Get your work published!

Have you ever wanted to get your writing or artwork published? Now is your chance!!  All students are invited to submit their original pieces for publication in WMS's new literary magazine, Behind the Paws.

Students can submit the following:

• Poetry
• Short stories (fiction or non-fiction)
• Artwork (drawings or photographs)

All pieces should be original works, which are proofread and edited before submission. Questions should be directed to Ms. Perrin in the LRC. 

Students should email submissions to aperrin@dist50.net.  

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE: FEBRUARY 27TH

Battle of the Books - 2014

Preparations are currently underway by our Woodland Middle School Battle of the Books teams to be ready to compete in this year's big event!!  The team consists of 6th-8th graders who are studying the current Rebecca Caudill nominated books in hopes of bringing home a 1st place trophy!  This year's competition will be held at Daniel Wright Middle School on March 6th.  Good luck to all the participants!!

Award Winning Author Visits Woodland Middle School!!

On Thursday, December 5th the Woodland Middle School 6th graders will be treated to a presentation from well-known author Sally Walker.  Ms. Walker will visit with the 6th graders during their language arts classes to talk about her award-winning books and how a non-fiction book is created from start to finish.  A select few students will participate in a question and answer event during lunch titled "Sandwiches With Sally".  At the end of her visit, students will be able to purchase autographed copies of her books to be delivered at a later date.

eBook Announcement

The Follett Shelf, which houses our virtual library filled with wonderful eBooks, will be unavailable from Thursday 11/28 through Saturday 11/30.  The company is relocating their servers to a new location, therefore all of the online service will be unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience!!

I am thankful for...

I am thankful for GOOD BOOKS!  I love reading a book that touches my heart or makes me spend time thinking deeply about a certain topic.  I just finished Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer and am headed out to get the next book in the series The Dead and the Gone.  This book has made me think very deeply about what I would do if I thought the world was coming to an end.  What would I have to live without?  How would I survive?  Would I want to survive?

In this story, an asteroid hits the moon and actually forces the moon to move closer to Earth.  Since the moon's location has changed, tides are affected, volcanoes erupt, ash fills the air and climates change (and that is just the beginning!).

Miranda, the narrator, tells the story of this event through her many journal entries. Her journal entries tell the story of how Miranda and her family face the struggle of living in a world that has changed.  

April 4th
I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open.

What would your journal entry say?  

DIVERGENT SERIES: A MUST READ!!

If you are a fan of the Hunger Games series, then the Divergent series is a MUST read for you!  This series is set in a dystopian Chicago world, where the society is divided into five factions: Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent).  At the age of sixteen all citizens must choose a faction and pledge their allegiance for life.  Jam packed with action, adventure, intrigue, betrayal, and even a little romance, this series will keep you on the edge of your seat!!

6th Grade Lunch Book Club Begins!

This week, our 6th grade lunch book club will have its first meeting.  Students have already signed up and are very eager to begin listening to a great ghost story.  We will typically be meeting Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in room C130 during 6th grade lunch.  As a group we will read and discuss the book, The Hunt for the 7th, by Christine Morton-Shaw.  This book is one of the twenty books nominated for the Rebecca Caudill award this year, so thousands of students across the state will be reading it also!  A new component of book club this year will be our online discussion in Moodle.  Can't wait to get started!!

Click here to watch the book trailer!