Hats were big at the Lower School on March 2, as the fiftieth anniversary of The Cat in the Hat was celebrated. Here first grade teacher Mrs. Mironda Watson reads to her class... At two o'clock, every classroom was reading The Cat in the Hat...
Librarian Mrs. Williams got into the spirit early in the day...
Lower School Head Dr. Hunter wore a festive top which was just perfect for the birthday party for the Cat in the Hat...
Mrs. Williams reads to a class...
Kindergarten teacher Beth-Anne Shelly reads to her class...
Some of them added whiskers to go along with their hats...
The story had them transfixed...
Kindergarten teacher Linda Pagel reads to her class...
This Pagel student was all smiles...
Third grade teacher Phil Hunnicutt reads aloud to his class...
Even the third graders were paying close attention to the story...
Many thanks to the Thalhimer sisters, who made this great display for the library!
First grade teacher Mironda Watson was in the spirit with a great hat and shirt, and her students adopted relaxed positions as they listened to the familiar tale...
One fourth grade classroom invited some second graders, and a student read the book aloud to everyone...
The reader did an excellent job...
Second graders from Mrs. Partlow's class...
Nice hats!
The class was happy to show off their hats...even though the last bell had just rung...
One more rather regal hat...
Students were given buttons in honor of The Cat in the Hat's fiftieth birthday. We're sure it's a day they won't soon forget. Thanks to the librarians and all the teachers who worked together to pull off this celebration of a beloved author's work.

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Fifty is Nifty For The Cat in the Hat

3/5/2007

On Friday March 2, the entire Lower School at Collegiate celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. At 2 p.m., every classroom in the Lower School was reading this classic text, and many of the classrooms got into the spirit of the day with special hats, and even whiskers...

The fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat was celebrated at the Lower School in a big way. There was a fabulous Cat in the Hat display in the library by a couple of parents, the Thalhimer sisters, which put everyone in a festive mood. One of the librarians, Mrs. Williams, wore a crazy hat all day long. Head of Lower School Dr. Hunter wore a bespeckled Cat in the Hat sweater. Mrs. M. Watson, first grade teacher, had a special shirt to go along with a great hat. Mrs. Shelley's kindergartners added whiskers to go along with their decorated hats. As one went from classroom to classroom, it was easy to see Collegiate's emphasis on the enjoyment of reading, from the enthusiasm of the teachers, to the rapt attention given to them by their students as the familiar words were read aloud.

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