Westwood Title I Newsletter
April 2017
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month! National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. Below are some books and online resources to use with your children.
Favorite Poetry Books
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. There you'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.
It's Raining Pigs & Noodles by Jack Prelutsky
A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You Can't Make Me Eat That," " My Father's Name is Sasquatch," and "Dear Wumbledeedumble."
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
To one young narrator, it's the simple things that mean the most, like sharing laughter with a friend, taking family rides in the country, and kissing her mama's arm.
Doodle Dandies by J. Patrick Lewis
A collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about.
If It Rains Pancakes Haiku and Lantern Poems by Brian Cleary
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars
A collection of twenty whimsical poems about the comets, the starts, moon, and the planets.
Shel Silverstein Website
Jack Prelutsky Website
Explore the wacky and inventive poetry of Jack Prelutsky.
Kenn Nesbitt Website
The funny poetry playground of children's author Kenn Nesbitt. Here you will find lots of funny poems, poetry books for children, classic children's poetry, games, activities, and much more!
Mr. R's World of Math and Science
Your Title I Teachers
Mrs. Leisgang Title I Reading Teacher
Email: nleisgang@wdpsd.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wdpsd.com/westwood/teachers/nleisgang
Phone: 920-337-1087 (1352)
Mrs. Pawelczyk Title I Reading Teacher
Email: npawelczyk@wdpsd.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wdpsd.com/westwood/teachers/npawelczyk
Phone: 920-337-1087 (1385)
Mrs. Susie Zimmerman Title I Reading
Email: szimmerman@wdpsd.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wdpsd.com/westwood/teachers/szimmerman
Phone: 920-337-1087 (1309)
Mrs. Gossen Title I Math
Email: pgossen@wdpsd.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wdpsd.com/hemlock/teachers/pgossen
Phone: 920-337-1087 (1376)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, April 14: No School
Thursday, April 20: Madagascar Jr. @ 6:30pm (West De Pere High School)
Friday, April 21: Madagascar Jr. @ 6:30pm (West De Pere High School)
Saturday, April 22: Madagascar Jr. @ 1:30pm (West De Pere High School)
Thursday, April 27: Author Celebration @ 4:30-6:00pm (Westwood)