Dr. Seuss’ birthday, which falls on March 2, schools across the United States promote and celebrate reading for a week entitled “Read Across America Week.” This year the week was celebrated March 3-7 at both schools in Sanborn County. Each school had designated days for the students to dress up according to the theme for the day, and special events where guests were welcomed. 

Pictured above right are students with their invited guests enjoying breakfast together at Sanborn Central on Friday morning. 

In Woonsocket, during the week, a masked reader was invited to every classroom of the elementary. Pictured below right is one of the masked readers (Kaitlyn Aldrich) and her assistant, Ivy Knudson, who held Aldrich’s book while she read to the fourth graders in disguise. After each masked reader was done reading, the students in the classroom had to try to guess who the reader in their room was.​

The purpose of Read Across America Week is to inspire children to read, celebrate reading and promote literacy. It also aims to build community and encourage cultural awareness. It is celebrated on or around Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2 because his books have inspired readers for decades and continue to do so today.

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The room buzzed with excitement as Sanborn Central fourth and fifth graders learned the fundamentals of electricity and electrical safety on Wednesday, March 5.

Co-ops in the Classroom is an interactive program offered to area schools by Central Electric Cooperative and its wholesale power provider, East River Electric Power Cooperative. Protons, neutrons and electrons were a major topic of discussion as students took an educational journey into the exciting world of electricity. 

Tara Miller of Central Electric taught the kids about the history of electricity and electric cooperatives. Jennifer Gross of East River Electric engaged students in hands-on demonstrations.

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February is American Heart Health Awareness Month, so, students at Woonsocket Elementary were asked to take part in the Kids Heart Challenge as part of the Physical Education (PE) program in Woonsocket. At an assembly on Thursday, Feb. 27, the students and staff celebrated raising $3,407.95 to donate to the American Heart Association for research. 

PE teacher, Trey Weber, announced that 29 students signed up, and 19 students completed Finn’s Mission, which is a list of seven tasks that each participant was asked to complete to earn a prize for completing them. The tasks included sending messages to potential donors, giving a gift of your own, sharing on social media, taking part in learning hands-only CPR, among others. The mission is named after a boy named Finn, who is a survivor of heart surgery after being born with several heart defects. 

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