School, community celebrate Seuss
SLIPPERY ROCK — More than 100 elementary students attended the second day of a two-day celebration of Dr. Seuss.
Children at Moraine Elementary School on Tuesday and at Slippery Rock Area Elementary on Wednesday got a free copy of a Dr. Seuss book.
The children also played about 20 different Seuss-themed games.
Abby Smith, a third-grader at Slippery Rock Area Elementary, skipped through hoops at Wednesday's event.
“I liked tossing rings at the hats,” she said. “There were riddles inside of them.”
Abby said her favorite Dr. Seuss Book is “Green Eggs and Ham.” She said the rhyming is what makes Seuss's books fun to read.
“I won't eat them here or there,” she said, citing a line from “Green Eggs and Ham.”
Logan Fetsko, a kindergartener, liked playing the Lorax-themed golf putt.
He said “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is his favorite Seuss book.
Logan's mother, Autumn Fetsko, said she thought everybody was having fun, Logan included.
“I've never experienced anything like this,” she said.
Fetsko said she liked that children were excited to come back to school outside of school hours. She said it also gives parents a good activity during which to bond.
“It says they're trying to reach kids of all levels with all their activities,” Fetsko said.
Karen Pearce, the librarian of the Slippery Rock Community Library, dressed up as the Cat in the Hat.
“The little ones, their eyes get real wide and they're very, very excited,” she said. “The older ones get a bit of a smirk on their face.”
Pearce passed out bookmarks promoting the library's upcoming Pi Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14. She said she is also a big fan of Dr. Seuss.“It says that silly words and nonsense words are OK,” she said.Slippery Rock Rotary purchased all of the books for the event.“Every year, school districts across the country celebrate Dr. Seuss's (March 2) birthday,” said Regina Greenwald, a member of the Slippery Rock Rotary.Greenwald, who likes “Oh, the Places You'll Go,” said this was just one of many projects and funding partnerships the Rotary has pursued with the school.“That's what Rotary does,” she said. “Rotary helps people in all areas.”Melissa Cessar, a Title 1 reading teacher, said the school has held Dr. Seuss night for the past 10 years.“Each year, more and more students and their families attend,” she said.Cessar said the event surpassed hitting its mark this year, as it does every year.“It's just about trying to inspire them to want to read,” Cessar said.
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