Elwood School District Celebrates International Dot Day

Students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School celebrated International Dot Day on Sept. 15, 2016. International Dot Day was created by author Peter H. Reynolds based on his book “The Dot,” and challenges students to “make their mark on the world.”

Students dressed in dot attire and attended a special assembly from Principal Dr. Denise Toscano. During the assembly, students listened to an online reading of “The Dot” and sang “The Dot Song” by Mr. Reynolds and Emily Dale. Students then returned to their classrooms and participated in a school-wide dot project. Each student was provided with a colorful dot and wrote or illustrated how they will make their mark on the world. The dots were then displayed in the main hallway of the school.

“International Dot Day is one of our favorite days of the year and we like the fact that it’s in the beginning because we want to inspire teachers to inspire children,” said Dr. Toscano. “We want children to know that they are capable of anything.”

Photo 1: Fifth-grade student Lauren Testa at James H. Boyd Intermediate School was all smiles while holding Peter H. Reynolds book “The Dot” during International Dot Day on Sept. 15, 2016.

Photo 2: Students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School dressed in their best dot attire to celebrate International Dot Day.

Photo 3: James H. Boyd Intermediate School displayed how students will make their mark on the world with colorful dots in the main hallway.

Photo 4: Students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School showed off their wall of dots for International Dot Day.

Photo 6: Students at James H. Boyd Intermediate School wrote how they will make their mark on the world on a colorful dot as part of a school-wide International Dot Day project on Sept. 15.

Photos courtesy of the Elwood Union Free School District