Story Bits for 6-8th Graders with Carolyn Black

Bring your favorite book and come join all your school friends. Find out what GREAT books are out there. You never know what friends you will make and what FABULOUS books you will read. 

Monthly - the SECOND Monday @ 1:30 pm 
- starting October 12th and ending May 10th 

How to Make PowerPoint Presentations for 5-8th Graders with Carolyn Black

In this class your children will learn how to make a simple PowerPoint Presentation. This is a GREAT way to share stories, photos, etc. This class is for 5th-8th graders who have good experience on the computer. 

Vamos a Hablar:  Let's Talk - in Spanish with Kathy Erickson 

We are happy to invited our students to a Spanish online class Vamos a Hablar (Let’s Talk).  Together we will practice phrases, sing songs, learn about different cultures, countries and play games. 


Bi-monthly:  This class will be taught on the first and third Tuesday of each month.  New dates will be added later. 

This class will help you have a whole new perspective on life! Come meet with other Washington Online students to discover ways to help people in your family and community. We will share holiday service ideas, as well as ways to serve every day. We will also provide you with templates to help you get started. Together we can make a difference . . . one hand at a time!

Can't seem to get out of the house to celebrate a holiday or two?  Try an online get-together with your friends in Washington Online.   

Check back soon to see our ghosts and goblins in our parade.

Check back soon to see the wonderful traditions that were shared.

Six Traits of Writing with Meagan Johnston

Please join me for some ideas and tips with writing. This is a series of two- part classes. This class will be presented monthly with a focus on a different trait each month. Look for more times/dates TBA. 

Trait #1:  Ideas
In this first set of sessions, we will be learning about ideas in writing: how to come up with ideas, what makes a good idea, etc. Students and parents are welcome.  Click here for HANDOUTS.

Trait #2:  Organization

Is your writing a little disorganized? The trait of organization is the hardest for students to master. It is hard to see the big picture when writing. Come learn some methods/shortcuts to help your student learn that organization is the key to writing an enticing tale!

Trait #3:  Voice

Put your opinion in your writing. Learn how to add your voice to the papers you write. It will spice up your papers and liven up your stories!

Learn about creating great stories by using varied sentence structure. In this class we will learn about what makes a good sentence. We will also practice writing sentences, and use our skills to write about two similar houses. Which house will you be writing about? Only good details, word choice, and sentence structure will tell.

Book Club and Reading Strategies: K-4th Graders  with Tara Criddle & Michelle Droge

Come join other K-3 graders in our Washington Online book club where we will be reading some great picture books and then discussing and learning fun reading strategies like the Fabulous Four that will help us to be better readers.  Click here for HANDOUTS

This class will be held weekly from November to February on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.  

Reading Strategies: 4th-8th Graders with Kellie Richins

Searching for ways to be an even better reader?  Good reading strategies aren’t an unsolvable mystery!  Join Kellie Richins on to get all the clues you need to improve your reading skills.

• Activate Background Knowledge
• Predict
• Clarify 
• Summarize
• Evaluate
• Analyze

Writing Strategies: 5th-8th Graders with Kellie Richins

“The pen is mightier than the sword.”  Join Mrs. Richins to learn traits and skills to sharpen your writing skills and make them even mightier!!

All About Utah Writes: 5th & 8th Graders with Julie Baggaley

5th and 8th Graders will be taking an online writing test this year.  These tests will use the Utah Write system (www.utahwrite.com).  If you are a 5th or 8th grader or the parent of one, please join us! You will learn how to use this system to improve writing and be prepared for test day!

Persuasive Essays: 5th & 8th Graders with Meagan Johnston

Do you think chocolate or vanilla ice cream is the best? Come learn how to persuade your audience and set up a traditional 5 paragraph persuasive essay. Don’t be afraid to let your audience know where you stand. 

* This class will prepare all 5th/8th graders for their upcoming online writing test. 

*Students enrolled in English A can also pass off lessons related to their persuasive essay unit in composition. 

NOTES FROM THE CLASS

Sew 'n' Show with Cara Dansie

Do you like to sew? Do you want to learn how? Are you just itchin’ to do some stitchin’?  If so, tell your teacher. We have free fabric for the students who would like to do a sewing project this year. The basic rules are simple: SEW IT, THEN SHOW IT. CLICK here for the “small print”.  Project Report Form

Latin Lives with Meg Ferry

Please join us in our online Latin class, Latin Lives! Together we will explore:

• Famous Latin Phrases
• Roman Mythology
• English Derivatives from Latin
• Conversational Latin
• Latin Poems and Songs
• Latin Grammar

LATIN LINKS (Handouts and Document Archive and...)

WOSU School Choir with Melinda Welch & Sheri Cole

Come and join our online school choir. We will practice songs online twice a week. We will also send out a music CD to each family involved to play and practice with at home.  The choir will perform patriotic programs at the end of February and in March at various care centers and rest homes across the Wasatch Front and in other areas of the state.  If you can’t make a performance, no problem! You can still join in and sing.  Practice will begin January 19th.  Please SIGNUP here to join the choir.  

CLICK HERE FOR WORDS TO THE SONGS

Just in time for the WOSU Poetry Festival!  Come join us to get excited and prepared for the festival.

Nervous about the upcoming CRTs?  Parents and students are invited to join Carolyn Black and Annette Pond to calm your fears and prepare for these tests.  CLICK HERE TO ATTEND THE RECORDED SESSION

HANDOUT

Pre-Algebra & Algebra: Tutoring Times with Shawnell Larsen

This is an open math class for the higher grade levels.  Bring your specific math questions including subject, unit, and lesson.

K-5th Grade Math: Tutoring Times with Annett Eiting

This is an open math class for the lower grade levels.  Please come knowing which course (Math 5, Math K), unit, and lesson.

Colonial Williamsburg: TV/Online with "the colonists"

In the past several years, we’ve encouraged all of our WOSU families to tune-in to KUED’s, Channel 7, monthly live broadcasts of Colonial Williamsburg’s Electronic Fieldtrips. This year, as a result of available Trustland funding, every family will be able to access this outstanding programming. In addition to the monthly “live” broadcasts, which feature experts answering your questions, prior to these events, we will be able to preview subject matter via the internet and delve deeper into history.  GO HERE FOR MORE INFO