Read Across America at St. Jerome’s
Kelly Dirzulaitis of St. Luke’s, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, reads to second-grade students.
First-grade student Lillian Porambo looks at the pages as Mary Ellen Stephens of St. Luke’s reads Dr. Seuss’ “The Tooth Book.”
Nancy Jones, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, poses for a photo with students Abby Upanavage, second grade; Emily Upanavage, fourth grade; and Cheryl Upanavage, preschool aide.
Students at St. Jerome Regional School celebrated Read Across America Friday with special guest readers from St. Luke’s. Kindergarten through fourth-grade classes had the opportunity to hear “The Tooth Book” by Dr. Seuss and learn about the importance of good dental hygiene. The school also held a crazy hat day in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday and had a Cat in the Hat photo station set up for classes to take funny pictures. Dr. Joanne Calabrese said that this is something the health network likes to do as a way to encourage reading in children. All of the readers had a relative who attends St. Jerome. For a photo gallery from the event, visit tnonline.com.
ABOVE: Kelly Dirzulaitis of St. Luke’s, dressed as the Cat in the Hat, reads to second-grade students. PHOTOS BY AMY MILLER/TIMES NEWS
