Lynn Frazier, Reading/Language Arts Consultant
  lfrazier@windham.k12.ct.us
 

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Welcome Students, Families and Friends,
   We hope you will enjoy our writing, art, classroom news and photos of our events. You can also spend some time exploring new sites by clicking on a cover.  This site is an on-going work in progress, so we hope you will visit often. 
   These are two websites you can keep in mind.  Join us at www.freerice.com and you can help feed the hungry in Africa and improve your vocabulary at the same time.   You can also click THINK PINK to help give free mammograms.

IN THE NEWS!!
   Summer is here and the Young Poets are on another mission. We are raising money to go to           

                           
   The Young Poets will be hosting a Poets' Pancake Breakfast at Applebee's in front of the Eastbrook on Saturday, June 28th. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5.00. Please come join us for great food and amazing performances.

   Check out the WHS Summer Reading List for some great summer "take you away" titles!  

   Educational Talent Search is hosting a summer program at Windham Middle School this summer. I am one of six teachers who will be working with upcoming sixth, seventh and eighth graders. In your Language Arts class we will be doing a lot of reading and writing, starting our day reading from the Freedom Writers Diary and writing in our journals. Then we are off and running into our reading/writing workshop. Students will take their writing, poetry, art and photography and produce a magazine that will be distributed at the end of the session. Along with academics, there is a special social event time at the end of each day filled with fun activities. It will be a wonderful summer sensation!
 
    Chris Kazi Rolle came to Windham High School on May 8th. Chris “Kazi” Rolle was abandoned as a baby, has endured abusive foster homes and institutions, and survived alone on the streets with no home or family to support him. Falling victim to the intense pressures of his surroundings, Kazi dropped out high school and began hustling and selling drugs in the streets to survive. After a few short visits to numerous NYC penal institutions, Kazi became determined to focus his energy in other areas. In 1991, Kazi discovered the Tomorrow’s Future Theatre Company and began directing, writing and acting for/in urban theatrical productions that fused Hip Hop and drama to tell tales of everyday life in the inner city. Kazi held his audiences captive sharing his life story and message of hope.  We will all remember to be a VICTOR and not a VICTIM.

   Vision      Initiative      Courage      Tenacity      Opportunity      Read

For more information, click KAZI.

   The Young Poets' attended Willimantic's Third Thursday Street Fest! Cindy Mercer, Kevin Hernandez, Matt Figueroa and Ben Fitzsimmons performed with DJ Lex.  They have also been working at the Teen Center with Ray Ortiz designing  t-shirts and air brushing original designs.