With the challenges of COVID and its impact on the schools over the past two years, the Read to Rover programs at Salish Coast Elementary School in Port Townsend and Chimacum Creek Primary School in Port Hadlock started the year … Continue reading
At the start of the school year, Denise Aedan, Salish Coast librarian and first-class storyteller, created a video expressing joy that Read to Rover was back. She says that when it’s time for Read to Rover sessions to begin, the … Continue reading
The Read to Rover program has become an integral part of the Chimacum School District, not only for our second grade readers at Chimacum Creek Primary School but also for students in the Flexible Learning classroom, housed in the High … Continue reading
You can find the Fall 2021 newsletter here.
Every Wednesday from October through May, Denise Aedan, Salish Coast School Librarian, invited kids to read their favorite books to a few Read to Rover dogs on Zoom. Here is what Denise had to say: “THANK YOU R2R! We are … Continue reading
Laura Joshel, who has been coordinating the Read to Rover program at Salish Coast Elementary School for the past three years, is stepping down from this role. She did a wonderful job of revitalizing the Port Townsend program before the … Continue reading
Three years ago when Kim Pratt, co-cordinator of the Read to Rover program at Chimacum Creek Primary School, decided that she wanted to honor the dogs by painting their portraits, she could not have imagined how her project would serve … Continue reading
You may find the most recent newsletter here: Spring 2021 Newsletter
You can watch the video of the segment on Kim Pratt’s paintings of Chimacum Creek Primary School Read to Rover dogs at this link. Scroll to the top of the page.
Pet Pal’s President, Pam Kolacy, has prepared a report on our 2020 accomplishments. You can find the complete report by clicking on Annual Report 2020.