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Happy Bir thday, Dr. Seuss! Serving the
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Fun hats were Photo by Theresa Dardanell Mrs. Hamscher said,
everywhere on the first day “We love Dr. Seuss in Lyrical
of Read Across America Kindergarten!” Second grade Acrobatics
week at Thurmont students had a chance to Modern
Primary School (TPS). vote for their favorite books Musical Theater
Students celebrated the and first grade students did a
Ages 3 to Adult
March 2 birthday of Dr. STEM (Science, Technology, For more information
Seuss with a week of fun Engineering and Math) 301.271.7458
activities, focusing on a activity, using stacking cups www.ESPdance.com
different Dr. Seuss book to make a hat. Home of the National Award winning E.S.P. Performing Company
each day. Of course, the Read Across America
book on Monday was The week is an annual reading
Cat In The Hat. For the motivation program,
book, Green Eggs and sponsored by the National
Ham, on Tuesday, students Education Association.
wore green clothes. Principal Karen Locke said
Wacky Wednesday was Carly Hahn, Brayden Rickerd, Shane Smith, Clark Lasher, and Madilynn that because reading is the
the obvious book choice Wachter, wearing their special hats on The Cat In The Hat Day. number one predictor of
for the Wednesday book, student’s success, children
and everyone had fun wearing their teachers provided fun activities, are encouraged to read every day,
clothes inside out or backwards. based on the books and the and parents are provided with tips
To go along with the book Fox characters in the stories. In Mrs. to help their children with reading.
in Socks on Thursday, crazy socks Hamscher’s Kindergarten class, Books are everywhere at TPS, not
could be seen peeking out of shoes. children wrote about their favorite just in the library.
Unfortunately, the activities for and not-so-favorite foods when Along with the books available
Friday were canceled when the they talked about Green Eggs and in the classrooms and in the library,
Nor’easter forced schools to close. Ham. On Crazy Hat Day, they the TPS Book Nook is filled with a
Along with reading the books wrote sentences to describe their variety of free books for students to
and wearing corresponding clothes, hats. borrow.
