Last week, I visited Britannia Public School in Mississauga. At the entrance, I was greeted by a small placard, propped up on a metal tripod. Welcome Rob Weston, it said…
Wouldn’t it be grand if every day could start like this, I thought, I’ve never had students make me a welcome banner before! In the front office I met the librarian and I immediately thanked her for her school’s thoughtfulness.
“Oh, yes,” she said. “I should show you some of the other projects.” (Other projects?)
Imagine my surprise when I was told all the 4th and 5th graders were reading Zorgamazoo in their classes — and doing visual and language arts activities featuring the book. On the way up to the library, where I was set to do my presentation, there were whole bulletin boards devoted to drawings of zorgles and other creatures from Zorgamazoo! (There were even a bunch more welcome signs!)
Needless to say, I was flabbergasted. In a very good way. So let me send out a very hearty, very heartfelt thanks to the staff and students of Britannia Public School…for utterly making my day.










A while back, I wrote about the importance of reading
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