South Whidbey Elementary School celebrates Wonka Week

Students from South Whidbey Elementary visited Sweet Mona’s chocolate boutique for a special tour, the grand prize at the end of “Wonka Week.”

Students from South Whidbey Elementary visited Sweet Mona’s chocolate boutique for a special tour, the grand prize at the end of “Wonka Week.”

Wonka Week was a week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Roald Dahl’s book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Teachers read the book out loud, kids received letters from Willy Wonka and participated in special Wonka challenges.

The purpose was to get kids excited about books.

The week culminated in a “Dahlicious” dress up day and assembly where teachers performed for the kids and kids searched through piles of books in search of golden tickets. The five lucky winners got a tour of all the school’s secret places and a visit to Sweet Mona’s.