Words of the Week

PURPOSE: The Words of the Week (WOW) is designed to promote learning and literacy through the expansion of word knowledge and vocabulary skills. 

"WOW" in Action

• The "WOW" word will be announced every Monday during morning announcements. 
• Students are encouraged and challenged to use the "WOW" word as many times as they can throughout the school day. 
• Parents are challenged to guess the word of the week by noticing overuse of the word by their child. 
• The Word of the Week will be displayed on the designated bulletin board. 
• Students are encouraged to use the words in their daily writing activities. 
• Administrators, staff, and volunteers will ask students about the acquired words. 
• Teachers and administrators will recognize positive exemplars of word usage.