City's elementary school students celebrate Dr. Seuss Day

First-grader Sophia Grassie, left, and kindergartener Leah Tobey read books to honor Dr. Seuss' birthday. (Photo courtesy Rochester Schools)

ROCHESTER - Rochester elementary school students recently celebrated Dr. Seuss Day by reading and participating in themed activities.

On March 3 the school honored the author's birthday as part of Read Across America, a week-long literacy awareness and reading motivation campaign sponsored by the National Education Association.

The day started with a breakfast where students were served green eggs and ham, a reference to one of Seuss' most popular books.

Rochester Police Officer Matthew Kimball read to kindergarten and grade three and Officer Alexander Howard-Koppes read to grades one, two and four.

Students teamed up with members of other grades to read Dr. Seuss books, participated in Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.), and enjoyed cupcakes while watching a video of the Dr. Seuss Book Sneetches.

Teachers participated in the event during Teacher Switch-a-Roo, where they read books to the grade below theirs. The Kindergarten teacher read to the fourth-graders.

"Everyone had so much fun and we always hope to create events like these that foster a love of reading and curiosity in our students," School Street School Principal Suzanne Boutin Boutin said.