YEAR 3 students from six schools around the South East have been presented with dictionaries as part of a 14-year tradition started by Rotary.
Compton Primary School students were the first of 90 recipients.
The project began in 2004 as a three club initiative to celebrate Rotary’s 100th birthday, when all Year 3 students in the City of Mount Gambier and Grant District Council received a dictionary.
Although the numbers are not as big as they were in the first year, students at Moorak, Yahl, Glenburnie, Mil Lel and Compton primary schools, along with Allendale East Area School, still receive the dictionaries annually.
Compton Year 3 teacher Maria DeDonatis said the dictionaries were a highlight every year for students.
“Knowing how, when and why we use a dictionary is a great skill for the students to have,” she said.
Year 3 student Chloe said she was happy to have her own dictionary and not have to borrow one anymore.
“I have learnt there are lots of words I did not know before,” she said.
“It is important to use a dictionary for words when you do not know what they mean.”
Another student in the class, Levi, said the dictionary helps him spell words correctly without asking for help.
“It also makes you better at reading,” he said.
