Letters from Students

Humu 16
After living with my mother and coming to the Sue Duncan Children’s Center, I have grown to realize that reading is very fundamental.  I live with three brothers, one sister, and my single mother.  Our household can be very hectic and having a book around to read helps bring unity to the family.  Reading together as a family brings knowledge to everyone in my household. Reading books are important because it can enhance your vocabulary and it can be a way to turn reading into your hobby.  The Sue Duncan Children’s Center has also helped me realize that having books is better than watching television, because watching T.V. will not advance your creativity.
Sherron 14
It is good to have books in your home because if you don’t have anything to do, a book is there for you to read.  You can read about things that you’ve never seen or heard before.  You can learn about new things.  During the week, I’m not allowed to watch T.V. so if there is a book in my house; I am more likely to read.  You can read a poetry book and learn how someone else feels.

From Katie Romig   The Sue Duncan Children’s Center

Carlos (5th grade bilingual classroom)
Why is important for kids to have books at home because is good to learn words and also so you can learn things from a book.  Also so you can learn how to write.  Then so you can know how to spell a word.  Also if you don’t have anything to do at home you can grab a book and start to read.  Then so you could learn how to read.
Amela (5th grade bilingual classroom)
It makes you learn some words and you know how to spell them and you know how to read and it mark you smart and you learn your lesson and get so much smarter.
Remi (5th grade bilingual classroom)
Because you will have a good life.  And you will learn.  And you will learn to spell.
Louisa (5th grade bilingual classroom)
To learn how to pronounce words in a sentence and to know more at school.
Oluwakemi (5th grade bilingual classroom)
It is important for kids to have books at home because they would be able to learn more at home and when the teacher ask them questions at school you will know it because you have study at home.  And also it is important because you will know how to spell better when you have study it at home.  So that is why it is important for kids to have books at home.
Areli (5th grade bilingual classroom)
First you can show your sister or brother to practice reading.  And when your sister or brother go to school they will be the excellent students.  You all ways know something new like a world if the book is fiction or nonfiction that’s something new.  All the people need to practice reading.

From Sara Lock (Librarian)  Eugene Field Elementary School

Dear Rock For Reading,        Thank you for the books that you gave us. Also thank you for the miracle that happen to my brother and that miracle happen because of your wonderful company. Thank you for finally making my little brother read. When I went home and gave my brother the books he started pulling me and help him how to read. I was so surprised that I pray to God that your company should be blessed.

Bianca Yues Pelos Reyes

Dear Rock For Reading,         Thank you so much for sending our class books. When I first saw all the books we had I just wanted to attack them all. You guys are really nice and I’d be happy if you guys would send more books because I love reading.

Ashley Komperda

Dear Rock For Reading,       I would like to thank you for all the books because I don’t have a lot of books at home and now I do. I would also like to thank you because now whenever I am finished reading all the books, I can give them to my cousins.

Yahaira

Dear Rock For Reading,         Thank you for the books. You are really nice persons and I am so happy because I got the book I wanted so thanks a lot for the books and I hope you could get more books for us. You guys rock!

Jesus Aguilar

Dear Rock For Reading,          I think that you guys rock for giving us books that we will enjoy reading. Even when I gave some to my brothers and sisters and cuzins they said that you guys are so cool and that they really liked the books.

Dahiara Cruz

Dear Rock For Reading,          It was cool of you to give us books. Now we’ve got something new to read. I don’t read that much, but when you give us the books I was reading more. It was cool of you to give us books

Eric Renteria

Dear Rock For Reading,         Thank you for sending us cool and amazing books and another thank you from my 4 year old nephew he’s getting to know how to read because I read him books every day but when I read him “Where the Wild Things Are” he really enjoyed it.

Juan Meraz

Thank you again. You have touched the lives of so many students.

From Mindy Gonzales, 2^nd grade teacher, Locke School