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North Tama celebrates Dot Day!

Students in Hannah Roeding’s North Tama third-grade class celebrate Dot Day last Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY
Students in Hannah Roeding’s North Tama third-grade class celebrate Dot Day last Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY
Students in Hannah Roeding’s North Tama third-grade class celebrate Dot Day last Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY
Students in Hannah Roeding’s North Tama third-grade class celebrate Dot Day last Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY
A vibrant rainbow created by Danica Minard’s art classes on display in the North Tama cafeteria on Dot Day, Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY
“Stained Glass” created by North Tama teacher Terry Shay’s K-6 music and JH/HS students in honor of Dot Day this past Thursday, Sept. 15. PHOTO COURTESY OF TERRY SHAY

Under the guidance of music teacher Terry Shay, students at North Tama observed International Dot Day last Thursday, Sept. 15. Dot Day – a celebration of courage and creativity – was founded by Shay back in 2009 in conjunction with Peter H. Reynolds, author/illustrator of the children’s book “The Dot” which served as inspiration for the now worldwide event. From preschool classrooms to high school art/music rooms, North Tama students used their creativity on Thursday to “make the world a more colorful place” in the words of Reynolds. While in the past Dot Day has been celebrated in its Traer birthplace with large, all-school events, this year’s celebration was more low-key, Shay said, localized to individual classrooms. Classrooms celebrating this year included Danica Minard’s K-6 art classes, Jill Miller’s Pre-K class, Anne Turner’s kindergarten class, the third-grade classes of Hannah Roeding and Brittany Svoboda, and Shay’s K-6 music classes and JH/HS Chorus.