Gus Gesteland, son of our tutor Kelly Dick, recently created over 100 binders for our pre-literate students as part of his Hope of America service project through Oakridge Elementary School and the Kiwanis Club. Gus sent out e-mails to friends and family and advertised at his school for the supplies he needed to make the binders. Once Gus collected everything, he put the binders together and then sent out thank you notes to everyone who helped. He and his family delivered the boxes of binders to our "Teaching Pre-literate Students" In-Service last month, and all of the tutors present got to take a binder for each of their students!
Each binder includes a zippered pocket with writing utensils inside, a folder for homework assignments, lined paper for writing practice, a blank calendar, and several plastic sheets with worksheets for students to practice filling out forms, recognizing months and days of the week, and numbers and letters. If you are teaching a pre-literate student and don't have a binder yet, stop by the office to pick one up!
The students who attend classes at Village North Apartments obviously love their binders, and we are so grateful to Gus for his great service to our students! Thank you, Gus!
