The theme for this year is “Imagine reading as a way of life”.
Francis Katabira, the head teacher, said when the club informed them about the forthcoming day, the school management did a number of preparations such as a poetry composition around the theme. Indeed, The Observer saw many such poems pinned on the many notice boards around the school.
The club also donated cartons of soda, water and biscuits. The Rotarians entered classrooms and lead the reading and discussions using the donated storybooks. After the reading of stories inside the classrooms, there was a general assembly at which speeches were made by the head teacher Katabira, the guest reader James Juma who is also supervisor of Education and Social Services at KCCA, Rotary Club of Kitante president Carol Ntegeka, Director of Studies Rosemary Among and pupil representative Rebecca Nyongeirwe of P.7B.
Ntegeka explained the many benefits of reading books such as good speech and leadership skills and general knowledge. She said books can keep learners occupied and well behaved when a teacher is not present.
The general assembly witnessed a dialogue by two (a boy and a girl) Primary Seven pupils and a dance performance. One of the guests, Dr Sarah Bimbona of Makerere University then interviewed several pupils who voluntarily presented themselves about the stories they read, the storybook titles and the lessons learnt from them.
Bimbona then announced that the club would strengthen the partnership with the school by organizing spelling bees, composition and writing competitions and recruiting ambassadors in every
class, among others.
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