PERU — More than a dozen “heroes” read to Dirigo Elementary School students Friday morning stories about people doing heroic acts and good deeds. The Read Across America Day program included a video of Derrick Gilbert, an electronics technician with the U.S. Navy, who read from aboard a ship where he works. He is the […]
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Dirigo Elementary School turning to ‘heroes’ to lead Read Across America event
PERU — Dirigo Elementary School will celebrate Read Across America Day on Friday by inviting “heroes” to read to students, teacher Bethany Poulin said. She said there will be “all kinds of heroes there,” including “troops, firemen, teachers and a local hero who was involved in helping with a tragic car crash in Peru several […]
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Pajamas and books courtesy of Dirigo Elementary School
PERU — Students at Dirigo Elementary School started off their busy pre-Christmas vacation week with a pajama party assembly, at which, they were able to hear Principal Swan read the classic Polar Express story. Children in grades K-5 gathered in the gym all cozy in their favorite pajamas, some wearing their favorite character slippers and […]
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Dirigo Elementary School hosting Grandparents Day
PERU — Dirigo Elementary School will invite the grandparents of students to visit their classrooms from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday. Heather Gray, a literacy interventionist at the school, said Grandparents Day would include presentations in each classroom and a book fair. The event will begin at 8:30, but the grandparents can show up at […]
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Dixfield Fire Department visits Dirigo Elementary as fire safety talks continue
PERU — The Dixfield Fire Department continued their tour of schools in the River Valley on Thursday morning, visiting Dirigo Elementary School to teach students about fire safety and prevention. Capt. Jason Hyde of the Dixfield Fire Department led a presentation about how to react if a fire were to start inside of a house. […]
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Dixfield Fire Department teaching students fire safety, prevention
DIXFIELD — The Fire Department will visit students in the River Valley next week to teach fire safety and prevention. Capt. Jason Hyde and firefighter Dan Carrier will lead fire safety demonstrations at T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School in Dixfield and Dirigo Elementary School in Peru. It’s part of an annual program the department holds […]