Happy International Dot Day!! Welcome back to WOS 2022-2023!! We are another year older and ready to learn, ready to read, and ready to be creative and have courage to be yourself!! As we learn about what an AUTHOR is and what an ILLUSTRATOR is, we will learn a bit about Peter Reynolds who wrote… Read More Happy International Dot Day 2022!
Hope you are hungry for some Nachos! Ignacio “Nacho” Garcia is the man who invented a favorite snack, Nachos, about 80 years ago in the 1940s in Piedras, Negras, Northern Mexico! Let’s listen to Ignacio’s story! Then, we can… 🧀🌶🥑 Create our own Nacho Special 🎉💌🎊 Make an Invitation for the Nacho Festival 🏠💙 🌸… Read More ¿Tienes hambre? Are You Hungry… for Ignacio’s Nachos?
Let’s explore different parts of Mexico from foods, to languages, to traditions, to comparing ways of living in Mexico to America! This connects to our Pick a Reading Partner book: Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes! We all get to work independently today – we have so many different… Read More Connecting to the Culture of Mexico and Having Fun with our Estaciónes
What do YOU want to create, make, build, design, or invent?!?! This week is the time for you to record your creation on Ms. Nerkizian’s Flipgrid for WOS’ Virtual Maker Faire! There are a few books and also some videos of possible jobs that involve the STEAM way of thinking! STEAM stands for S =… Read More What do YOU want to create, make, build, design, or invent?!?! Creation Station = Maker Faire is THIS WEEK!
Our great friend Ms. Eyer (Library Media Specialist at TZHS) has found this AMAZING book: Emily’s Idea written by Christine Evans. This book truly reminds us: We Are All in This Together! Please look at the slideshow of how to create as many dolls as we can, just like Emily. Like sidewalk chalk and rainbow… Read More Emily’s Idea – A Little Creation Can Make a BIG Difference!
There is no better time than NOW to show kindness towards others! Everybody has a story, so as always – treat everyone the way you want to be treated! Putting a smile on someone else’s face may be something small but that small act can make a big difference in that person’s world! So let’s… Read More Good Vibes Week: Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti!
As we have been noticing more and more, there are so many brave and courageous people to celebrate! We are so beyond grateful for these special first responders and important people in our lives, some are right in William O Schaefer! Friday May 1st was National School Principal’s Day – Thank you Ms. Beglin! Monday… Read More Are You Ready to Learn About Some WOW Factors?
What a week of showing gratitude towards nature and all it has to offer! Earth Week! Earth Day! And today is National Arbor Day! An arbor is a garden structure on which plants and vines can grow. … In other words, the word arbor means “tree”. For National Arbor Day, Carly’s Kids Corner has so many great… Read More What a TREE-Mendous Week! Happy National Arbor Day!