Down at the corner at the end of the block,<\/p>\n
In a second-grade classroom behind a door that\u2019s unlocked,<\/p>\n
There sat the super, just reading away,<\/p>\n
A Dr. Seuss book in honor of Dr. Seuss\u2019 day!<\/p>\n
It was rhymes and silliness, with as serious message underneath, all across America and the Kent school district this past week, as schools everywhere celebrated the birthday of Theodor \u201cDr. Seuss\u201d Geisel with the annual Read Across America day.<\/p>\n
Every year on or about March 2, community members take time out of their day to pop into a local school and read with the kids.<\/p>\n
According to Superintendent Barbara Grohe, who made an appearance Feb. 27 at Neely-O\u2019Brien Elementary, the idea is to show children that even as adults, reading is important.<\/p>\n
\u201cChildren need to see reading as a part of your life, all the time,\u201d she said after reading the Dr. Seuss classic \u201cOh The Places You\u2019ll Go\u201d to Sharon Waterman\u2019s second-grade class.<\/p>\n
Grohe said she choose the book because it is her favorite of Seuss\u2019s works and said going into classrooms, especially to read to the kids, is \u201cthe best part of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grohe said she also looked forward to any opportunity to read Dr. Seuss, whose books she said were \u201cuniversal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter what age you are, there\u2019s something in Dr. Seuss for you,\u201d Grohe said.<\/p>\n
Second-grader Sincere Peneveta, 8, agreed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Seuss books are cool because they are for little kids and big kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Around the class and throughout the school, walls were decorated with Seuss characters ranging from Sneetches to Marvin K. Mulrooney to the Cat in the Hat.<\/p>\n
According to the guest board in the classroom, Grohe\u2019s visit was preceded by a firefighter and would be followed by a Boeing employee that afternoon.<\/p>\n
Through the district, guests were scheduled to read to children all day Monday, including Mayor Suzette Cooke and members of the Seattle Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n
Waterman said having guests in helped reinforce the importance of reading and allowed the kids to see the way other people thought about things.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey help them make connections with real life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The kids said they were happy to have people come in and read and loved hearing the Dr. Seuss stories.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like Dr. Seuss books because they rhyme,\u201d said Himber Zarate-Montano, 7.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like Dr. Seuss books because they are funny,\u201d said Alamjit Choat, 8.<\/p>\n
But before leaving the classroom, Grohe used her book to encourage the kids to explore the Places in their world, especially the library, telling them that books can take them anywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nice thing about the library is you get to go where ever the book is going,\u201d she told the kids.<\/p>\n
Even a place where cats wear hats, eggs are green and even a grinch\u2019s heart can grow three sizes in one day.<\/p>\n
Oh, the places to go…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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