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by Corey Weir
February 12, 2015
February is I Love To Read Month and schools all across Canada have used this campaign to encourage their students to read more.
One way Football Manitoba wanted to get involved was by bringing a few local football stars out to a school and read along with them.
The school that got to hear some stories on Thursday, Feb. 12 was Oakbank Elementary School. The Oakbank region has a brand new football club, formed just last year, called the Sunrise Coyotes. President of the Coyotes, Shandy Walls was on hand to show some support and was in their signature Orange jersey.
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current B.C Lion, Kito Poblah was one of the athletes that read to the kids ranging in age from Kindergarten to Grade 5. He chose to read Robert Munsch's Smelly Socks. Poblah had the kids laughing by changing the main characters name from Tina to what the kids wanted to call her, Noodles.
Also former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current Montreal Alouette, Carl Volny read a story for the kids. He stuck to the Robert Munsch theme and read Down the Drain. Volny had the kids intrigued by getting them to repeat different phrases from the book and asking them questions throughout the story.
After Poblah and Volny finished reading, Principal, Orest Deneka, presented them with a couple awards and allowed them to walk around the school.
The Canadian Football League players got a chance to visit all the classrooms to meet all the kids and sign autographs and take pictures.
We want to think Principal Deneka and all the staff and students at Oakbank Elementary School for allowing us to come and read to everyone. We had such a great time and hope that they had just as much fun as we did.
February 12, 2015
February is I Love To Read Month and schools all across Canada have used this campaign to encourage their students to read more.One way Football Manitoba wanted to get involved was by bringing a few local football stars out to a school and read along with them.
The school that got to hear some stories on Thursday, Feb. 12 was Oakbank Elementary School. The Oakbank region has a brand new football club, formed just last year, called the Sunrise Coyotes. President of the Coyotes, Shandy Walls was on hand to show some support and was in their signature Orange jersey.
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current B.C Lion, Kito Poblah was one of the athletes that read to the kids ranging in age from Kindergarten to Grade 5. He chose to read Robert Munsch's Smelly Socks. Poblah had the kids laughing by changing the main characters name from Tina to what the kids wanted to call her, Noodles.
Also former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and current Montreal Alouette, Carl Volny read a story for the kids. He stuck to the Robert Munsch theme and read Down the Drain. Volny had the kids intrigued by getting them to repeat different phrases from the book and asking them questions throughout the story.After Poblah and Volny finished reading, Principal, Orest Deneka, presented them with a couple awards and allowed them to walk around the school.
The Canadian Football League players got a chance to visit all the classrooms to meet all the kids and sign autographs and take pictures.
We want to think Principal Deneka and all the staff and students at Oakbank Elementary School for allowing us to come and read to everyone. We had such a great time and hope that they had just as much fun as we did.
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