As I was walking through classrooms today it became apparent, again, how well our teachers and aides provide such a wonderful education. Mrs. Vandebossche had students looking through microscopes examining pond water to pick out paramecium and other simple life forms. They were excited to find new specimens swimming around and interacting with each other. Mrs. Lyons was describing novels and their story lines to her students getting them excited about reading. Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Pfister, Mr. Wilcox and Mrs. Coon were discussing the upcoming Veteran’s Day ceremony to teach kids and honor our vets. Mrs. Cushman was leading a small group of first graders in a reading lesson as she does every day. The fourth and fifth graders were getting ready to go on a field trip to see educational but exciting things only an hour away. Mrs. Swisher and Mrs. Tucker were working with kids who came in their pajamas because they had earned a reward for meeting their reading goal, twice. …show more content…
We are very blessed in our little town to have the quality of staff that we do. Last month I wrote about the importance of kids participating in activities. This month it’s about recognizing again where the ‘rubber meets the road’ and how kids are being prepared for the next step in their education. Reading and Math mean everything to being successful for that next step. We look at test scores constantly in our synergy groups to see if kids need some extra help in something. If that extra help is needed it might be in a small group or with another teacher or just using a program on a computer. We have many options to help them