FPS dresses up, dresses out for Reading week
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Farragut Primary School teachers and staff are dressed for Read Across America Week. From left, Molly Currin, DeAnna Ward, Wendi Lesmerises, Mary Catherine Adams, Heather Webb, Jennifer Gornowich, Claudia Sanchez and Elizabeth Stewart as “The Crayon Box that Talked.” - Photos submitted
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FPS students Quinn Wolf and Johnathan Kissiah with blue Jell-O - Photos submitted
Farragut Primary School’s students donned their favorite book character costumes, enjoyed reading Dr. Seuss and other books and had some “Green Eggs and Ham” to commemorate Dr. Seuss’ birthday Wednesday, March 2, during Read Across America week, among the week’s full slate of activities.
“This week we have read ‘Green Eggs and Ham,’ ‘Oh the Places you will Go,’ ‘Happy Birthday to You,’ ‘Cat and the Hat’ and ‘Diffendoofer,’” FPS first-grade teacher Danielle Sanchez said.
While students dressed as their favorite characters, even their teachers took part. Sanchez and fellow first-grade teachers Brooke Maner dressed as Mercy Watson and Eugenia Lincoln, characters in the Mercy Watson series.
“Also, each of our students received Dr. Seuss bookmarks, Dr. Seuss erasers, Dr. Seuss crayons and rubber/bendable pencils,” Sanchez said. “We have dressed in all green, had Crazy Hair Sock Day, Favorite College Day and FPS Spirit Day.”
During Read Across America Week, “we’ve had a special book every day,” kindergarten teacher Christy Raines said. Friday, March 4, the class celebrated Hooray for “Diffendoofer” Day commemorating one of Seuss’ books he wrote later on in life.
“(March 3) was School Spirit Day, and (“Diffendoofer”) is about Diffendoofer School,” Raines added. “(In the book) teachers are very unusual and teach some unusual things, but most of all, they teach them how to think and do for themselves.
“My class is getting ready to write and make their own Diffendoofer teacher, make them unusual and teach some unusual things. They’re going to draw their teacher, and we’re going to write about that.”
The class also had special snacks, green eggs and ham on Green Eggs and Ham Day and made Seuss juice March 4.
“Some classes have made ‘Cat in the Hat’ cheese sticks, Jell-O snacks, had dress-up days and wore silly socks for “Fox in Socks” book,” she said.
“It’s been fun to have a theme with the book and have some special things to go with it,” she added.
Read Across America was observed throughout FPS.
