Reading Wheels February 13th

Hey everyone

Diana here, an intern and volunteer coordinator with FFSC. Just wanted to tell everyone about the Reading Wheels Program and our most recent success!

Reading Wheels Literacy Program, our newest program, happens the second Saturday of each month. FFSC gathers together with our children and volunteers, from 10am – 1:30pm, for a fun and relaxing time of story-telling and literary games. Reading Wheels aims to improve our children’s reading and writing skills through the guidance and support of adult friends who will read to them and listen to them read. Volunteers can come read with our children for a one time commitment, or can make a longer term commitment to volunteer multiple times. Join us for on our reading adventures! ***Volunteers will be eligible for a ticket to Disneyland after volunteering with the Reading Wheels program for 1 Saturday.

The February 13th Reading Wheels at 42nd St Elementary, although only our third, was a huge success. Volunteers from LA works and UCLA dedicated their saturday morning to ensure our wonderful kids got the time and attention they deserve. Following a great round of introductions and icebreakers, we split the kids into k-2nd and 3rd - 5th. While the K-2nd graders read " Dick and Jane, How Can i Help?", the 3rd - 5th graders tackled the more challenging chapter book " Math Rashes and Other Classroom Tales" .

After an hour of reading and discussion, a delicious lunch of pizza was provided by our awesome executive director Melissa Wyatt. Seeing as it was a beautiful Saturday morning, handball and double dutch were the games of choice by the kids. Much to my dismay, i could not get Shannon, one of the volunteer coordinators from LA works, to double dutch for the first time, BUT a few of the kids got myself and Jasmine, another volunteer, to turn the ropes for them AND even got our UCLA volunteers to chase and play them around the jungle gym!

Sadly our day concluded at 1:30 after a few more rounds of reading, discussion and games, but on the bright side, many of the kids promised to come back for the next Reading Wheels and bring friends!....Maybe by then i'll find a better way to convince Shannon to try double dutching!

That's all for now, but our next Reading Wheels is February 27th and the following Reading Wheels will be on March 13th, and the one after that April 10th.

I am definitely looking forward to another sunny Saturday morning filled with reading, fun and pizza!