Families gathered at the Jacket Media Center at Williamsburg City School on March 26 for the Jacket Seusstacular, a celebration featuring Dr. Seuss characters, reading promotion and hands-on STEM activities.
Though typically hosted during Read Across America Week, this year’s event was pushed later in the month to align with the school’s goal of hosting one major family engagement night per month.
“It’s something to promote reading and tie it in with Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Week,” said Jacket Librarian Kassie Lowrie. “They ask to check out Dr. Seuss books all the time. They love those silly rhyming words.”
Through the school’s Family Resource Center, each student received a bag filled with a free Dr. Seuss book, crayons, activity pages, and items such as bookmarks, a squishy ball, and finger puppets.
Students also participated in STEM Dr. Seuss-themed activities where they used cardboard rolls, popsicle sticks and pom-poms to build a “Truffula tree” and test how many pom-poms they could balance.
The event also featured snacks and a family photo booth where students could pose with Dr. Seuss, Thing One and Thing Two.
