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Thirteen 5th and 6th graders had the pleasure of meeting middle-grade author, Jasmine Warga, today at the Heartland Literature Festival held at Washburn University. These 13 students in the WE before-school book club read one of Warga's books, A Rover's Story, before attending the festival.

The students had a blast listening to the author talk about each of her books and explain some of the choices she made while writing the stories. She said reading helped her to become a better writer and gave the students advice like "Pay attention. Be curious. And tell your stories!" She hopes that middle-grade students can see themselves in her books, and she always wants kids to feel hopeful when finishing her stories.
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The students rotated to different sessions throughout the day. They discussed the book and wrote poetry in one session, learned about and watched videos of actual Mars rovers in another, and a third session consisted of a Q & A with the author. Our students participated whole-heartedly and were great representatives of WE!

The festival is a collaboration of The Writing Conference and Washburn University. Because of their efforts, our students had a great day of exploring literature and learning from author Jasmine Warga!

This afternoon we had the privilege of having some former Wanamaker Mustangs come back to visit the school. They were in the WRHS graduating classes of 1974 and 75, and began attending kindergarten at Wanamaker in

1961. What a wonderful group of people! Thank you so much for coming by and seeing how the school has evolved through the years. ♥️

What a great day to be a 5th grader at Wanamaker Elementary! The 5th grade class was treated to a visit with middle-grade author, Angela Cervantes who is also a native Topekan.

Angela did a wonderful job of relating to the students, chronicling her journey to becoming a full-time writer and achieving her childhood dream. She told the students that she had to persevere after receiving numerous rejections before her first book (Gaby, Lost and Found) was accepted for publication. With hard work and persistence, dreams can come true!

She gave the students some writing tips, such as it helps to write about topics that you are familiar with or are interested in. The revision process also takes patience and hard work!

The visit was interactive with several students helping out by reading aloud excerpts from Angela’s books. Those students were rewarded with a signed copy of one of her books or a tee shirt. All students were treated to an autographed bookmark.

Angela's books include Gaby, Lost and Found; Lety Out Loud; Allie, First at Last; Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring; the Junior Novelization of Coco; the Junior Novelization of Encanto; The American Girl's Maritza: Lead With Your Heart; and her latest book, The Cursed Moon.

Thank you, Angela, for taking the time to tell our students your story and showing them that with hard work and persistence, one’s dreams can come true!

Angela will be one of the featured authors at the Kansas Book Festival held tomorrow (Sept. 28) at Washburn University.

Enjoy your 3 day weekend! See you Tuesday, October 1st!

Thank you to Building Controls and Services, Inc. for donating items to our teachers from their wish lists! They have done this for a few years now and it is always so appreciated!

There are still some classes that need parent volunteers for holiday parties. Please click the link to see if your student's class still needs help with any of their parties.
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Today is PICTURE DAY!! :)

Today is the Fun Run! Today's spirit day is- Wear your favorite team!

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