11/17/17

Hello Doolittle Families,

Happy American Education Week! This week has been busy at Doolittle School. The Book Fair has been a huge success thanks to our many volunteers. On Monday night at Dodd School the district recognized students who had earned the Superintendent’s Award. From Doolittle School we honored Ava Wilson and Katie Bizzaro. Tuesday through Thursday we were happy to host a number of parents who came to visit their children’s classrooms.  I truly enjoyed our Ice Cream Social on Tuesday. Many families turned out for this event.  I’m always amazed at the number of toppings available! On Thursday night, Mrs. Granahan was awarded the Doolittle School Partnership award for all her work on our excellent “Trunk or Treat” the last few years. All in all I believe our American Education week was a big success.

How did American Education Week Start?

Distressed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the NEA and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education.

The conventions of both organizations subsequently adopted resolutions of support for a national effort to raise public awareness of the importance of education. In 1921, the NEA Representative Assembly in Des Moines, Iowa, called  for designation of one week each year to spotlight education. In its resolution, the NEA called for: "An educational week ... observed in all communities annually for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and support of the public in meeting those needs."

- The above information is from the NEA website

Pictures of the Week:

At the Book Fair