This first nine weeks at WOMS is in the books! In preparation for writing poetry the second nine weeks, one of the topics that we’ve been studying in my ELA classes is Figurative Language.  To show them how fast the year goes by, I gave students this metaphor: If the year were a dollar, then we’d only have .75 cents left! This thought kind of blew the kids minds!  We really can’t believe the first 9 weeks is over!

 

A favorite activity this 9 weeks is Scrabble Bingo! We play Scrabble Bingo to study our Vocabulary and Spelling Words:

Parents I encourage you to look for creative ways for your students to study spelling and vocabulary words at home. Here are a few outside of the box examples: Write them in shaving cream, write them on a foggy mirror, use a dry erase maker and write them on surfaces, or scribble them into the sand.

 

Another favorite day in the fall at WOMS is Thursdays, Middle School Pep Rally Days!!! Students AND teachers alike have fun dressing up with each weeks themes! Here are a few of the most recent themes. “Dress Up Like Your Favorite Music”, “Rhyme Without Reason/Twin Day”, and “Pink Out!”