| L.O. Jacob Elementary students love to read |
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| Wednesday, 20 February 2008 | ||
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Staff writer Excited students from L.O. Jacob Elementary School filled the seats inside the Coon Rapids High School auditorium Feb. 12 for the school’s annual reading celebration. This was all part of the school’s participation in I Love to Read Month, which is February. Students in the school chose to participate in I Love to Read month by keeping track of the amount of time they spent reading outside of school, beginning at the end of December. According to the school’s media specialist, Tim Carlson, this year 82 percent of the 340 students participated and of the those who participated, 72 percent earned a medallion. Students earned a medallion by reaching level five through reading a certain amount. Each grade level had a different time requirement for each level. For example, kindergarten needed to read 90 minutes to reach a level and fifth-graders had to read 180 minutes per level. After a student reached a level they were rewarded. Level one received popcorn; level two Goldfish; level three a wrist band; level four a bookmark; and level five the medallion. This year’s top reader was third-grader Timothy Line, who read 6,725 minutes, and the second top reader was fourth- grader Melissa Woodworth, who read 2,850 minutes. The top readers for each grade were Donald Osborne, kindergarten; Cody Pannell, first-grade: Hannah Skibbe, second-grade; Kimberly Skog, third-grade; Meaghan Skog, fourth-grade; and Olivia Hodge, fifth-grade. This year’s I Love to Read Month theme was, “If you want to be a leader, be a reader.” Students who earned a medallion were presented with them during the awards ceremony Feb. 12 at Coon Rapids High School. Dr. Roger Giroux, District 11 superintendent, was the guest speaker. He told the students, “I am a reader.” But he said that when he was in high school he was not a good reader until his brother took him to a book store. “It was the biggest bookstore in the world at that time,” he told the students. He said that his brother told him to pick out a book. “I became fascinated with the idea of owning my own book,” Giroux said. And from that point on he was interested in reading. Giroux was proud of them for getting interested in reading at an early age, he said. “I’m very proud of you all and I’m proud of your accomplishments, reading is so important,” he said. Noah Anderson, first-grader, read a letter he wrote about how much he liked I love to Read Month. “This has been so much fun, I love to read,” he said. Jennifer Kivioja is at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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