WMS ELA Department

Can we say engaged? A parent recently shared that "The Vocabulary Bowl has supplanted Minecraft in my household!" Needless to say, we are psyched! Loving the Vocabulary Bowl! #planttheseed #passionpursuits @APSGifted @APSGifted_Kat @BoykinBryan @WMS_ELA @APS_ELA @wmspta_wolves

It was great seeing our students/parents enjoy themselves today. #planttheseed ⁦@APSVirginia⁩ ⁦@APSVaSchoolBd⁩ ⁦@JodyOslerWMS⁩ ⁦@HokieAEK⁩ ⁦@SuptDuran⁩

The WMS Monthly Gifted Services Newsletter is ready! Check it out to learn more about gifted services and resources for students! williamsburg.apsva.us/newsletter-cur… @BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @WMS_WolfPack @APSGifted @APSVirginia

WMS 8th grade promotion Video Link goes LIVE at 1:30 today! youtu.be/5szizyLoPww There will be a Vimeo link to the video posted on the WMS website later today. williamsburg.apsva.us @BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @APSVirginia @APSVaSchoolBd @HokieAEK @WMS_WolfPack

Great times in the Courtyard! Our wolves are celebrating an end to this crazy year.

Can't. Stop. Watching. 18-year-old Torri Huske is #TokyoOlympics bound. #SwimTrials21

Celebrating our 8th graders! #bethedifference ⁦@APSVirginia⁩ ⁦@APSVaSchoolBd⁩ ⁦@WMS_WolfPack⁩ ⁦@wmspta_wolves⁩

Love collaborating with @MsHanReads to find engaging resources (books, book trailers, interviews, speeches, etc.) to share w/ students for Asian Pacific Heritage Month! #wmsreads @BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @APSLibrarians @WMS_ELA @ArlingtonVALib @TeachingBooks

Another WMS Tournament of Books completed! The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was voted our WMS 2021 Book of the Year and Ms. Woodbury’s TA won with their bracket! @BoykinBryan MC’ing our net cutting ceremony and the presentation of books! @WMS_WolfDen @library_loudly @MsHanReads

March Madness! Final Four Excitement @WMS_WolfDen @WMS_WolfPack @MsHanReads

Awesome to see all the hold requests generated from WMS's March Book Madness. This week The Crossover is up against Spy School Revolution & The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes faces off against Tyrannosaurus Wrecks. #wmsreads @APSLibrarians @BoykinBryan @WMS_ELA @wmspta_wolves

1/2 Humbled to be the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl! I'm so excited to place poetry at the forefront of the most watched U.S. television broadcast, & to honor 3 heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. Can’t wait for the world to hear their stories! variety.com/2021/tv/news/a…

This week is VA Principals Appreciation Week! Their leadership has been vital to helping APS staff, students and families navigate changes in the pandemic. We'd like to give a big shout out to the WMS Team! Thank you for all that you do for our Wolf Pack! #ThankAPSPrincipals

Inspirational words by ⁦@TheAmandaGorman⁩

Loving supporting 7th grade English students as they add analogies, foreshadowing, and symbolism to their realistic fiction stories! WMS students working hard to develop creative thinking skills! @APSGifted @BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @WMS_ELA @APS_ELA

Today, APS announced the winners of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual Literary and Visual Arts contest. Students submitted outstanding pieces of artwork, poetry and essays. Congrats to WMS 8th grader Kate F for placing in the "Literary Arts, Grades 6 - 8" category!

Can't wait for the WMS Academic Planning Night on 1/13 at 7:00 pm for upcoming 6th, 7th, & 8th grade parents! Had a fun time collaborating with Tonya Brothers, our 8th grade counselor! @WMS_WolfPack @BoykinBryan @WilliamsburgCSD @APSGifted @wmspta_wolves williamsburg.apsva.us/counseling/aca…

Be safe Wolves! @wmspta_wolves @WMS_WolfPack @WilliamsburgCSD @JodyOslerWMS @HokieAEK

Lucky to have you!! @kristie_board symbolism, similes, foreshadowing- oh my!

We will miss you Mr. Kong!!