Dear Parents,
Three times
during the school year (fall, winter, and spring), the students will receive a
word list of 25 new vocabulary words from the WordMasters’ Blue Division.
After studying these words for several weeks, the students will be given
a written challenge of 20 analogies using the new vocabulary words. The fall
challenge will use words from the fall word list, the winter challenge will use
words from the winter and fall word lists, and the spring challenge will use
words from all three word lists. The papers will be scored according to how many
of the analogies were answered correctly, such as 10 out of 20, 15 out of 20,
etc. Our scores will be sent to WordMasters, and they will let us know how Cary
Woods ranked with other schools in the country. At the end of the year, each
student’s scores will be totaled to give him or her a final score. The top ten
final scores in each grade will receive a certificate from WordMasters, and the
top final score in each grade with receive a medal. Any student who scores a
perfect score, 20 out of 20, on any of the challenges will also receive a medal
at the end of the year.
Each grade
level has a separate word list. Please help your children to use these words in
their daily activities. Many of these words will be used on standardized tests
in the future.
If you have any
questions, please feel free to email me or call me. I will be putting more
information about WordMasters on the Venture page of the Cary Woods web page,
along with links for practicing analogies.
Thank you for
your help and have fun solving analogies.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Webb
Academic Venture Teacher
Cary Woods:
334-887-4940