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Sunday, October 4, 2009

San Mateo school joins worldwide reading effort - Inside Bay Area


San Mateo school joins worldwide reading effort - Inside Bay Area:

"GEORGE HALL ELEMENTARY in San Mateo will join others from across the world in a reading effort to improve students' literacy skills.

The school and Franklin Templeton Investments will participate in the Jump-start Read for the Record campaign on Thursday.

Volunteers will read Eric Carle's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' to preschool and kindergarten students.

'The partnership between George Hall and Franklin Templeton continues to support our goal to ensure academic success for all of our students,' said George Hall Principal Pamela Bartfield."