WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL students find key lessons in 'Wonder'

West Middle School sixth graders, Language Arts students of Mrs. Schulte and Mrs. Aproff, visited Cinemark Southland Center and XD on December 1 to watch the movie "Wonder." 

Students read the book during the first trimester in Language Arts class, and the movie was the perfect culminating activity.  While reading the book in class the students spent time reflecting, discussing and taking part in extension lessons. 

 The novel, written by R.J. Palacio, is about a boy named August Pullman, who was born with craniofacial abnormalities and is attending school for the first time after his mother had been home-schooling him due to his many surgical procedures. 

The book focuses on how others treat August, and the students found some were not so kind. With our school's theme for the year being "Tolerance," the students had a chance to learn how it feels to be treated poorly, simply because of the perception of being "different." 

Teachers hope the students will take the lessons they've learned through reading this book and watching the movie with them throughout life.