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ROBINSON ELEMENTARY — READING EQUALS SUCCESS
from One Dawson 2023-24
by The Times
Robinson Elementary School’s motto for the 20222023 school year was Reading Equals Success. Providing a strong foundation in reading for elementary students is a top priority for RES. The staff strives to ignite a genuine love for reading by providing a variety of engaging opportunities. An absolute favorite of the year was Camp Read-A-Lot where the school was transformed into various campsites equipped with camping gear from tents and lanterns to kayaks and fishing poles. Parents were invited to be lead-campers for a day and share their love of reading by reading books about the great outdoors to student-campers. What a fun time and a wonderful way to share the love of reading with students. The RES Media Specialist, Mrs. Anglin, also keeps students excited about reading in a variety of ways such as providing a cozy Starbooks corner for leisurely reads and serving hot chocolate to all K-5 students who have met their reading goals each month. Students also enjoy the opportunity to “purchase” a book of their choice from the school’s book vending machine which the Media Specialist keeps stocked with up-todate student favorites. Students are able to buy these books using points earned for exhibiting positive behaviors.
Last year’s winter assembly offered some reading fun as RES students unwrapped a new book of their very own. In addition to the many opportunities provided by RES, the Dawson County School District provides students with an online adaptive reading program that provides highly engaging kidfriendly reading skill instruction and practice.
As students work their way through these reading skills, they are recognized with certificates both schoolwide and in their classrooms.
In the book, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut, Dr. Seuss expresses, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” RES desires for its students to have a strong foundation in reading and that this will help to ensure a successful journey wherever life may take them.
