Rider Reading Month was held in March with 648 classes taking up the challenge of reading 15 minutes each day. In total, 14,347 students across the province took part in the activity. Locally, Arcola School’s grade three class took the challenge and were one of 10 lucky winners who welcomed a Roughrider to their school for having participated.
Ms. Naylen’s grade three class, who read for 15 minutes after lunch every day in March, excitedly awaited the arrival of their visitor, Paul Woldu of Regina, who has played for Montreal and Saskatchewan during his CFL career, on Wednesday, April 15.
Bursting with excitement they greeted Woldu as he entered the classroom where he spoke a little bit about himself and the Rider Reading Program.
As part of a fun activity the grade three’s proceeded to ask interview questions to Woldu who answered everything from what colour his eyes are, to his position on the field, to how he first started playing football.
Woldu happily answered the questions and encouraged the students to keep them coming after the pre-planned questions were all asked.
Following the Q and A period, Woldu then read a silly story to the classroom before taking pictures with the students and autographing t-shirts and bookmarks.
Woldu then made his way to the gymnasium after spending approximately an hour with the kids in the grade three classroom where he answered questions posed by the whole of Arcola School’s student body. When the questions wrapped up, Woldu took the time to visit and take pictures with the rest of the students.
Overall, it was a fun afternoon for the students in Arcola. The school was in fact filled with a sea of green as students wore their Rider gear to school that day.
