Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Kindergarten students celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday at an assembly hosted by Ms. Martin.

Kindergarten students celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with an assembly hosted by Ms. Martin!  Most students wore red and white hats inspired by the famous author and illustrator of more than 44 books!  Among the books he is best known for are "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Cat in the Hat".  During our celebration, Ms. Martin read "The Cat in the Hat" and asked questions to see what students were thinking.  "What would you do", she asked, "if the Cat in the Hat knocked on your door...would you let him in?".

Following the assembly, classes took photos and were given stickers to commemorate the celebration.  March 2nd is also Read Across America Day, sponsored by the National Education Association.  This an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss.  For more information on Read Across America Day, click here!  To see photos of the event, click the slideshow below!

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Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students Celebrate Dr. Seuss!

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday!  Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, under the name of Dr. Seuss in 1937. Next came a string of best sellers, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. His rhymes and characters are beloved by generations.  For more information and a video about this famous author, click here!

Kindergarten and first grade scholars of the Dr. Seuss Academy joined millions of their peers across the country to celebrate his birthday and the eighteenth annual National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day on  March 2, 2016.  The National Educators Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday and the joys of reading, expects more than 45 million readers yearly, both young and old, to pick up a book and read.

To honor the good doctor and celebrate the fun and value of reading, we spent the day reading books by Dr. Seuss!  Click here for more information about the NEA's Read Across America campaign and take a look the slideshow below for some highlights of this exciting day!

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