SCHOOL NEWS BRIEFS Lower School News Grade 5 Enters Martha Washington Speech Contest In January, Grade 5 traveled to the Jacksonville Public Library to present the results of their work for an annual essay contest sponsored by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) in the State of Florida. Students were given Martha Washington as the subject matter, and spent time during first semester researching Martha Washington and then following the writing process steps to finalize a typed, one-page essay. Then in January, students and teachers went to the Main Jacksonville Public Library, where they saw a Martha Washington reenactor who spoke about the importance of Washington in our country’s founding as well as the importance of the writing process. Students participated in the re-enactment, and Bailey Conner ’27 was selected as the St. Johns Country Day School essay winner. Congratulations, Bailey!
World Read Aloud Day Earlier this year, the whole St. Johns community came together in celebration of World Read Aloud Day. Spartans in all divisions celebrated by reading aloud or having others come read to them.
Photos: L-R Chair of the History and Social Sciences Department Josh Stern reads to Grade 4; Director of Development Jordan Robbins Rechcigl ’10 reads to Grade 2; Grade 4 teacher Erin Bare Willingham ’98 reads to Pre-K4.
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