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Upstate students make special delivery

Nov 19 2012
Mary

There were a lot of happy third-graders in Syracuse, NY, last week.

Dictionary project

Nov 19 2012
Mary

Daniel Island School third grade students happily receive their new dictionaries from the Rotary Club of Daniel Island.

Plenty of reasons to give thanks

Nov 19 2012
Mary

A cornucopia is a horn containing an overflowing supply of food. It is a symbol of abundance and is sometimes called a "horn of plenty."

Oswego third graders benefit from Elks Lodge dictionary project

Nov 19 2012
Mary

It has become a tradition in Oswego schools.
Once again the Oswego Elks Lodge # 271 representatives toured Oswego elementary schools and continued support of area youth.

Students excited to receive dictionaries

Nov 16 2012
Mary

Three years ago, the Key Peninsula Lions Club initiated a program to provide all third-grade students on the Key with cordless spellchecks – also known as dictionaries, the kind made of paper

Naples Rotary distributes dictionaries

Nov 16 2012
Mary

On Monday, November 5th , members of the Naples Rotary Club distributed dictionaries to the 3rd grade students and thesauri to the 6th grade students at Naples school. 

 

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