| 28 March 2008, Belleville, ON —The staff and students of Prince of Wales Public School gathered for their First Annual Hockey Literacy Night on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The night was a great success with nearly 100 visitors filling the school’s gym for an evening of reading, games and raffles that included an official Belleville Bulls Jersey signed by the entire 2007/2008 team.
The evening began with a student and staff lead read-aloud of David Ward’s The Hockey Tree, followed by literacy-based activities that included guests making their own version of the wooden pucks featured in The Hockey Tree. Students “scored one for literacy” with the expert help of volunteer goalie, Devon Baily, and made their own hockey stick bookmarks highlighting their favourite reading strategies.
A special thank you goes out to the Belleville Bulls for their generous donation to the Hockey Literacy Night and staff and students for their hard work!
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For more information, contact:
• Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, 613-966-1170 or 1 800 267-4350, extension 2354
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