The Secret Files of Oak Creek Elementary
October 26
I am writing this in the very back of my blue spiral notebook because nobody ever looks past page twenty. If anyone finds this, please return it to Casper in Room 204. Unless you are the person responsible for the weird things happening in our school, in which case, I am onto you.
It all started this morning during morning announcements. Usually, Principal Vance just drones on about the recycling drive and bus safety. Today, right in the middle of the lunch menu, the loudspeaker crackled. A strange scratching sound echoed through the whole building, followed by a faint, ghostly whistling tune. Principal Vance cleared his throat and claimed it was static on the microphone, but static does not whistle a melody. After homeroom, I checked the intercom box by the door. Around the metal edge, I found tiny bits of bright orange fuzz.
October 28
Things got stranger today in the library. Mrs. Gomez had stacked twenty copies of a pumpkin mystery book on the center display table. When my reading group walked in after recess, every single book was gone. We looked under the beanbag chairs and behind the globe, but the shelves were bare.
- drones:
- Speaks in a dull, steady, and boring tone of voice.
- resonance:
- The way sound vibrates and rings out clearly through an object or space.
- custodian:
- A person whose job is to clean, maintain, and care for a building.
- mechanism:
- A set of moving machine parts that work together to perform a task.
- mechanics:
- The area of science that explains how forces cause objects to move.
- illuminating:
- Lighting up an area to make it bright and visible.
More sheets from this passage
Built from the text itself — answer key included where it counts.
fix the sentence
Sentences from the passage with the capitals and punctuation removed — rewrite each one correctly.
vocabulary worksheet
Match the passage words to their meanings, then fill the missing words back into real sentences.
writing prompts
Two writing tasks that build on the passage, with plenty of lines to write on.
- All 4 sheets as one workbookPro
One PDF with a cover, contents page and every answer key at the back.
You Might Also Like
About this diary entry passage for Upper Elementary
“The Secret Files of Oak Creek Elementary” is a diary entry reading passage about School Mystery, written for Upper Elementary. It takes about 4 minutes to read (620 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.