 
October 24, 2009
Host a party and support WEF
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The 13th Annual Children's Spelling Bee was held March 4th and 5th at the Sheehan Elementary School. Congratulations to all of our winners, as well as our participants!
Third Grade Winners
Super Sonic Spellers
Jaqueline DeLorey, Caroline Kremer, Courtney Platt and Evin Hazar
Fourth Grade Winners
Sonic Spellers
Jack Jordanides, Anusha Manglik, Jacob Morris and Sophie Medina
Fifth Grade Winners
Spectacular Spellers
Aisha Chandraker, Natalie Perlov and Shehla Chandraker
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Canoe Project Update
The Canoe Floats!
Members of the Flex Experiential Learning class have spent the year handcrafting a canoe. After weeks of work during school and on the weekends, they finally experienced the fruits of their labor when they launched the canoe and each took a turn piloting the boat on Buckmaster Pond.
Pictures – courtesy Westwood High School Principal’s May 2008 newsletter
Class Builds Canoe, Craftsmanship, and Confidence
By Monica Parker-James
For most of us, images of high school include pop quizzes and long essays. Lunch in a noisy cafeteria. Jammed lockers. Homework. But for a group of students at Westwood High School, the typical school day is anything but typical.
Westwood High School’s flex program is designed for students with unique academic and social needs. This year, these students are spending part of each school week building a canoe. Through this innovative project, they are building skills and self-confidence along the way.
The project is the brain child of flex teacher Paul Houston. He and school psychologist Todd Danforth saw canoe building as a perfect fit for the students’ experiential learning class.(continued...)
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| Paul Houston with the Flex program students and the "Canoe" |
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Grants in Action
Information about grants and grant-related events.
Canoe Building at Westwood High School
Math Night at
Martha Jones
Health Night at Martha Jones
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