Summary: Provide dictionaries to all third graders in Carlsbad Unified School District.
This established hands on literacy outreach project is a favorite of Rotarians, teachers, and students. Many Rotarians are given the opportunity to visit all 3rd grade classrooms in Carlsbad in teams of two where they talk to students about Rotary and the importance of education. They then provide all third graders with their own dictionary, an important educational resource for every child to improve reading and vocabulary, as well as other skills like alphabetical order, word origins and relationships, and spelling. As needed, native Spanish speakers are also provided with a Spanish/English dictionary. There is a large population of Spanish speakers in Carlsbad schools, so this additional resource is very helpful. The club often receives thank you notes from students detailing how they are using the dictionaries to assist in their studies.
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History Log Entries
17-Jul-15
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Creation of project page.
22-Jul-15
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Project sent for club signatures.
23-Jul-15
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Project signed by Robyn A. Hill.
23-Jul-15
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Project signed by Stan Prowse.
5-Aug-15
by Marge Cole
District Grant application P-1009 was approved by the D5340 Rotary Foundation Committee at its August 2015 meeting. The Committee approved a match of $1000. in DDF to match Club funds for this project.
6-Aug-15
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Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
12-Sep-15
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Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
23-Mar-16
by Robyn A. Hill
In September and October 2016, dictionaries were distributed to all third graders in Carlsbad Unified School District. Bilingual students were also provided with Spanish/English dictionaries. The books were distributed by teams of Carlsbad Hi-Noon Rotarians who visited the classrooms.
23-Mar-16
by Robyn A. Hill
In March of 2016, a small surplus of funds was used to purchase a class set of non-fiction books for the third grade at Jefferson Elementary School in Carlsbad, CA, a Title 1 school. Last year, a similar situation resulted in the donation of a class set of fiction books.
23-Mar-16
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Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
23-Mar-16
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Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.
