This was our first visit to Edison School in Bridgeport and we were fortunate enough to meet with Lisa Andrews, Theresa Corby and Mary Kate Sember, the Literacy Coach. Edison is a K-6 school with about 250 kids, and these first graders were very excited about getting some books.
Books sourced from: Greenwich Book Swap, Darien Books Aid, Cos Cob Library and Parkway School
Kelsa and Linda in the Literacy classroom
We had a great meeting today with Linda Pillo, Literacy Coach at Dunbar School in Bridgeport. We dropped off about 500 books and hope to provide a lot more in the future - especially once their school library is reopened later this year
Ms Pillo planned to use the non-fiction books we brought to teach 3rd and 5th graders about how these books differ from fiction. She created a scavenger list of unique non-fiction elements, such as a table of contents, a glossary, captions, graphs, timelines, comparisons, etc and the kids will have to find as many as they can in the books they choose. Julio and I thought this was brilliant and we'll begin to read non-fiction in a whole new light.
Books sourced from: Greenwich Book swap, Cos Cob Library, Parkway School and Darien Book Aid
Mrs Morgan and Ms Ortiz with Julio Reinoso
Mrs Selena Morgan, principal of John Winthrop School in Bridgeport found 8 strong kids to carry in the 600+ books we delivered there today. Maria Ortiz, the Home School Coordinator was very happy to find 100 "1,2,3 Readers" that she can use in an upcoming reading event.
Books sourced from: Cos Cob Library, Greenwich Books Swap and Darien Books Aid
Jackie Simmons and Betsy Sisson (on the left)
We had a chance to meet Jackie Simmons (Principal) and Betsy Sisson (Literacy Coach) at the beautiful new Roosevelt Elementary School in Bridgeport. They have 524 kids in Pre K - 8th grades. As an Apple sponsored school, they will have Apple TVs in every room and iPads for each kid.
They are in need of lots of books for the classroom, and really appreciated the 600+ books we dropped off.
Books sourced from: Cos Cob Library, Darien Book Aid and Greenwich Book Swap
Mr Herminio Planas moved this year from Curiale School to Black Rock to become Principal. He walked us through the lovely addition to the school and we got the opportunity to see their new library, which is currently in the process of getting replenished. We were able to add about 750 books today, but hope to circle back later this year with Katy Meyrick, their Librarian, once they get a sense for the gaps in their collection.
Book Sources: Cos Cob Library, Darien Book Aid, Greenwich Book Swap