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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> MDE Communications [mailto:MDE@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 2, 2017 2:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lancaster, Catherine (MDE) <LancasterC5@michigan.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> March is Reading Month Message<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">March is Reading Month and the State Superintendent is asked each year to come to schools all across Michigan and read to the students</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">.
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">He loves reading to kids, especially his grandkids</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">.
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Because State Superintendent Brian Whiston’s schedule doesn’t allow him to reach all of the schools that ask, he wanted to provide a video of himself reading a children’s book
that schools and early childcare centers can play to the children. Brian offers a brief message about the importance of learning to read, followed by him reading
<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum</span></em>. HAPPY READING MONTH!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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