Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, March 6, 2020 Oaklandvale Elementary School celebrates Read Across America 2020 LET’S READ: Retired Saugus Police Department K-9 Officer Tim Fawcett keeps the class interested as he reads from a Dr. Seuss book at Oaklandvale Elementary School. HERE’S A GOOD STORY: Saugus Fire Chief Michael Newberry reads from one of his favorite Dr. Seuss books to students at Oaklandvale Elementary School. (Courtesy Photos to The Saugus Advocate) E very year, in honor of Read Across America and the late and great Dr. Seuss, Oaklandvale School does something special to celebrate. This year the teachers chose a book that sparked an interest and decorated their door to exemplify. We were also fortunate to have many guest readers come in to read to the students. These readers included Fire Chief Michael Newbury, Retired K-9 Police Officer Tim Fawcett and several members from the Saugus High School Student Council. We all were excited to celebrate the spirit of reading! (Editor’s Note: This article and the courtesy photos were submitted to The Saugus Advocate by Oaklandvale Elementary School reading specialist Karen Small. Small, a veteran educator in the Saugus Public Schools and the reading specialist at the Oaklandvale Elementary School, coordinated Monday’s observance of Read Across America Day while also honoring the birthday (March 2) of Dr. Seuss (the late Theodor Seuss Geisel), the famous American children’s book author and cartoonist who wrote more than 60 books under that pen name. Small, a 1998 Saugus High School graduate, has worked for 10 years in Saugus Public Schools. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Disorders from Northeastern University (2002). She also received two Master’s Degrees: in Special Education from Salem State College (2006) and in Reading and Literacy from Endicott College (2009). Prior HELPING OUT: Several members of the Saugus High School Student Council were on hand to assist during Monday’s “Read Across America 2020” observance at the Oaklandvale Elementary School. to becoming a Special Education teacher in Saugus Public Schools in 2009, Small worked six years for SEEM Collaborative, a Stoneham-based company that serves students with various disabilities in grades Pre-K through age 22.) HANGING WITH THE CHIEF: A class at Oaklandvale Elementary School hangs with Fire Chief Michael Newberry after he reads to them.
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