June ‘One Class At A Time’ winner announced

The June ‘One Class At A Time’ award goes to Ms. Shannon Tincher’s kindergarten class at Sea View Elementary School in Salton City!

Her focus is on reading. She says starting young sets a child up for success.

“Reading is just so important and it starts here in kindergarten,” Ms. Tincher said.

Ms. Tincher applied for this award so she could buy all 74 kindergarten students at the school books to read over the summer. Little Axel Vega is excited.

“In my world I wanted to read all the words and books that I wanted to go with but couldn’t,” Vega said.

Now, each student can spend the summer enjoying fun stories and improving their literacy at the same time.

“Through Scholastic, I’m going to spend the whole $500. It’s cued up in my shopping cart, and they’re each going to get six or seven books,” Ms. Tincher said.

“Why do you want to be a scientist?” Bianca Rae asked.

“Because scientists know smart things,” Vega said.

“And do you know what you have to know how to do to be a scientist, you have to know how to read!” Rae said.

The demand for this One Class At A Time program was so great, we’re continuing it throughout the summer. Applications are being accepted right now.