Students in senior Ladena Reed’s Bookworms Club enjoyed an eventful day last Wednesday, November 20 by reading children’s books to elementary school students at Mrs. Dorsey’s Daycare Center.
The event was designed to both give the daycare children a fun time and to provide knowledge and experience to the Bookworms members. This was achieved by reading classic childrens books such as “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”, Batman comics, and a plethora of Dr. Seuss books to the daycare kids.
“After we read ‘The Dark Knight’ we played Avengers and it was awesome. I really like the Bookworms club members. They should come back to read more to us,” said Los Cerritos 5th grader, Eric Ortega.
Jordan Brown, creator of Mrs. Dorsey’s Daycare Center, also coordinated a game of freeze tag in order to get the daycare children more involved.
“I love younger children and love the opportunity I’ve been given to interact with them,” said Brown,
Merret Dorsey, who is a Poly alumnus, loved the services provided by the Bookworms Club. She was all smiles during the event and claimed to be proud of her former school’s current students.
“The Bookworms Club is welcome back anytime; the children definitely enjoyed its company,” said the main caretaker of the children, Mrs. Dorsey. the club plans to revisit the daycare as often as possible.
Many of the club’s members have also signed up to help baby-sit some of the younger children on their own time. The Book Worms Club might return to the Daycare in the next few months to have another reading.
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