CGE celebrates literacy every January with a special week of themed activities. From January 26th to 30th, we are celebrating our country's 250th anniversary with the dress-up days and events shown below.
Earn a patriotic brag time by participating. Read 250 pages (that's 50 per day) and turn in your completed bookshelf flag in the library at the end of the week (or later!)
Listening to books, reading during class time, and independent or family time with books - all of these activities count!
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Each year, Florida celebrates the last week of January as Celebrate Literacy Week, and we are excited to kick it off this Monday at CGE!
This year’s theme is “Read, White, and Blue: Celebrating 250 Chapters of America,” honoring our nation’s 250th anniversary and the power of reading in shaping our history.
📬 Two flyers will be sent home with each child outlining all of our plans. Here’s a preview of how CGE will be celebrating THREE exciting ways:
🕺🏿 Dress-Up Days
Students are invited to dress up each day to match the theme:
Monday: Wear Red
Tuesday: Wear White
Wednesday: Wear Blue
Thursday: Wear Stars (the star shape or a shirt honoring a favorite star—celebrity, athlete, or role model)
Friday: Patriotic Day – head-to-toe red, white, and blue!
📚 School-Wide Reading Incentive
Our goal is to read 250 pages this week—one page for each year of our country!
Aim for 50 pages per day
Everything counts!
Pages read during the school day (math lessons, read-alouds, class reading)
Pages from daily life (menus, mail, magazines, newspapers, comics—print or online)
Pages read at home
Students who participate can earn a special patriotic brag tag.🎖️
MCSDReads quizzes are NOT required
Simply color in or record pages on the flag flyer—one space per page
Didn’t reach 250 pages by Friday? That’s okay! Flyers may be returned to the library any time in February
⭐ Extra Literacy Fun
We encourage classrooms and families to add a little extra literacy or history fun this week.
Enjoy family time with a game, activity, or discussion focused on reading, history, vocabulary, and learning.