Familiar Faces at the RI Book Fair!

Once again I had a delightful time at the Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors at Lincoln School this past Saturday. This year it was made even more special because I saw some familiar faces from our Ashaway School community!



I found this second grader spending time at one of the free book craft tables.  She was in the middle of designing a beautiful book mark.

I spotted Mrs. and Mr. Caplette enjoying an author presentation!

I caught up to these fourth graders outside, where the gourmet food trucks were lined up to provide lunch. (It was so hard to choose!)

Another fourth grader waited in line to meet Chris Van Allsburg and get an autograph.

A third grade Origami Yoda fan poses after the presentation of author Tom Angleberger.  He, along with the rest of the audience, learned how to fold his own origami Yoda with the direction of the author and the help of his classmate, our very own Tess! 

Want to learn how to create your own origami Yoda?  Grab a sheet of paper and watch the video below!

Ashaway School is Hooked on Books!

 

Ahoy!  On Sunday our school participated in the Columbus Day parade in Westerly.  The idea for the float was inspired by first grader Isabella Macaruso, and it was constructed by our remarkable PTO.

The "ship" was filled with pirates, but our scallywags gave away their booty instead of taking it from others! As the hook-handed captain steered the vessel down the streets, a treasure chest filled with gently used books slowly emptied as the contents were given to parade spectators young and old.

 

The reactions of the crowd was heartfelt and enthusiastic.  I think the best comment I heard was, "Best give-way ever!"  And to top it all off, Ashaway School was awarded the prize of "Best Theme"!




 

"ARRRRRRRR!"

You can see lots more pictures by visiting our school's online photo album.  Click on the "Picture Gallery" link on our school home page at http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/ash, or you can go directly to the page by clicking here.

Searching for Treasure at the Book Fair

Today classes began visiting our Scholastic Book Fair!  

Our eager readers enjoyed looking over all the wonderful books on display.  Some did some shopping while others created wish lists.  Parents are invited to "Cafe Ashaway" tomorrow, October 3rd, at 9am to enjoy some coffee and peruse the books.  Then, on Thursday the 4th, is the Book Fair Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:30pm.  Families are invited to browse, shop, and enjoy a free ice cream sundae!  We hope to see you there!

A fun way to practice math skills!

"Look what I found!"

Our fourth graders found many of this year's "Rooster Books" available!