Donors Making a Difference…Supporting Childhood Literacy
Literacy is the foundation of education, and this year, Riverview Bank, Riverview Trust Company, and Wellpoint reinforced their commitment to young readers in Vancouver Public Schools (VPS). In celebration of Read Across America Week, these dedicated partners donated $10,000 in total to the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools, ensuring that first-grade students across the district […]
DONORS MAKING A DIFFERENCE…Read Across America
Each year students in VPS join in the nation’s largest celebration of reading, Read Across America. Thanks to our community partners, there is a special tradition for first-grade students at all 23 VPS elementary schools. Throughout the weeklong celebration nearly 1,800 first-graders and their families celebrated with a delicious breakfast provided and served by Beaches […]
ENGAGING STUDENTS…Eisenhower Elementary unveils book vending machine
There’s a new vending machine at Eisenhower Elementary, but rather than dispensing a sugary snack, this machine is parent and librarian approved. Funded by grants from the Foundation for VPS and Eisenhower PTA, “Bookworm,” is a book dispensing vending machine that provides a fun, unique way to reward students for good behavior and encourages literacy […]
INSPIRING STUDENTS…School-wide reading project builds unity at Minnehaha Elementary
Creating a greater sense of unity is often difficult to achieve in a larger school, but that was the mission of Minnehaha Elementary’s school-wide reading project: One School, One Book. Organized by Teacher Librarians, Amanda Clow and Kelsey Andrewjeski, the entire school participated in reading the same book, Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate. Through a Foundation […]
