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Read Across America Celebration at DODEA Guam Schools

7th-8th grade students read books in Spanish to 1st grade and kindergarten students at McCool School during Read Across the World Week. This collborative activity was designed by teachers to encourage and excite students to read more books as part of Read Across America.

CELEBRATING GENERATIONS OF READERS

DoDEA Guam School students joined millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the Read Across the World Week from February 28th to March 4th. To celebrate the fun and value of reading, DoDEA Guam Schools held different activities. Below Andersen FSS Deputy Director reads a book by Dr. Seuss to pre-K kids at Andersen CDC (left); McCool School students read books during Read Across America Week (right).

McCool Elementary School Students Create Family Coconut Book Projects

Submitted by McCool Elementary School

Families of Pre-K up to 2nd grade students were invited to participate in a family book project contest. The families read a book together and using a coconut, created a character or something representing the book the family read. A short description of the project was also included with their creations.

Submitted by Fleet & Family Readiness Center April is recognized as National Financial Literacy Month. Learn the importance on how to save, earn, invest, and protect your money. This initiative promotes the importance of developing financial skills that will help you achieve financial goals. In support of this initiative, the Fleet and Family Support Center partnered with Guam High School and conducted a class on Developing a Spending Plan. FFSC’s Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) Germaine Moore demonstrated the importance of savings, how to input wants and needs into a spending plan, and managing money wisely. Students chose a variety of expenses and were instructed to build a budget based on what was chosen. This class helped students understand the importance of money management.

Guam High School Students Learn About Financial Literacy

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