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Donated dictionaries aim to boost third graders’ vocabularies

Dec 28 2010
Mary

South Ocala Elementary third-grader Lamaya smiled as she flipped through the red Webster's dictionary, one of about 100 paperbacks presented to her and her peers.

Warrington Kiwanis Club visits St. John’s Elementary School

Dec 28 2010
Mary

 Here are some pictures that were taken when the Warrington Kiwanis Club went to St. John Catholic School in Warrington, FL, to distribute third grade dictionaries.

Fifth graders get dictionaries

Dec 28 2010
Mary

 Thanks to a generous Rotary Club and some creative teachers, fifth graders at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary School are learning to have fun with dictionaries.

Hernando Rotarian Dictionary Project

Dec 28 2010
Mary

 Twenty-two busy bees (also known as Hernando County Rotarians) worked in a frenzy last week pasting bookplates into dictionaries that will be delivered to every third grader in Hernando Count

Sunset Elementary thanks Issaquah Valley Grange

Dec 28 2010
Mary

 Robert and Florence Harper and Ginger Sweet presented a
dictionary to each third grader on behalf of the Issaquah

Elks give students dictionaries

Dec 28 2010
Mary

 These students at Edgewood were recently presented their own dictionary compliments of the Marysville Elks # 1130.

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