WMS ELA Department

readers, writers, dreamers, motivators, encouragers, & educators - learning & teaching the power of words

[Kristie Board @kristie_board]

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

[Bryan Boykin @BoykinBryan]

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

[Kristie Board @kristie_board]

The WMS Monthly Gifted Services Newsletter is ready! Check it out to learn more about gifted services and resources for students! https://t.co/0rpLnWRuYi
@BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @WMS_WolfPack @APSGifted @APSVirginia

[Jody Osler @Jody_Osler]

WMS 8th grade promotion Video Link goes LIVE at 1:30 today! https://t.co/52hicrRDrx There will be a Vimeo link to the video posted on the WMS website later today. https://t.co/VJjhTrN9ef @BoykinBryan @wmspta_wolves @APSVirginia @APSVaSchoolBd @HokieAEK @WMS_WolfPack

[Williamsburg MS PTA @wmspta_wolves]

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

[Team USA @TeamUSA]

Can't. Stop. Watching.

18-year-old Torri Huske is #TokyoOlympics bound. #SwimTrials21

[Bryan Boykin @BoykinBryan]

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

[Williamsburg MS Library @WMS_WolfDen]

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

[WMS ELA Department @WMS_ELA]

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

[WMS ELA Department @WMS_ELA]

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

[Williamsburg MS Library @WMS_WolfDen]

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

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

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! https://t.co/UBLqZhZpTA

[Williamsburg MS PTA @wmspta_wolves]

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

[Bryan Boykin @BoykinBryan]

Inspirational words by ⁦@TheAmandaGorman⁩

[Kristie Board @kristie_board]

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

[Williamsburg MS PTA @wmspta_wolves]

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!

[Kristie Board @kristie_board]

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 https://t.co/QNhGFOMQk5

[Bryan Boykin @BoykinBryan]

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

[WMS ELA Department @WMS_ELA]

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

[Kristie Board @kristie_board]

So lucky to be part of such a great staff! Loving collaborating with 7th grade English on supporting learners in writing! @APSGifted @BoykinBryan @JodyOslerWMS @MsHanReads @WMS_ELA @APS_ELA @wmspta_wolves

[WMS ELA Department @WMS_ELA]

We will miss you Mr. Kong!!

[Bryan Boykin @BoykinBryan]

Today we celebrate Mr. Kong’s many years of service to WMS and wish him well on his way retirement! #heartbeat @WMS_WolfPack @APSVirginia @APSFacilities @HokieAEK @JodyOslerWMS @mccartyann