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BHS Hockey Player and 3rd Grade Class Connect
Mrs. Marshall's 3rd grade class at Peter Woodbury Elementary School and Quinn Hutchins, senior from Bedford High School have forged a special relationship as a result of Read Across America week. Mr. Parker, BHS Athletic Director, brought some of the boys and girls hockey players over to PWS on March 6 so they could read to every class in grades K-3. Each hockey player went into a classroom to read a book and spend time with the students. Quinn made such an impression on the third graders that they wrote him notes thanking him for coming in and drawing him pictures to wish him luck at his championship game. To say Quinn was touched by what he got from them is an understatement. He took time to create a small surprise unique to each student in Mrs. Marshall's class. Quinn hand wrote a note to every student, being sure to reference something from their letter. For example, "I really liked your hockey stick drawing", "the BHS hockey socks and paws all over the card were amazing". He included a small picture on the back of his note and then tied it to two lollipops. You can imagine the third graders' delight when he returned to Peter Woodbury to hand out his surprise and thank them in person. This is something all of us will hold in our hearts for a long time to come.
Mrs. Marshall's 3rd grade class at Peter Woodbury Elementary School and Quinn Hutchins, senior from Bedford High School have forged a special relationship as a result of Read Across America week. Mr. Parker, BHS Athletic Director, brought some of the boys and girls hockey players over to PWS on March 6 so they could read to every class in grades K-3. Each hockey player went into a classroom to read a book and spend time with the students. Quinn made such an impression on the third graders that they wrote him notes thanking him for coming in and drawing him pictures to wish him luck at his championship game. To say Quinn was touched by what he got from them is an understatement. He took time to create a small surprise unique to each student in Mrs. Marshall's class. Quinn hand wrote a note to every student, being sure to reference something from their letter. For example, "I really liked your hockey stick drawing", "the BHS hockey socks and paws all over the card were amazing". He included a small picture on the back of his note and then tied it to two lollipops. You can imagine the third graders' delight when he returned to Peter Woodbury to hand out his surprise and thank them in person. This is something all of us will hold in our hearts for a long time to come. 