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LPSS and Kiwanis Club partnership encourages children to read more The more they read, the bigger the chance to win a new bike. and last updated 2021-01-14 23:42:57-05 LAFAYETTE, La. â The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette and the Lafayette Parish School System are forming a partnership to hopefully get children to read more books. The goal of the program is to incentivize students in a new way, amid the pandemic. Normally, librarians and school staff would encourage children to read with promises of free pizza or dance parties, but because of new restrictions, these parties aren't an option. ...
Lafayette Kiwanis and LPSS Give Bicycles to Encourage Reading The Lafayette Parish School System has partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette on a mission to get children to read more books. This initiative will give incentives to students in a new way. Pre-pandemic the children were encouraged through the Accelerated Reader program at school with librarians and teachers offering prizes and parties as an incentive. Obviously, the pandemic restrictions prevent that from happening now. Luckily for our kiddos, the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette is helping in a big way. They are donating prizes ...
UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 3:30 pm CT Reply Pictured is Kansas City Representative Richard Brown at James Elementary last year before the pandemic. (Operation Food Search) Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently launched its Missouri School Breakfast that provides extensive resources and detailed reports regarding breakfast participation trends and how they affect students statewide. The new website, which was created to raise awareness regarding the importance of breakfast, provides a variety of tools for school district administration and staff. The ...
Gulfport school celebrates last day of chemotherapy for kindergartner Gulfport school celebrates final chemo for kindergartener By WLOX Staff | December 18, 2020 at 7:20 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 9:25 PM GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulfport kindergarten student got an early Christmas present Friday, and his family and school put on a big show for an incredible celebration. For more than three years, five-year-old Sumner Holland has been battling leukemia. It was his last day of chemotherapy, and he celebrated the big day with his family and classmates at St. James Elementary School ...