by jratkowski | Mar 3, 2021
Innovative program for 3rd graders to improve their abilities to “retell and summarize text”. After a book is read aloud to a class, students will be given something (a bit) as a reminder of the story. Using this bit, they then have to think about how it represents... by jratkowski | Mar 3, 2021
Grant provides for 2 real-world authors to come into the classrooms of all 3 elementary schools and conduct a series of writing workshops. The authors will share their experiences as writers and will conduct specific sessions on how to create and write stories.... by jratkowski | Mar 3, 2021
Provides funding for a supervised summer reading program targeted at low-level readers who have completed 4th grade. Research shows that students who continue to read over the summer will better maintain their reading skills. These students will then be at a closer... by jratkowski | Mar 3, 2021
Establishes an after-school club for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that will expose them to the world of art. The curriculum calls for a school visit from an author/illustrator and a trip to a pottery maker workshop. Students will also tour an art gallery and an art... by jratkowski | Mar 3, 2021
Kindergarten and 1st grade students will create actual hard-cover books using the computer program, iPhoto. With the help of parent volunteers and teachers, students will create a story and then write their own text and take their own photographs. This project will...
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