Students enjoy Family Literacy Night

LIMA — The Lima City Schools hosted a Valentine-themed Family Learning Night for pre-kindergartners through fourth-graders from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 10, in the commons area at Lima Senior High School. The night was designed to promote learning in fun and creative ways. Students from all of the district’s buildings were invited.

The night was organized by the early childhood education students at Lima Senior High School. The students came up with a lot of activities and oversaw each station with parents and children. The Early Childhood Education students work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and all ages up to fourth grade. The ECE students go into the city elementary schools to work with children. They reached out for help with a family literacy night. These juniors and seniors in high school developed learning stations for the children.

A special Jenga was an option in which when a block was removed, the child had to read the word on the block. Word searches on the wall with big pens captivated some children. Some students took a seat to hear a story read by Lima City Schools Superintendent Jill Ackerman.

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Lima City Schools Superintendent Jill Ackerman reads to students at Family Literacy Night on Feb. 10 in the commons at Lima Senior High School.
https://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/02/web1_Familylearning001.jpgLima City Schools Superintendent Jill Ackerman reads to students at Family Literacy Night on Feb. 10 in the commons at Lima Senior High School. Dean Brown

Children participate in a variety of activities at Family Literact Night in the commons at Lima Senior High School.
https://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2022/02/web1_Familylearning002.jpgChildren participate in a variety of activities at Family Literact Night in the commons at Lima Senior High School. Dean Brown/The Lima News

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Dean Brown joined The Lima News in 2022 as a reporter. Prior to The Lima News, Brown was an English teacher in Allen County for 38 years, with stops at Perry, Shawnee, Spencerville and Heir Force Community School. So they figured he could throw a few sentences together about education and business in the area. An award-winning photographer, Brown likes watching old black and white movies, his dog, his wife and kids, and the four grandkids - not necessarily in that order. Reach him at [email protected] or 567-242-0409.