Lisbon Community School Students Words for Thirds Project with Topsham Grange‏

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Master of the Topsham Grange, Mike Labbe, along with fellow Grange member, Mert Ricker, assist Lisbon Community School third grade students Gregory Simpson and Lily Kimball Watras look up words in their new dictionaries during The Words for Thirds Dictionary Project at the school on Thursday. 

PHOTO BY MONICA MILLHIME

Lisbon – On Thursday, November 5, Lisbon’s Community Resource Coordinator, Monica Millhime, welcomed members of the Topsham Grange during a Words for Thirds assembly at Lisbon Community School.  Master of the Topsham Grange, Mike Labbe, along with Mert Ricker, presented LCS third grade teachers Ann Clayton, John Espejo, Deb Furrow, Heather Goddu and Garrett Goldsmith and all their students with their own personal dictionary.  The Dictionary Project began in 1992 in Savannah Georgia by the late Annie Plummer.  Over the years, the program has expanded to communities all over the United States.  “The goal of the program is to improve reading ability and comprehension,” according to Grange members.  This year marks the third year Topsham Grange partnered with the school to sponsor The Words for Thirds.  “We are extremely fortunate with the partnerships throughout Lisbon, and surrounding communities, who support our students and their teachers with a number of events and programs,” shares Millhime.