Read Across America Week 2026

“GLOW & GROW WITH READING”

Read Across America 2026 at OES

   During the week of March 2-6, we will celebrate “Glowing and Growing with Reading” through special activities at Oakland. 

 

Monday: Let's celebrate that reading makes our future BRIGHT. 

Activity: Wear neon colors or your favorite OES shirt because our students have a bright future ahead!

 

Tuesday: Let's celebrate that reading is RELAXING. 

Activity: Dress in your jammies (no slippers) & snuggle up with a good book today. 

 

Wednesday: Let's celebrate that reading is ENTERTAINING. 

Activity: Dress up as your favorite book character (school appropriate). 

 

Thursday: Let's celebrate that reading is AMAZING... and so are you! 

Activity: Wear mismatched socks to celebrate how our differences make us unique. 

 

Friday: Let’s celebrate that reading is ACTIVE.  Activity: Wear your favorite baseball (or other sport) jersey and/or a baseball cap.  Slide into a good book – every page is a homerun! BSHS baseball players will be visiting our 5K classes.

 

Students will also receive a glow stick and a brightly colored bookmark from the library.  We are looking forward to a fun-filled week!

Read Across America Week 2025 - Newsletter

 Read Across America 2025 at OES      

   During the week of March 3-7, we will celebrate “Reading Is For Everyone” with special activities at Oakland. 

Monday: Let's celebrate that reading is active. 

Activity: Dress up to celebrate how you like to be active (exercise clothing or team jersey). Give your brain a workout! The authors of #JustaChicken will be here to help us kick off the week! (More info about our author visit is attached.)

Tuesday: Let's celebrate that reading is amazing... and so are you! 

Activity: Wear mismatched socks to celebrate how our differences make us unique.  

Wednesday: Let's celebrate that reading is entertaining. 

Activity: Dress up as your favorite book character (school appropriate). 

Thursday: Let's celebrate that reading is relaxing. 

Activity: Dress in your jammies (no slippers) & snuggle up with a good book today. 

Friday: Let's celebrate that reading makes our future bright. 

Activity: Wear neon colors or your favorite OES shirt because our students have a bright future ahead!

Students will also receive a special bookmark during their library visit.  We are looking forward to a fun-filled week!

Read Across America Week 2025

                        Monday, March 3 - AUTHOR VISIT

Langston Moore and Preston Thorne - Authors of #JustaChicken,  #JustaChickenLittle,  #USTA Wuz a Rooster

Read Across America Week @ OES

 Read Across America 2023 at OES       

   

During the week of February 27 - March 3, we will celebrate “Reading Is For Everyone” with special activities at Oakland. 

  

Monday: Let's celebrate that reading takes us places!

Activity: Dress in Hawaiian shirts or tacky tourist clothes to “travel” with a book.   

 

Tuesday: Let's celebrate that reading is amazing...and so are you! 

Activity: Wear mismatched socks to celebrate how our differences make us unique. 

 

Wednesday: Let's celebrate that reading is relaxing. 

Activity: Dress in your jammies to get cozy when you read today. 

 

Thursday: Let's celebrate that reading is active. 

Activity: Dress up to celebrate how you like to be active (exercise clothing or team jersey). Reading “jogs” our minds.

 

Friday: Let's celebrate that reading makes our future bright. 

Activity: Wear neon colors or your favorite OES shirt because our students have a bright future ahead!

 

Students will also receive a special bookmark during their library visit, and classrooms will participate in a door decorating contest.  We can’t wait to see all of the creative reading-related door displays.  The winning classrooms will receive prizes. 

 

“A book is a gift you can open again and again.“ ~ Garrison Keillor

 Melinda Long - Virtual Author Visit

 

Read Across America Week 2022 

 

Read Across America Week 2022

 

READ ACROSS AMERICA

2022 at Oakland Elementary  

 

                                                                                

  Ahoy, Matey!  The week of February 28^th - March 4^th is the National Education Association’s Read Across America week.  This year, we will have a pirate – themed week in honor of author Melinda Long and her visit to our school on Wednesday.  Oakland Elementary will be celebrating reading with the following activities and events:

 

• Enjoying a visit and presentation by author Melinda Long on Wednesday, March 2^nd.
• Wearing your favorite pirate attire to school!  Pirate Dress Up Day is Wednesday, March 2^nd. 
• Distributing bookmarks and other treats to students.
• Participating in student contests:

Kindergarten and First Grades – “Find the Missing Treasure Chest”

Students will look for hidden pirate treasure chests around the school during the week and turn them into the library for special gold coins.

Second, Third, Fourth & Fifth Grades – “Pirate Trivia”

Students will be given 5 trivia questions about pirates to answer.  The names of students with the correct answers will go into a basket for prize drawings.

 

 

   We are looking forward to a fun, “shiver me timbers” week of reading and learning!

Character Parade - Read Across America Week

Students dressed as a book character and paraded around the school on Wednesday, March 4th.  It was so much fun, and the costumes showed creativity!

Community Readers - Read Across America Week

We are thankful for our community readers that took time out of their busy schedules to come and share a book or two with each class.  These are pictures of just a few of our visitors!

Author Visit - Read Across America Week

Authors Preston Thorne and Langston Moore visited Oakland on Monday, March 2nd to kick off Read Across America Week!  All students were able to listen to a presentation by the authors, and then some classrooms received special visits by the former football players.  We had a great visit, and students were given the opportunity to purchase their new book.  Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!