HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY DAYTON ELEMENTARY-- RIGHT TO READ MONTH

Throughout March, students at Horizon Science Academy- Dayton Elementary will be enjoying special guest readers as part of a month-long reading extravaganza in honor of National Right to Read.

Guest readers planned included members of the Dayton Demonz Hockey team, Jim Bucher- TV Guy, Buckeyeman and Jim Tressel Look-alike, members of the Dayton Sharks Indoor Football team, and members of the Victoria Theater. The month-long event was designed to highlight the importance of teaching strong reading skills and the value of reading to children. Students spent the month reading a variety of books that touch upon different aspects of their curriculum with a special focus on author studies. The month will culminate in a special Dr. Seuss event to celebrate the birthday of one of the most loved authors of children’s books.

On Tuesday, March 10th several readers came from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. They read to several of the classrooms with the elementary school, grades kindergarten through fifth. The students were so excited to see the soldiers from the Air Force come in uniform and read their favorite books! The students got a chance to see that reading is important to so many people, but especially soldiers. This is a profession that many of HSA Dayton Elementary students say they want to you be when they grow up.

2nd Lt. Fairchild visited third graders.  After reading to them, the students had an opportunity to ask him questions about his particular role in the military.  2nd Lt. Fairchild explained that he is an electrical engineer and that to do his job it is very important to study mathematics and science topics.  He said that being a good reader is important in both of those areas.  Students talked to him about the kinds of careers they were thinking about when they grow up.  He told them that many of those careers were things that they could do in the military and that the military could help them go to school to become those things but that they had to study hard now so that they could do those things later.

2nd Lt. Fairchild  reads to third graders.

2nd Lt. Fairchild celebrated Right to Read with Third Grade at HSA-DE.

On March 17, we were visited by Buckeyman and a Jim Tressel Look-alike (written about in a previous blog post).  Third graders enjoyed listening to an ABC book about the OSU Buckeyes read by both of these gentlemen.  Afterwards, they questioned them about what it takes to get into a great college like The Ohio State University.  Buckeyman, who sits on the scholarship board for OSU, indicated that students would need to have good study habits, good grades, and a willingness to work hard and struggle.

Jim Tressel Look-alike and Buckeyman

On April 24, Third graders were visited by Jeff Booth, Chief Meteorologist for ABC 22 and FOX 45.  Mr. Booth read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to students and then fielded some of their questions about what it takes to be a meteorologist.

Jeff Booth reading Cloudy with  Chance of Meatballs

Thank you Mr. Booth for supporting our Right to Read!

Throughout the month, several other guest readers visited HSA-DE.  We ended the month with a special Career Day event where students were permitted to dress up like the career they would like to be when they grow up as successful readers.  In third grade, Shy'Diamond dressed up as an art teacher, Diamond dressed up as an elementary teacher, Darren dressed up as a boxer, Khadijah dressed up as a doctor, and Da'Marieon dressed up as a businessman.  Students are already starting to see that they can be anything they set their minds on if they make a plan and work towards it.