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Celebrating reading at Amsterdam's Tecler Elementary
Assemblyman Tonko speaks with Tecler principal Terry Dewey Assemblyman Paul Tonko speaks with Tecler principal Terrie Dewey after he read "My Visit to the Aquarium" to Mrs. Brinker's class.

The doors of Tecler Elementary swung busily throughout the morning on Tuesday, Nov. 9 as Celebrity Readers joined regular staff to celebrate National Young Readers Day.

Celebrity Readers including Assemblyman Paul Tonko, school administrators, former school employees and students, family members and Channel 9 newscaster Danielle Straus spent a half-hour reading age-appropriate books to individual classrooms. More than entertainment, the program delivered a strong message as it reinforced the importance of reading and showed, by example, that reading continues throughout a persons life.

GASD Superintendent reads to kindergartners GASD Superintendent Limoncelli reads, "If You Gave a Mouse a Cookie" to Mrs. Armstrong's kindergarten class.

“National Young Readers Day is another component of district’s efforts to heighten our students’ love of reading,” said guest reader and GASD Director of Elementary Instruction Susanne Dorr. “In combination with other programs such as Reading First and Partnership for Literacy and our current curriculum we are working to further improve our children’s ability to read and to write.”

National Young Readers Day is an annual event sponsored by Pizza Hut. Schools are encouraged to invite guest readers to share the gift of reading with elementary students. For schools drawing at least ten Celebrity Readers, Pizza Hut offers a chance at $1000 for the school’s library.

“One of our teachers brought the concept to my attention. Since the program potentially benefits our library, I passed it on to our media specialist Joe DiTata. He did a great job organizing the entire event,” stated Tecler principal Terrie Dewey.

Assemblyman Tonko commented that both the program and the recently renovated Tecler building had impressed him.

“We spend our time in Albany fighting for building dollars. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the end product.”

Who read to whom?

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Listeners
Assemblyman Paul Tonko Mrs. Bricker's class
Assemblyman Paul Tonko Mr. Martelli's class
GASD Superintendent Ron Limoncelli Mrs. Armstrong's Kindergarten
GASD Superintendent Ron Limoncelli Ms. Lis' Kindergarten
GASD Director of Special Education Nellie Bush Ms. Lockhart's 2nd grade
Retired School Secretary Ericka Kuiber Mrs. Schilling's 1st grade
Former student John Davey Mrs. Wassel's 3rd grade
Retired Teacher Carolyn DeMay Mrs. Holik's 3rd grade
Mrs. Porter's dad Bob Hoefs Mrs. Porter's 2nd grade
Mrs. Twardy's mom Mrs. Wheadon Mrs. Twardy's 2nd grade
Channel 9 newscaster Danielle Straus Mr. Barboza's 3rd grade
Tecler Principal Terrie Dewey Mrs. Cappuccio's 1st grade
GASD Director of Elementary Instruction Susanne Dorr Mr. Kollar's 5th grade
     
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