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Third-grade Literacy Night at Dobbins
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Haris (left) and Usman (right) Khan particpated in third-grade Literacy Night at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland on March 24.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Shown are some of the books provided at the book sale at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland for third-grade Literacy Night.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Pictured at Dobbins Elementary School's third-grade Literacy Night is, from left, Sarah White, Michael Daley and Ryan Nigh. The students collected money for the book sale provided for the event on March 24.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Courtney (back) and Owen (front ) Puhl picked out books at the book sale at Dobbins Elementary School on March 24.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Krista White ran the "Storytime" station during third-grade Literacy Night at Dobbins Elementary School.
By amanda tonoli
Dobbins Elementary School in Poland hosted Family Literacy Night for third-grade students on March 24. The night was filled with fun activities, snacks, education and more.
Megan Daley, one of the volunteers of the event, said that it was important to talk about all types of literacy, not just reading. The night was also focused around writing and culture. Joining this literacy night was Jess Briganti from WFMJ, high school cheerleaders from Poland Seminary High School and various families representing different cultures to go with the theme of reading around the world.
“Different countries are represented different activities,” Megan Daley said. “We have the Berrinche’s from the Mexican restaurant in Poland, story-telling — kanji — from Japan and a Dobbins’s family from Pakistan, the Khans.”
Principal Michael Daley took a new approach to Literacy Night this year.
“This is the first time we broke it down to just one grade,” Daley said. “It’s a little less chaos and a little more focus on what we are trying to do.”
Daley said the importance of having a literacy night was to read from all around the world and see different continents with the activities provided.
Throughout the event, parents and children had the opportunity to go to the used book sale, selling books donated by students for 50 cents a piece. The proceeds went to Project Learning Around the World, an association from Youngstown State University. The money given to the project goes to providing learning materials for children in Africa.