Hello Readers!
I am asking my followers to attend a special Board of Education meeting on March 15th at 6 p.m. (right now scheduled for City Hall, but that may change, please check whschools.org before the meeting). The BOE has accepted Mr. Cavallaro's amended budget, a 2.97 increase that represents a "status quo" with NO LAYOFFS. It is possible the BOE or City Council may cut this budget further. Please attend to show your support for education in West Haven!
Thank you,
Mrs. Woychowski
Please remember that all opinions expressed on this blog are mine and mine alone.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Wishing for Spring Weather!
Hard to believe it's been two weeks since I checked in last!
I am all set for my 2nd Nutmeg meeting tomorrow night (assuming the weather holds as rain!). We just got part of the 3rd list. There are no books on it I've read or reviewed here in this set (only listed 8 of the 10 so far).
There is still room in the Reading/Writing SAT review and prep session on Sunday. I'll be joining Mr. Takach, Mrs. Poffenberger, and Mrs. Cummings for this session. I heard their math review rocked! Mrs. Gardner will be joining us in place of Mr. Shand. Pizza too! If you can't make it, check out my Google Classroom page for all the links.
Congratulations to our Unsung Hero Mr. Dandelske! I am so glad the people who make Westie High awesome get recognition in this way. Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Winters from the LMC family are prior recipients.
Almost done with the shelf moving! We could still use some strong hands to move 350ish through 600. See me if you are interested. Caught Being Excellent, Community Service hours, and Attendance Points are all negotiable compensation!
Mrs. Lynch and I are still accepting articles for The Rostum, our school newspaper. The Rostrum is published electronically and posted on our website and in print in the hall near the LMC. Book reviews for The Westie Review corner are still being accepted as well.
Crazy to think about it, but my plans for Summer Reading 2016 are taking shape. I think we are going 100% paperless/electronic this year! More on that later!
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
I am all set for my 2nd Nutmeg meeting tomorrow night (assuming the weather holds as rain!). We just got part of the 3rd list. There are no books on it I've read or reviewed here in this set (only listed 8 of the 10 so far).
There is still room in the Reading/Writing SAT review and prep session on Sunday. I'll be joining Mr. Takach, Mrs. Poffenberger, and Mrs. Cummings for this session. I heard their math review rocked! Mrs. Gardner will be joining us in place of Mr. Shand. Pizza too! If you can't make it, check out my Google Classroom page for all the links.
Congratulations to our Unsung Hero Mr. Dandelske! I am so glad the people who make Westie High awesome get recognition in this way. Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Winters from the LMC family are prior recipients.
Almost done with the shelf moving! We could still use some strong hands to move 350ish through 600. See me if you are interested. Caught Being Excellent, Community Service hours, and Attendance Points are all negotiable compensation!
Mrs. Lynch and I are still accepting articles for The Rostum, our school newspaper. The Rostrum is published electronically and posted on our website and in print in the hall near the LMC. Book reviews for The Westie Review corner are still being accepted as well.
Crazy to think about it, but my plans for Summer Reading 2016 are taking shape. I think we are going 100% paperless/electronic this year! More on that later!
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
Monday, February 8, 2016
Another Snow Day!
Hey friends! Although I haven't had a chance to read anything outside my Nutmegs, I wanted to pop in and give an update on how things are going in the WHHS LMC.
You've probably noticed all the shelf movement. We're looking to move as much reference as possible (keeping only the super expensive sets we can't afford to lose) and oversize into non-fiction. Streamlining is the key to book usage! If you'd like to help, I can use some strong peeps on Fridays afterschool, 1:50-3 p.m. Community service hours will be awarded
Have you noticed us pushing paperless classroom? Features like Google Classroom and Turnitin help eliminate the need for paper. We are super low on paper (and ink for the color printer). Anything you can submit electronically is a BIG help. Talk to your teachers about using digital submission rather than killing trees!
You can still put the name of a woman you love on our love shrub. We wanted to draw attention to Women's Heart Health Awareness, championed by our Dance Team. We are so proud of all the students who named Mom, Grandmas, Aunties, Tias, Nonnas, Abuelas, BFFs, coaches, teachers, and even an administrator. Join in!
