On December 2, 2014, Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga weathered a rain storm to brighten the day for Campbell Union School District’s third graders. In its eighth year, Dictionary Day is a long-standing and well-loved program. Each year, volunteers from the community and ALLGS distribute almost 1,000 brand new dictionaries, present a lesson and games on dictionary use, and send the students home with their very own dictionary. We also provide Spanish/English dictionaries to support students who speak a second language—a total of 8,000 English dictionaries and 1,000 Spanish/English dictionaries during the life of this program. Feedback from students, teachers, parents and volunteers is overwhelmingly positive! This is just one facet of the Literacy Program that ALLGS holds dear and we are happy to be able to sponsor it each year.
Priscilla Spencer-Matusewicz, principal of Marshall Lane School, sent the following message after Dictionary Day.
“I want to thank you for your support of Dictionary Day. Although our children have access to online information, I still believe that it is important for our students to have access to real books. On the eve of Dictionary Day, we had a PTA Board meeting. One of the members had to bring her 3 children with her. When I looked over, one of them was reading her new dictionary! Adorable!”
Many thanks to all who helped make Dictionary Day a success this year—the baggers and labelers, the classroom presenters, and the Campbell Union School District staff who facilitated the process. We hope to see you again next year!
Priscilla Spencer-Matusewicz, principal of Marshall Lane School, sent the following message after Dictionary Day.
“I want to thank you for your support of Dictionary Day. Although our children have access to online information, I still believe that it is important for our students to have access to real books. On the eve of Dictionary Day, we had a PTA Board meeting. One of the members had to bring her 3 children with her. When I looked over, one of them was reading her new dictionary! Adorable!”
Many thanks to all who helped make Dictionary Day a success this year—the baggers and labelers, the classroom presenters, and the Campbell Union School District staff who facilitated the process. We hope to see you again next year!
