Second-grade teacher Tara Mulica utilizes the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop curriculum to help her students become lifelong writers.
Lindsey Develops Lifelong Writers
Second-grade teacher Tara Mulica utilizes the Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop curriculum to help her students become lifelong writers. The innovative method allows students to enjoy independent study and small group work as they improve their writing skills.
All of the West Geauga elementary buildings are working toward full implementation of the Lucy Calkins curriculum for the 2018-19 school year, but Mrs. Mulica decided to pilot the program in her classes this year.
After working with the curriculum during the year, Mrs. Mulica hosted a “Book Breakfast.” Families and guests of all her second-graders came to Lindsey to observe as the kids shared one or more of their pieces authored throughout the year.
Gridiron Club Hosts 7-On-7 Tourney
The West Geauga Gridiron Club will be hosting the inaugural Gridiron 7-on-7 tournament on July 21. Currently, there are more than 25 teams registered for the event.
Held at West Geauga High School, the tournament allows players to experience the quick pace of tournament style football and meet coaches and players from a variety of teams.
For more information, contact West Geauga head football coach Eric Adam Sopkovich at eric.sopkovich@westg.org.
Gridiron Club Football Camp
Registration is open now for the Gridiron Football Camp being held July 9- 11 at West Geauga High School.
The camp will be run by the West Geauga football coaching staff and varsity players. Players will participate in instructional drills that will help them sharpen their skills as they work on all the basics from passing and kicking to blocking and defense.
The cost is $75 per child. For more information, contact West Geauga head football coach Eric Adam Sopkovich at eric.sopkovich@westg.org.
Great Lakes Theater Visits
The Great Lakes Theater Residency Program brought two teams of professional actors to the 10th-grade English classes at West Geauga High School.
During their time in the classroom, students had a chance to learn about Shakespearean theater – either “Julius Caesar”or “The Tempest”– as well as to participate in hands-on acting activities designed to further their understanding of the play.
The actors from the residency program brought professional costumes and props. They worked with the students on presenting scenes from the plays so that students had a chance to have a first-hand experience with William Shakespeare’s classic works.
Westwood Raises Money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Cancer Research
The third grade at Westwood participated in an “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” project. The Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is a national organization that raises money to fund research for childhood cancer treatments.
The third graders sold lemonade as the culminating activity after learning about fundraising during an economics unit and reading The Lemonade War to hone their language arts skills.
After their sale, the students took the $392 they raised and donated it to the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
