Monday's briefs (The Times Record)
BRUNSWICK ? The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department is offering an orienteering program for teams of one adult and one child to navigate in the woods of Maine....more...HOMEROOM: Find your school news here (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
See what's going on in local schools....more... ABCs to ACTs (Montgomery Advertiser)
Note: Montgomery Public Schools' child nutrition program is requesting that all students who were eligible to receive free or reduced lunch last year or who would like to apply for free or reduced lunch this year submit a free and reduced lunch application to their school by Friday. One form per household is required. Applications must include the names of all children in the household, their ......more... R U Txt MSGing? (Pensacola News Journal)
Some educators worry that the popular form of communicating could negatively impact school work...more... Schools consider changing way to spot gifted students (The Longview News-Journal)
In their efforts to bring increased consistency and legitimacy to their highest level academic programs, officials at Longview's two largest independent school districts said they are considering some changes in how to identify gifted students....more... Every school every Thursday - D.M. South (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
Fifth-graders in Ann Gerhards' class have been learning our classroom routines and expectations. We have also had a lot of fun using our new literacy series. Fifth-graders have also been showing their good citizenship by doing safety patrol, morning announcements, and acting as lunchroom helpers....more... A subscription to the Daily Record brings complete coverage of Caņon City and the Royal Gorge Region to your doorstep. (Canon City Daily Record)
Caņon City schools have restructured a kindergarten- through second-grade report card to be released at the end of the first quarter of the school year....more... Weekend Beat: Japanese parents praise Tokyo's Indian schools (Asahi.com)
"This is my favorite book. This is about ocean and animals," 5-year-old Yuki says, presenting the book of his choice to other children in English. He explains why he likes the book and answers classmates' questions such as how many marine mammals are in the book and if he knows any animals' names....more... Every school every Thursday - D.M. East/North (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
Moms and dads kept a big secret from their first-grade children in Rita Lans? class. Lans read the book ?When the Relatives Came? by Cynthia Rylant. At the end of the book, the families poured into her first-grade room. The children were very surprised and excited....more... |