THIRD GRADE STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE DICTIONARIES

Due to the generosity of the Davenport Elks and Does organizations, every third grade student in the Davenport Community Schools will be receiving a FREE dictionary to support their efforts in reading and literacy.

According to Earl Oelerich with the Davenport Elks, the organization is pleased to be helping students again this year. All total, well over 1000 dictionaries will be distributed during the next few weeks.

Deb Miller, principal at Fillmore Elementary and recipient of dictionaries last year is quick to praise the program. “It’s wonderful that all of the elementary schools are included in this program. Our district is committed to literacy and the dictionaries are a great resource for students” she says. “The students last year were very pleased and used their dictionaries frequently throughout the remainder of the year.”

Dictionaries will be presented either at assemblies or directly in classrooms. The media is invited to attend the distribution at Jefferson Elementary, scheduled for this Thursday, November 8, at 10:30 a.m. in their school auditorium. Mr. Oelerich can be reached at 285-4212 for additional comments.