To all members of the Wells Elementary School community,

The votes are in, and our One Community One Book selection is Charlotte’s Web by E .B. White. Together, I invite all of you to read (or reread) this wonderful children’s book sometime between now and the end of February.

Some of the classroom teachers will be reading this story to their students. Older children are encouraged to read the book on their own. The book is also a great family read aloud for before bedtime; that way the whole family can read the book together at the same time!

During this first week back after vacation, through the end of the first rotation next Tuesday, all of the students will be learning about E. B. White in library class. Ask your son or daughter what they have learned about this wonderful author who lived in Maine for almost 50 years. We will also be doing activities that relate to the book, including dictionary lessons with vocabulary from the book for the older students and a Charlotte’s Web ABC book for the younger children.

Stay tuned for more information, including our culminating event: a visit from a nationally known storyteller.

 Happy reading!

Karen Westerberg
Library media specialist