Where's YOUR Reading Oasis?

Just use your imagination and 

share your idea, and YOU 

could be the Ashaway School 

"Float Pharaoh"!

The theme of the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair is “Reading Oasis”.  To promote the book fair and the joys of reading, we are challenging our students to describe their own reading oasis.  If you could read anywhere, where would it be?

All Ashaway School students are invited to write about their own “Reading Oasis”.  It could be a real place or completely fictional.  Be as descriptive as possible.  How would you feel when you’re there?  What would you see?  What might you hear?  What would you smell?  Use sensory details like these to help others imagine the place you’re describing!  Students could also explain why reading is important to them...why would you want to escape to your reading oasis?

One student will be selected from all who contributed to be the “Float Pharaoh” during the upcoming Westerly Columbus Day parade.  Volunteers are hard at work creating this year’s Ashaway School float, which will feature an Ancient Egyptian theme.   

A special seat (throne!) will be reserved for the winner of the “Reading Oasis” contest! 

Entries can be hand-written or typed.  (Younger students can dictate their stories to an older helper!) Illustrations are welcome but not necessary.   Please make sure the student’s name and class are included!

All entries must given to Mrs. Mann by 

Monday, September 30th 

(the first day of the book fair).   

As many as possible will be put on display the evening of our Scholastic Book Fair & Ice Cream Social on October 3rd (5:30-7:30)!  

We hope to see you there!