Monday, February 25, 2013

Nevada Reading Week

Nevada Reading Week starts today! This year’s theme is “Read It, Dream It, Do It!”
This weeks activities include:
Monday: Backwards Day

  • 9:05 - Mystery Book (An adult reads a passage from their favorite children’s book during the opening flag ceremony. Students guess the title and submit their guesses in box during lunchtime.)
  • 12:35 - Reading Bingo (Each class prepares a bingo sheet with authors and character names.)
  • ???? - Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) (Sometime during the day an alarm will sound and everyone in the school will stop what they are doing and read until their teacher tells them to stop.)
  • 2:55 - Whole School Story Time - Geronimo Stilton Book 1: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Everyone will listen to a book read over the intercom. We will start the book on Monday and finish on Friday.)

Tuesday: T-Shirt Day (READ IT)

  • 9:05 - Mystery Book
  • 9:10 - Storyteller Indiana Bones (Assembly in Multi-Purpose Room)
  • 12:35 - Reading Bingo
  • ???? - DEAR
  • 2:55 - Whole School Story Time
  • - Geronimo Stilton Book 1: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Wednesday: Pajama Day (DREAM IT)

  • 9:05 - Mystery Book
  • 12:35 - Reading Bingo
  • ???? - DEAR
  • 2:55 - Whole School Story Time - Geronimo Stilton Book 1: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Thursday: Live Your Dream Day (DO IT) (Dress like your future self – Dream BIG)

  • 9:05 - Mystery Book
  • 12:35 - Reading Bingo
  • ???? - DEAR
  • 2:55 - Whole School Story Time - Geronimo Stilton Book 1: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

Friday: Extreme Red, White & Blue Day
  • 9:05 - Mystery Book
  • 12:35 - Reading Bingo
  • 12:55 - Whole School Story Time - Geronimo Stilton Book 1: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (After Bingo so kids have time in the afternoon to take AR test)
  • ???? - DEAR


READING CHALLENGE:
4 Million Words read during Reading Week!
If we meet the challenge, Mr. Paul, our principal, will make pancakes for everyone who contributed.