WOSE Celebrates National Children’s Book Week
November 4-8, 2024!
Our dress-up days include:
- Monday, Nov. 4-Get tied up in a good book. Wear something tie-dyed.
- Tuesday, Nov. 5-VOTE for Reading! Wear red, white, and blue.
- Wednesday, Nov. 6-WORDY Wednesday: Wear something with letters or words on it or a college shirt.
- Thursday, Nov. 7-Book Character Day! Dress as your favorite book character.
- Friday, Nov. 8-Lasso a good book to read! Wear something western or a Mustang spirit shirt.
Family Literacy Night for West Orange-Stark Elementary
Thursday Night, November 7 (4:30 pm-6:30 pm)
- The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the library.
- Local author Tricia Stroud will read Oliver Orange on the Sabine River in the amphitheater at 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00. Books will be available for purchase and can be autographed.
- There will be various reading games and activities for students to enjoy.
- Students attending will receive extra credit in reading.
Other activities during the week at WOSE include:
Poetry Contest Grades 1st-5th! Poems must follow the theme: No Rules. Just Read. Poems are due by Thursday, November 7. Kindergarten students will have a coloring contest.
DEAR-Drop Everything And Read every day for 20 minutes. (7:40 am-8:00 am) Parents are encouraged to have 20 minutes of DEAR time each day at home all year.