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Rep. Adam Zemke reads at Ann Arbor Open
Rep. Adam Zemke reads to a class of first and second graders at Ann Arbor Open on March 22 as part of their celebration of Reading Month.
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VIDEO: Teachers Go Bananas at Bryant Elementary
“Teachers Go Bananas” at Bryant Elementary is a favorite yearly treat. Teachers dress up as their favorite book characters and then during “Banana Time” rush to another classroom to share their story. “Banana Time” happens […]
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Bach Family Reading Night shows love of reading across languages
Bach Elementary School’s Family Reading Night on March 22 drew hundreds of students and their families for some good old-fashioned story time. The kids (and many of their teachers and parents) cuddled up in their […]
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Burns Park Students ‘Read to Feed’
March is Reading Month, and Burns Park students are celebrating by “reading to feed.” The students will take pledges and participate in a fundraiser for Heifer International, which supplies families in third-world countries with livestock […]
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Congressman Dingell kicks off Reading Month at Burns Park Elementary
By Tara Cavanaugh Congressman John Dingell has his hands full with representing our state in the U.S. House of Representatives. But he still makes time to reach out to citizens –– even the ones who […]
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Photos: AAPS celebrates March Reading Month
Swinging hula dancers, a reading dog, and live storytelling from world-famous authors: our schools sure know how to make March Reading Month interesting. But even though the month was filled with fun activities, there was […]
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Dr. Green reads to kindergarten class, celebrates Reading Month
A Northside Elementary class celebrated March Reading Month with a special guest today: Dr. Patricia Green, AAPS Superintendent. Dr. Green read “How Big Is the World?” by Britta Teckentrup to Janice Smith’s kindergarteners, who just […]
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Author Hope Vesterglaad to Bach Elementary students: Keep your eyes and ears open
By Tara Cavanaugh Author Hope Vesterglaad has written several children’s books, including “Potty Animals.” She returned to Bach Elementary, which she attended from 2nd to 6th grade, to talk about her books with kindergarteners and […]
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Local cartoonist teaches Bach students about storytelling
–By Tara Cavanaugh Bach Elementary students learned what gives comics their zip, boom and pow during a mini-lesson in the art of comic strip making yesterday. Local graphic novel author and artist Jerzy Drozd taught […]