Sarah in Uganda

Today my P.7 students finished reading Charlotte’s Web. The term started in the beginning of February and since then every Monday and Wednesday we have slowly made our way through all the chapters until finally today we read the final chapter and got to say “THE END” in unison. Although reading a chapter book may seem like an ordinary accomplishment for students in their last year of primary school, for my students it was much more than that. For them it was the first chapter book they have ever read in their entire lives. I’m not sure if they realize how big of an accomplishment this is or how immensely proud of them for the progress they have made throughout the term. They have gone from each student barely being able to read one paragraph to speedily reading a page and me having to cut them off so the next student can read. It has been amazing for me to see them transform into confident readers who help each other pronounce words that the others are unsure of. I am so amazingly proud of them and so grateful to BCC for allowing my students to reach this momentous milestone.

On a related note, the St. Gertrude’s Classroom Book Project has been a huge success and I can not thank everyone for their support enough! On Friday I will be picking up the last 4 boxes of books and delivering them to St. Gertrude’s on Monday. More updates and pictures to come next week!