March 8, 2010

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Carriage Crest Second Graders
Dr. Seuss Celebration Includes Seahawk, Thunderbird Celebrity Readers

Carriage Crest Second Graders with Thunderbirds' Brenden Dillon & Seahawks' Roy Lewis Jr.
Photo Courtesy of Carriage Crest Elementary

Professional athletes joined with Dr. Seuss February 26 to encourage students at Carriage Crest Elementary School to read.

Dr. Seuss is the pen name of writer and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geise, who published more than 60 children's books. He was born March 2, 1904.

Helping Carriage Crest celebrate the birthday were Seattle Thunderbirds' players Lindsay Nielsen and Brenden Dillon and Seahawks player Roy Lewis Jr.

They read Dr. Seuss books to more than 80 second graders, who earned the party by logging more than 1,000 minutes of reading.

During the party the students celebrated by eating the classic "Green Eggs and Ham" and wearing Dr. Seuss' well-known red-and-white striped hat.
Nielsen and Dillon started the morning by reading "Cat in the Hat."

Lewis read the tongue-twister, "Fox in Socks." After reading Lewis spoke to the children and shared with them some of his favorite books as a child, including Berenstain Bears and Dr. Suess books.

He also stressed to the children the importance of reading and education in his everyday life.

PTSA Support Makes it Happen
The Carriage Crest PTSA sponsored and paid for the program and celebration. Volunteers included Linda Dablestien, who stored large amounts of felt material, coordinating the cutting and sewing of the Dr. Seuss hats; parent volunteer cutters and sewers; Mimi Chan, who organized, delivered and coordinated the cooking of  the breakfast food; parent volunteers who cooked, served and cleaned up; and a special reading guest, "Cat in the Hat."

"We could not have had such a successful day without everyone’s support," said a Second Grade Teacher.