February and March

We are hopping in the media center! I had a great interactive lesson with Mr. Krieger's 6th grade classes using the SMARTboard and document camera to learn about primary resources from Library of Congress on the Dust Bowl. We learned about Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck's work with the FSA and some of the causes of the great American tragedy.
All 6th grade Language Arts classes had a fun outing to North Hills Theatre to see The Lightning Thief, thanks to the efforts of Ms. Kent for reserving the theatre just for us! We all learned how Hollywood puts their own twist on literature!
We will have a Percy Jackson learning event in the media center as the culminating activity. We will have six stations such as: Medusa freeze tag, Greek Art Center, Reader's Theater, Ambrosia and Nectar refreshment center and online activities. We will have such fun with our costume contest!
The next day is the launch of our spring book fair, "All You Can Read". Our student crew is working diligently to produce a whirlwind 1950's event, including a talent show on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30PM and our very own book fair sock hop in the cafe' on Thursday, March 11th at 7PM.
The show must go on, however. I am teaching inference through reading "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" to Ms. Craig's 6th grade classes. They will also have an opportunity to see Charlie Chaplin's silent films to learn about making inferences.
Ms. Nunn's classes will choose their own books for their next reading unit. Non-fiction and graphic novels are a "novel" choice in this upcoming book pass lesson.
Mr. Krieger's classes will see the hundreds of choices we have in World War II print materials, choosing their very favorites to read on their own!

What a busy and exciting month we have ahead. Stop by for our community events and pick up a copy of YOUR favorite book!

Ms. Ennis will take a winning team to our first Battle of the Books competition in the history of Wendell Middle. Our competitors have been reading diligently to make their mark in WCPSS middle school history. Go team!

Check back to our blogspot regularly to see new and exciting learning events coming up this year.