Day 59, Melissa Nored, Librarian

Promise to Read 2013

Last Friday, November 8, the Promise to Read program came to Cimarron Elementary. Promise to Read is a special program sponsored by Katy ISD Partners in Education during which members of the greater Katy community come into the schools to read books. This year, every classroom at Cimarron Elementary participated in the program, and all the students enjoyed some fantastic books with their guest readers!

Mr. Frailey, Katy ISD Superintendent

Cimarron was pleased to welcome a few extra special guests such as Mr. Alton Frailey, KISD Superintendent, and Ms. Bonnie Holland, KISD Assistant Superintendent for Administration, Governance and Legal Affairs. Some of our community’s business partners from Texas Roadhouse, Tradition Bank, Pepper Lawson Construction, Pump It Up, Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union, HEB, and McDonald’s also joined in the reading fun. Other KISD administrators and former administrators such as Mindy Dickerson and Jamie Wolman held our students spellbound with their interesting books and amusing reading styles.

Chris Crockett, Former Board Member

Mindy Dickerson, Principal at BDJH
(Former Cimarron Principal)

Mrs. Nored and teachers made sure that each reader chose age-appropriate books that would entertain and educate.  Some readers brought their own favorites to share with students like Ms. Dianna Parrish who loves dogs. She came ready to read armed with two of her favorite canine tales.  The students who were lucky enough to have her visit were soon howling with delight! And Ms. Dickerson shared one of her favorites: Miss Nelson is Missing!  Ms. Wolman brought a really cool guessing book about animal eyes that the fourth graders really adored.

Jamie Wolman
Retired Counselor & Namesake of Wolman Elementary

Promise to Read represents one of those unique opportunities for our school to bring a bit of the world into the classroom.  Through these willing volunteers, our Cimarron students’ perspective was widened just a bit – and they enjoyed some fabulous books in the process!  Thanks to all our volunteers who kept their Promise to Read and came to Cimarron on November 8.