December 19, 2018 - On December 13, Teena Starchman's third graders at Sierra Foothill Charter School had an exciting visit from members of the Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Club. Every year, Mariposa Yosemite Rotary members go to public schools in Mariposa County and give each third-grade students a beautiful, full color dictionary of their own. December 13 was SFCS students' turn.
In addition to handing out the dictionaries, the Rotarians led a fun lesson with the students on how to correctly use their dictionaries.
The third graders love their new dictionaries.
Rotarian Don Smith shakes the hand of SFCS third grader Devon Foster before handing him his dictionary. In the background, Tom Cooke shows Melody Neimier the bookplate Rotary members have placed inside the front cover with the name of the student and Rotary's Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, and do: is it the truth?; Is it fair to all concerned?; Will it build goodwill and better and better friendships?; Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Other students look through their new dictionaries or wait for their turn.
Rotarian Don Smith works with Tyson Shelby on a lesson on how to use the dictionary.
Indra LaRoche and Tavin Vaziralli enjoy looking through their new dictionaries.
