Anna Baum, Rotary Club of La Grande, La Grande, OR
Our program is going on its sixth year – has been well received by students and teachers alike – Rotarians enjoy being in the classrooms and presenting dictionaries.
Rotary dictionary project
The Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary Club recently gave 157 dictionaries to third graders in North Fork, O'Neals, Coarsegold, Yosemite Lakes Park and Raymond.
C J, Oakhurst Sierra Sunrise Rotary Club, Coarsegold, CA
Dear Oakhurst Sierra Rotary, Thank you for the dictionary. I love it, and my mom loves it, too. So does my dad. I like it because it tells you what the word means. I am going to keep it until I am an adult and give it to my children. Sincerely, CJ
Somerton Rotary Club recognized by Yuma County Educational Foundation
Somerton Rotary Club recently received a plaque from the Yuma County Educational Foundation which read,
Mrs. Peters’ class, The Dictionary Project
Dear Ms. French, Thank you for sending us our dictionaries. They have helped us with our writing. Now we can look up the meaning of our favorite words. We like how much our dictionaries will help us get ready for fourth grade! We know we will keep using them until we get to college. We really appreciate you giving these dictionaries to us. Sincerely,... Read More
Rue Elementary School third graders, The Dictionary Project, Rue Elementary School, Council Bluffs, IA
We love our new dictionaries! We promise to use them to learn new words and to insert more descriptive words into our writing. We are so excited that we get to take them home! Thank you, Mary French, and thanks to the Optimist Club!
Thank you, Rotary Club!
The Rotary Club of Greater Anderson received many thank-you letters from children at the 15 elementary schools that were included in their dictionary project.
Here are a few of them: