The
Reno Rodeo Reading Roundup is a
literacy program for first grade
students in Washoe County that
focuses on the three R's - Reading,
Rodeo, and Responsibility!
Through a partnership with the Reno Rodeo Association
and the Reno Rodeo Foundation,
Reno Rodeo Reading Roundup assemblies are held at 25
elementary schools each
year.
During the assemblies, which are held at the school, the
students learn the three R's - Reading, Rodeo & Responsibility.
Assembly presenters typically include Reno Rodeo Association
volunteers, Miss Reno
Rodeo and/or Queen Candidates, and the stars themselves... the
horses. The emphasis is foremost on the importance of reading.
Presenters often relate their own experiences with reading and
discuss ways students might improve their reading skills, such
as by reading to their siblings, relatives, and even their own
animals. Typically, the Bureau of Land Management also
participates by providing instruction in fire safety techniques
and the responsibility each child has in preventing fires.
After the presentations, each first grade student is given the
opportunity to pet the horses and meet Smokey Bear and are then
given two books as well as
rodeo information and fire prevention learning materials.If
you are interested in applying to have the Reno Rodeo Reading
Roundup visit your
school or to volunteer,
please
contact Francine at
info@renorodeofoundation.org
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