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Do you know your

Winter vocabulary?

drift	a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
flake	any small or light piece, esp. of snow.
flurry	of snow, to fall lightly and for a short time.
freeze	to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat.
frost	a light, white covering of dew or water vapor frozen into ice crystals.
glove	a covering for the hand, usu. made of cloth or leather and having separate sections for each finger and the thumb.
ice	water in a frozen, solid state.
icicle	a tapered spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
arctic	of or pertaining to the geographic region encompassing the North Pole.
avalanche	the sudden rush of a large quantity of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
plow	any of a variety of similar heavy tools or machines, such as a machine to clear away snow.
precipitation	snow, rain, or the like, or the amount of such matter to fall on a given area in a given amount of time.
scarf	a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
shovel	a large, long-handled scoop for digging or lifting heavy material such as earth, snow, or coal.
sled	a flat platform of wood or other material, usu. mounted on runners, that is used to travel over snow and ice.
slush	snow that is partly melted.
squall	to storm suddenly and for a brief time.
thaw	to become unfrozen or melt.

January sparkles.
January's bold.
January huffs and puffs.
January's cold.

~Unknown

(What kind of poem is this? That's right! It's a rhyming poem!)

Let's look at some other Winter rhymes.

What’s a small piece of snow that rhymes with cake?

What do you do that rhymes with me?

What do you wear that rhymes with loves?

What hangs from the roof and rhymes with bicycle?

What falls from the sky and rhymes with glow?

What covers your window and rhymes with lost?

What’s a winter month that rhymes with remember?

What do you fight with that rhymes with hall?

What do you do that rhymes with wait?

What’s another word for snowstorm that rhymes with lizard?

What makes you warm that rhymes with hire?

What do you skate on that rhymes with nice?

Teacher of the Year and Assistant Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Mrs. Irene Harrington for being selected the 2009-2010 WPS Assistant Teacher of the Year and to Mrs. Angie Beachum for being voted the 2009-2010 WPS Teacher of the Year. These two ladies work collaboratively to promote sucess for their students.

Vocabulary-A Valuable Asset

Ways to Help Our School

We collect Box Tops for Education!

You can clip 10¢ Box Tops coupons from hundreds of your favorite products such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®, Juicy Juice®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and more! Just send them to school with your child or while visiting our school, drop them into the Box Tops for Education container located in the main office.

Don't throw away empty ink cartridges!

We are collecting those too for our ink cartridge recycling program. This is a wonderful way for our school to obtain a little extra money for much needed supplies. They can be sent to school with your child or dropped off in the Computer Lab.

Environmentally conscious parents who have been reluctant to pack fruit drink pouches in their kids’ lunches have cause to reconsider. Through the generous sponsorships of Honest Kids and CAPRI SUN, we are now able to collect, recycle, and receive 2 cents for every empty CAPRI SUN juice pouch.

WPS School Rule

No one has the right to interfere with the learning, safety, and feelings of others!

Words from The Principal

Welcome to WPS. It's a wonderful place to learn.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-694-4423 or email me at ammons.betsy@anson.k12.nc.us.

~Betsy Ammons

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Monday, February 08, 2010

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Weather

	Today, 2/8/2010 High: 48 Low: 32 Partly sunny 0% chance of precipitation.
	Tomorrow, 2/9/2010 High: 41 Low: 32 Rain likely 65% chance of precipitation.