SATs are coming! I'll be part of the team teaching the SAT reading and writing tutoring session on 2/28. See my previous post for the resources in case you can't make it! You'll get to hear my selected vignette from This I Believe. I'll also tell you, the math team on 2/21 will be just as awesome!
Do you have gently used mittens, hats, gloves, scarves, or coats you'd like to donate? Several groups are collecting. If you bring them to the WHHS LMC, I'll get them to the right place!
The Westie Review is proud to showcase student and staff book reviews in The Rostrum. Submit your typed review to Mrs. W. (preferably electronically!) to be included! Reviews can be 1-5 paragraphs in length. Share the books you've read and loved, especially ones you got in the WHHS LMC or at WHPL.
As always, remember the LMC staff is here for YOU, "our" kids. Mrs. Lynch and myself are always available for you, to help with assignments, research, proofreading, book selection, tech troubleshooting, Google, Turnitin, Khan, and just about anything else! Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Treacy, and Mr. Winters are also an integral part of our team and will help you out. Don't hesitate to ask us!
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS!
You've probably noticed all the shelf movement. We're looking to move as much reference as possible (keeping only the super expensive sets we can't afford to lose) and oversize into non-fiction. Streamlining is the key to book usage! If you'd like to help, I can use some strong peeps on Fridays afterschool, 1:50-3 p.m. Community service hours will be awarded
Have you noticed us pushing paperless classroom? Features like Google Classroom and Turnitin help eliminate the need for paper. We are super low on paper (and ink for the color printer). Anything you can submit electronically is a BIG help. Talk to your teachers about using digital submission rather than killing trees!
You can still put the name of a woman you love on our love shrub. We wanted to draw attention to Women's Heart Health Awareness, championed by our Dance Team. We are so proud of all the students who named Mom, Grandmas, Aunties, Tias, Nonnas, Abuelas, BFFs, coaches, teachers, and even an administrator. Join in!
SATs are coming! I'll be part of the team teaching the SAT reading and writing tutoring session on 2/28. See my previous post for the resources in case you can't make it! You'll get to hear my selected vignette from This I Believe. I'll also tell you, the math team on 2/21 will be just as awesome!
Do you have gently used mittens, hats, gloves, scarves, or coats you'd like to donate? Several groups are collecting. If you bring them to the WHHS LMC, I'll get them to the right place!
The Westie Review is proud to showcase student and staff book reviews in The Rostrum. Submit your typed review to Mrs. W. (preferably electronically!) to be included! Reviews can be 1-5 paragraphs in length. Share the books you've read and loved, especially ones you got in the WHHS LMC or at WHPL.
As always, remember the LMC staff is here for YOU, "our" kids. Mrs. Lynch and myself are always available for you, to help with assignments, research, proofreading, book selection, tech troubleshooting, Google, Turnitin, Khan, and just about anything else! Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Treacy, and Mr. Winters are also an integral part of our team and will help you out. Don't hesitate to ask us!
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS!
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
2016 Nutmeg Nominees
These are this year's Nutmeg nominees!
http://www.nutmegaward.org/print/2016/HIghSchool2016Color2.pdf
Voting takes place in April!
http://www.nutmegaward.org/print/2016/HIghSchool2016Color2.pdf
Voting takes place in April!
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
SAT ELA
I will be assisting with the SAT ELA prep session on February 28th.
If you cannot attend, look at my Google Classroom SAT Class (access code ifi943).
Monday, January 18, 2016
1st Meeting and Book List Round 2
So, had my first Nutmeg meeting and got my 2nd list of contenders!
I feel very blessed to be working with this awesome group of school and public librarians, along with our student readers. We are meeting in West Hartford, which means hubs drops me off and then goes to play at Cabela's. Our first meeting set up the ground rules and expectations for the next year. We started the debate on List 1.
A few days later we received List 2. I am even more excited about List 2. I'm already 4 books in! I will say that one has already been reviewed here! I'll be pushing for that one BIG time! ;)
Just FYI, if you've requested books at WHPL, there's been some really wonky stuff going on with the state/LION hold systems. Double check your record to see if your holds are still there and if they are moving at all!
