Thanks to funding from the Taylor Reading Corps, preschoolers at Blair Moody Elementary School recently took a field trip to the Real Life Farm.
The farm, located on Geddes Road in Canton, provides day camp, hayrides, school tours, nursery school and kindergarten offerings.
The TRC made the trip possible by sponsoring and paying the admission for the preschool children. Teachers were able to make the connection between real life hands-on experiences and the school curriculum.
More photos coming in further posts.
The Parent-Teacher Organization at Kinyon Elementary School recently purchased a beautiful rug for the school's library.
The library has been named, "The Pine Tree Library," and a parent, Mrs. Leasa Vorves, created "log" pillows to make the library comfortable. Mrs. Vorves also purchases a "Petoskey Stone" for all the students in the classroom. The Petoskey Stone is the State of Michigan's official state stone.
A big "thank you" to the Kinyon PTO and Mrs. Vorves for their efforts!
Eureka Heights Elementary School third-graders recently took a field trip to DeBuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in Belleville.
It was an enjoyable day for everyone involved.
Twenty-eight teachers will be going to the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency for a Common Core Math Institute session.
According to Liz Biddle, school improvement coordinator in the district coordinating K-12 math through Title 1 funding for professional development, the teachers will be able to network with others in the district, as well as surrounding districts, while in attendance at the instructional session.
They will receive training in technology and manipulative theories that they can use in their classrooms. A coach is assign to them to model lessons and eventually provide feedback after observing them in the classroom.
This is a great opportunity for Taylor teachers to receive some high quality professional development.
At Eureka Heights Elementary School, parents were encouraged to take a parental survey and write a letter to their student during recent Parent Teacher Conferences, according to Principal Stacie Hall.
Parents took the survey in the computer lab and then wrote an encouraging letter to their offspring. They also received a chance to visit the school's book fair with a goal of increasing reading at home.
Pencil and paper are the common mode of operation in most elementary school classrooms, but Mrs. Gauss's class at Holland Elementary School is using other creative ways to accomplish its goals.
On special days, Gauss's kindergarten pupils usual unusual methods for writing. On the particular day photographed, the children did their writing as ice painting to trace spelling words.
The children has a lot of fun and learned the long and short sounds of the letter "l."
Recently, the West Middle School Music and Media Class began selling their "Cardinal Chronicle," the first edition of the 2013-14 student newspaper.
The chronicle featured articles including national news, upcoming events at West and even a hidden riddle. Connor Zachunke wrote about the recent government shutdown while Jennifer Nguyen authored the front page story about the volleyball team.
Photos of the "Turn Off The Violence" event at Heritage Park are included, as is an interview of Mr. Kline by Nathan Bourdeau. Ethan Roberts reviews the movie, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2." A cartoon, Dogie and Doofus, is offered, as is a horoscope.
Its an easy-to-read, nicely packaged product.
The Cardinal Chronicle sells for 50 centers during lunchtime.
View the chronicle by clicking here.
