Bellefontaine Middle School 7th grade English Language Arts (ELA) classes were recently held outdoors.

Students enjoyed language-related activities and a fun “spirit” station.

Teachers Joliece Reed, Cathy Ulmer, and Chelsea Johnson led the classes.

Reed said, “About five years ago, we started reading Fridays. It’s a day where we specifically work on vocabulary and we read around the room. Since the weather has been so nice, the teachers thought it would be fun to mix in a fun activity with a spirit station.”

Mrs. Ulmer’s students read short stories to showcase how characters interact with the theme.

Reed’s students worked with prefixes and suffixes.

Johnson hosted a spirit station that focused on Chieftain Pride.

Her students also used sidewalk chalk to express kindness to others.