Over at the WHHS LMC, we are still working on "getting the house in order" so to speak. Still hopeful we will be moving someday, so we're on to eliminating VHS tapes and paring down the DVDs.
Don't forget all the books I buy for Nutmeg reading will be donated by hubs and I to the WHHS LMC next year!
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
Submit your reviews to The Westie Review corner of The Rostrum
I feel very blessed to be working with this awesome group of school and public librarians, along with our student readers. We are meeting in West Hartford, which means hubs drops me off and then goes to play at Cabela's. Our first meeting set up the ground rules and expectations for the next year. We started the debate on List 1.
A few days later we received List 2. I am even more excited about List 2. I'm already 4 books in! I will say that one has already been reviewed here! I'll be pushing for that one BIG time! ;)
Just FYI, if you've requested books at WHPL, there's been some really wonky stuff going on with the state/LION hold systems. Double check your record to see if your holds are still there and if they are moving at all!
Over at the WHHS LMC, we are still working on "getting the house in order" so to speak. Still hopeful we will be moving someday, so we're on to eliminating VHS tapes and paring down the DVDs.
Don't forget all the books I buy for Nutmeg reading will be donated by hubs and I to the WHHS LMC next year!
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
Submit your reviews to The Westie Review corner of The Rostrum
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics
I requested this from WHPL a while ago, and decided to take a break from the Nutmeg nominees (first meeting Wednesday, and I still have FIVE books to read!!!!) and read this instead. It's very short--a quick few hours.
The tagline on the cover:
"Imagine Stephen King writing Little House on the Prairie"
On the back:
"Basically Little Hell House on the Prairie"
I'd say both are accurate.
This is pure horror, very reminiscent of King, down to the ants (see Revival). There's man-eating pigs too.
Amanda is the oldest of 5 children (Emily, Joanna, Charles, and Hannah), living with her parents Susan and Edmund on the mountainside. Life is rough on the frontier. Hannah, born during a long illness and even longer winter, is blind and deaf. There is little work, less food, and loneliness all around.
Amanda finds company in the arms of the postal boy, Henry. Amanda becomes pregnant by him, and he abandons her.
Not long after, Edmund announces that the local postal boy (Henry, of course) suggested they move toward the prairie, where work and food are more plentiful. The family heads out, taking up residence in an empty cabin. A cabin they find covered in blood. Nothing strange about that, right? The family learns a boy, Zeke, and his doctor father have been using the empty cabin's water well, and allow him to continue if the doctor will examine Hannah.
As time passes, stranger and stranger things happen to Amanda and Hannah. All hell breaks loose (literally and figuratively) when Amanda miscarries.
Definitely not a read before bedtime book.
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
Submit your book reviews to The Westie Review in The Rostrum!
The tagline on the cover:
"Imagine Stephen King writing Little House on the Prairie"
On the back:
"Basically Little Hell House on the Prairie"
I'd say both are accurate.
This is pure horror, very reminiscent of King, down to the ants (see Revival). There's man-eating pigs too.
Amanda is the oldest of 5 children (Emily, Joanna, Charles, and Hannah), living with her parents Susan and Edmund on the mountainside. Life is rough on the frontier. Hannah, born during a long illness and even longer winter, is blind and deaf. There is little work, less food, and loneliness all around.
Amanda finds company in the arms of the postal boy, Henry. Amanda becomes pregnant by him, and he abandons her.
Not long after, Edmund announces that the local postal boy (Henry, of course) suggested they move toward the prairie, where work and food are more plentiful. The family heads out, taking up residence in an empty cabin. A cabin they find covered in blood. Nothing strange about that, right? The family learns a boy, Zeke, and his doctor father have been using the empty cabin's water well, and allow him to continue if the doctor will examine Hannah.
As time passes, stranger and stranger things happen to Amanda and Hannah. All hell breaks loose (literally and figuratively) when Amanda miscarries.
Definitely not a read before bedtime book.
Follow me on Twitter @RamblingsLMS
Tweet what you're reading #whhs #read
Submit your book reviews to The Westie Review in The Rostrum!
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